List of Atari XEGS games
The Atari XEGS, released in 1987, is the final member of the Atari 8-bit computers. This list only contains games released by Atari Corporation during the XEGS's lifetime, all of which use "Atari XE Video Game Cartridge" packaging;[1][2] many are earlier floppy disk-based releases converted to ROM cartridge. The XEGS is compatible with all Atari 8-bit computer software, whether labeled for XEGS or not.
Games
[edit]32[a] games are listed here.
| Title | Genre(s) | Developer(s) | Release date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace of Aces | Combat flight simulation | Distinctive Software | 1988 |
| Airball | Puzzle | The Softworks Factory | 1988 |
| Archon: The Light and the Dark | Strategy / action | Free Fall Associates | 1987 |
| Ballblazer | Sports | Lucasfilm Games | December 1987[3] |
| Barnyard Blaster | Light gun shooter | K-Byte | 1987 |
| Battlezone | Combat simulation | Atari Corporation | 1987 |
| Blue Max | Scrolling shooter | Sculptured Software | 1987 |
| Bug Hunt | Light gun shooter | Atari Corporation | 1987 |
| Choplifter | Scrolling shooter | Sculptured Software | 1988 |
| Crime Buster | Light gun shooter | Atari Corporation | 1988 |
| Crossbow | Light gun shooter | Sculptured Software | 1988 |
| Crystal Castles | Maze | The Softworks Factory | 1988 |
| Dark Chambers | Dungeon crawl | Sculptured Software | 1988 |
| David's Midnight Magic | Pinball | Broderbund | 1987 |
| Desert Falcon | Scrolling shooter | Atari Corporation | 1988 |
| Donkey Kong | Platform | Atari Corporation | 1988 |
| Eastern Front (1941) | Turn-based strategy | Chris Crawford | 1988 |
| Fight Night | Sports | Sculptured Software | 1987 |
| Flight Simulator II | Flight simulation | Sublogic | 1987 |
| Food Fight | Action | The Softworks Factory | 1987 |
| GATO | Submarine simulation | Xanth F/X | 1987 |
| HardBall! | Sports | Sculptured Software | 1987 |
| Into the Eagle's Nest | Stealth | Pandora Software | 1988 |
| Karateka | Fighting | Sculptured Software | 1988 |
| Lode Runner | Puzzle-platform | Broderbund | 1987 |
| Mario Bros. | Platform | Sculptured Software | 1988 |
| Necromancer | Action | Bill Williams | 1988 |
| One-on-One Basketball | Sports | Sculptured Software | 1987 |
| Rescue on Fractalus! | First-person shooter | Lucasfilm Games | 1987 |
| Star Raiders II | Space combat simulation | Atari Corporation | 1987 |
| Summer Games | Sports | Epyx | 1988 |
| Thunderfox | Scrolling shooter | Aztec Design | 1988 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wolf, Mark J. P. (2008). The video game explosion: a history from PONG to PlayStation and beyond. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-313-33868-7.
- ^ Mrozek, David (2020). "The Video Game Critic's Atari XE Game System Review". videogamecritic.com. The Video Game Critic. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ "Initial Games for the XE Game System Ship". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 6, no. 10. January 1988. p. 12.