Atari 50: The First Console War

2024-11-08 • Shooter, Platform, Arcade • Digital Eclipse

About the game

Well before the current day console wars dominated social media and message boards, Atari's VCS and Intellivision collided in the first major video game rivalry in 1979. The battle only intensified when Intellivision started making games for the VCS, its fiercest rival's machine! In a series of exclusive interviews, the game makers who lived through the first console war explain how and why this unique chapter of video-game history unfolded.

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Genres
Shooter • Platform • Arcade
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer • Co-operative
Player Perspective
Side view
Platforms and release dates

Series X|S • PS4 • PC • PS5 • XONE • Switch

2024-11-08
Developers
Digital Eclipse
Publishers
Atari
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Steam GOG Nintendo Xbox

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Description

Well before the current day console wars dominated social media and message boards, Atari's VCS and Intellivision collided in the first major video game rivalry in 1979. The battle only intensified when Intellivision started making games for the VCS, its fiercest rival's machine! In a series of exclusive interviews, the game makers who lived through the first console war explain how and why this unique chapter of video-game history unfolded.

Details

Genres
Shooter • Platform • Arcade
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer • Co-operative
Player Perspective
Side view
Platforms and release dates

Series X|S • PS4 • PC • PS5 • XONE • Switch

2024-11-08
Developers
Digital Eclipse
Publishers
Atari