# Nine Atari Games

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Podcast: [They Create Worlds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/they-create-worlds-47435)
Published: 2026-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
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TCW Podcast Episode 257 - Nine Atari Games The Atari VCS launched with nine games to entice consumers into the new gaming medium, and Combat set the trend of packing multiple "games" into a single cartridge. Featuring a wide array of game modes, Combat holds its own even today and served as the console's official tie-in title. Atari's partnership with Sears, however, rebranded all but one of the launch titles under different names, including Target Fun, released elsewhere as Air-Sea Battle. Many of the launch games carried multiple modes to stretch their value, and even these early titles pulled clever tricks to push past the VCS's five sprite limit. To justify the console's cost to families, Atari aimed squarely at adults with Blackjack while also including the educational game Basic Math. While many of these early titles were forgotten as more advanced games arrived over the course of the Atari VCS's life, their influence on a foundational system cannot be disputed. Atari Archive: https://www.atariarchives.org/ Atari Archive (Youtube): https://www.youtube.com/c/AtariArchive Combat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNtI90yiOOU Air-Sea Battle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l0AQ5LuvQM Video Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rie4hsUeDuA Indy 500: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_POr4OdHhiI Street Racer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSYY1kK9so Star Ship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4zySJ96a4U Blackjack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nvWBin7_Rc Basic Math: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7T4ya9hcg Surround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhZ1wfGLq1w How to do long form Square Roots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6evC4klO_lI TCW 051 - Sons of Pong: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW051 TCW 201 - Advanced Balls and Paddles Part 1: https:…

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