Adventure (Atari 2600)

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Adventure
Companies Atari, Inc.
First release date 1980
Original platform(s) Atari 2600
Current official platform(s) Official emulation:
Mobile, Steam (Atari Vault), PS4 Store, XB1 Store

Action/adventure

Adventure
Possibly the first example of an action-adventure video game, and often voted as the best game on the Atari 2600 system. As A Square, you must search the kingdom for a magical chalice and safely return it to your castle, but beware of the bothersome bat and the anseriform dragons. An incredible technical achievement; most 2600 games contained the entire action on a single, unmoving screen, and this has 31 different screens arranged nonlinearly, one of which contains the very first video game Easter egg. It's a short game, but enjoyable while it lasts, and an element of randomness (especially on game mode 3) adds some replay value.
Key people Warren Robinett