Alpha Beam with Ernie on the Atari 2600 by the Atari Corporation
The object of Alpha Beam is to help Sesame Street's Ernie pilot a small shuttle
Collect fuel tanks (marked by a letter of the alphabet), and return them to his space ship so that he can return to Earth.
The game was marketed as a family-friendly game that could teach children pre-reading skills such as identifying and matching letters. Alpha Beam was compatible with the Atari Kid's Controller, which was sold separately, although the regular keyboard controller is also compatible
Recent Atari Game Additions
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Pitfall!
D : Activision
P: Activision
G: Platform
R: August 20, 1982
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Piraten Schiff
D : Quelle / Spectravideo
P: Quelle / Spectravideo
G: Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling
R: 1983
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Pinball
D : Zellers
P: Zellers
G: Arcade - Miscellaneous
R: 1982
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Pigs in Space
D : Atari, Inc.
P: Atari, Inc.
G: Shoot 'em up
R: 1983
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Piece o’ Cake
D : Patrick King
P: U.S. Games Corporation / Vidtec
G: Arcade - Miscellaneous
R: 1982
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Picnic
D : Tom Sloper, Jeff Corsiglia, David Johnson
P: U.S. Games Corporation / Vidtec
G: Arcade - Catch'em!
R: 1982
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Pick Up
D : Mark Klein
P: 20th Century Fox / Fox Video Games
G: Arcade - Miscellaneous
R: 1983
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Phoenix
D : Mike Feinstein, John Mracek
P: Amstar Electronics
G: Shooter
R: 1980
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Philly Flasher
D : PlayAround
P: Mystique.
G: Adult
R: 1982
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Phaser Patrol
D : Starpath
P: Starpath, Arcadia Systems
G: Action game
R: 1982
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Phantom Tank
D : Bit Corp.
P: Bit Corp.
G: Action
R: 1983
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Pete Rose Baseball
D : Absolute Entertainment
P: Absolute Entertainment
G: Sports
R: 1988
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Pepsi Invaders
D : Atari, Inc.
P: Coca-Cola
G: Fixed shooter
R: 1983
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Pengo
D : Coreland
P: Sega
G: Maze
R: September 26, 1982
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Pelé's Soccer
D : Atari, Inc.
P: Atari, Inc.
G: Sports
R: 1981
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Peek-A-Boo
D : Atari (USA)
P: Atari (USA)
G: Education - Miscellaneous
R: 1984
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Party Mix
D : Starpath
P: Starpath
G: Party
R: 1983
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Parachute
D : Home Vision/VDI
P: Gem International Corporation
G: Action
R: 1983
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Panda Chase
D : Home Vision / Gem International Corporation
P: Home Vision / Gem International Corporation
G: Arcade - Platformer
R: 1983
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Pac-Man
D : Atari, Inc.
P: Atari, Inc.
G: Maze
R: March 16, 1982
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Pac-Kong
D : Funvision
P: Quelle
G: Action, Platform
R: 1983
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Outlaw
D : Atari, Inc.
P: Atari, Inc.
G: Shooter
R: 1978
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Outer Space
D : Sears
P: Sears
G: Shoot'em Up! - 3-D
R: 1978
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Out of Control
D : Jim Jacob / Rebecca Heineman
P: Avalon Hill
G: Arcade - Avoid'em!
R: 1983
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Othello
D : Atari, Inc.
P: Atari, Inc.
G: Strategy
R: 1980
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Oscar's Trash Race
D : Children's Computer Workshop, Inc.
P: Atari (USA)
G: Racing Video Game
R: 1983
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Omega Race
D : Ron Haliburton
P: CBS Electronics
G: Shoot 'em up
R: 1983
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Oink!
D : Activision
P: Activision
G: Action
R: 1983
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Off the Wall
D : Axlon
P: Atari Corporation
G: Action
R: 1989
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Ocean City Defender
D : Zellers
P: Zellers
G: Shoot'em Up
R: 1983
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Nuts
D : TechnoVision
P: TechnoVision
G: Action, Shooter
R: 1983
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Nova Blast
D : Imagic
P: Imagic
G: Shooter
R: 1983
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No Escape
D : Imagic
P: Imagic, Xänte
G: Action game
R: 1983
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Night Stalker
D : Mattel
P: Telegames
G: Action
R: 1982
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Night Driver
D : Atari, Inc.
P: Atari, Inc.
G: Racing
R: 1980
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Name This Game
D : James Wickstead Design Associates
P: U.S. Games, Carrere Video
G: Action
R: 1982
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Mystic Castle
D : M-Network
P: Mattel
G: Action
R: Never Released
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Mystery Science Theater 2600
D : Tim Snider
P: Hozer
G: shoot 'em up
R: 1999
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My Golf
D : Imagineering Inc
P: HES Interactive
G: Sports
R: 1990
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Ms. Pac-Man
D : General Computer Corporation
P: Midway
G: Action
R: 1981