ATARI Video Computer System / 2600 Easter egg list 

 

Russ Perry Jr. and his brother, David Perry, coined the term "frying" in regards to the technique of using the power switch on a VCS to (temporarily) alter a game's code.  This article by Jens von der Heide in Electronic Fun with Computers & Games magazine (pg. 75) may have been the first mention of how to use this trick.  TV Gamer also ran several articles that covered Easter eggs and glitches.

Some of the VCS/2600 tricks require a disassembled joystick in order to activate 2 or more directions at the same time (for LEFT+RIGHT combinations, the paddle FIRE buttons can be used).

 

GAMES

Aardvark
A-Team, The
A-VCS-tec Challenge
Action Man: Action Force
Actionauts
Adventure
Adventures of TRON
Air Raiders
Air-Sea Battle
Airlock
Alfred(s) Challenge
Allia Quest
Alligator People, The
Amidar
Amiga Boing demo v1
Amiga Boing demo v2
Anteater
Aquaventure
Arcade Pinball
Arkyology
Artillery Duel
Asterix
Asteroids
Astro Chase
Astroblast
Atari Climber
Atlantis
Bachelor Party/Bachelorette Party
Backgammon
Bank Heist
Barnstorming
BASIC Programming
Basketball
Battlezone
Beamrider
Beany Bopper
Bermuda Triangle
Berzerk
Big Bird's Egg Catch
Blackjack
Blue-Print
Boing!
Boulder Dash
Bouncin' Baby Bunnies
Bowling
Breakaway IV
Breakout
Bridge
Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom
Bugs Bunny
Bump 'N' Jump
Bumper Bash
BurgerTime
California Games
Cannon Man
Canyon Bomber
Carnival
Casino
Cave In
Centipede
Challenge
Checkers (Atari)
Chopper Command
Chuck Norris Superkicks
Circus Convoy
Climber 5
Combat
Commando Raid
Communist Mutants From Space
Compumate BASIC
Computer Chess
Congo Bongo
Conquest of Mars
Cosmic Ark
Cosmic Commuter
Cosmic Swarm
Crack'ed
Crazy Climber
Crazy Valet
Cross Force
Crossbow
Cruise Missile
Crypts of Chaos
Crystal Castles
Cubis
Cuttle Cart
Dark Cavern
Dark Chambers
Dark Mage
Deadly Duck
Death Trap
The Activision DECATHLON
Defender
Demon Attack
Desert Falcon
Dig Dug
Dodge 'Em
Dodger Cars
Dolphin
Donald Duck's Speedboat
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Junior
Double Dunk
Dragonfire
Dragonstomper
Duck Attack!
Dukes of Hazzard, The
Dumbo's Flying Circus
E.T. Book Cart
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Edtris
Elevator Action
Elk Attack
Encounter at L-5
Enduro
Entombed
Escape from Supercade!
Escape from the MindMaster
Exocet
Fantastic Voyage
Farmyard Fun
Fast Eddie
Fatal Run
Fathom
Final Approach
Fire Fighter
Football
Four-Play
Frogger
Front Line
Frostbite
Funky Fish
G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike
Galaxian
Gangster Alley
Garfield
Gas Hog
Gemini Video Game System
Ghost Manor
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
Go Fish
Gopher
Gorf
GoSub
Gravitar
Grover's Music Maker
Guardian
Gunfight
Gunslinger
H.E.R.O.
Halloween
Halo 2600
Hangman
Harmony
Haunted House
Holey Moley
Hozer Video Promo Cart
Human Cannonball
I Project
Indy 500
Infiltrate
INV+
Ixion
James Bond 007
Journey Escape
Joust
Jungle Hunt
Kaboom!
Kangaroo
Keystone Kapers
Kickman
KLAX
Kool-Aid Man
Krull
Kung Fu Superkicks
Lady Bug
Laser Blast
Laser Gates
Lasercade
Lock 'N' Chase
Lochjaw
Looping
Lord of the Rings, The: Journey to Rivendell
Lost Luggage
M.A.S.H.
Malagai
Marauder
Mario Bros.
Master Builder
Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man
Math Gran Prix
Maze
Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers
Maze Mania
Mean Santa
McDonald's
Medieval Mayhem
Mental Kombat
Merlin's Walls
Midnight Magic
Millipede
Miner 2049er
Miner 2049er Vol. II
MiniGame MultiCart 2005
Missile Command
Missile Control
Mission Survive
Montezuma's Revenge
Moon Patrol
Moonsweeper
MotoRodeo
Mountain King
Mouse Trap
Mr. Do!
Mr. Do!'s Castle
Ms. Pac-Man
My Golf
Name This Game
Nexar, The Challenge of
Night Driver
No Escape!
Nuts
Off the Wall
Okie Dokie
Omega Race
Oscar's Trash Race
Othello
Outer Space
Outlaw
Oystron
Pac-Man
Pac-Man (Ebivision)
Pelé's Championship Soccer
Pengo
Pepsi Invaders
Pesco
Pete Rose Baseball
Phantom II + Pirate
Pharaoh's Curse
Phoenix
Pick-Up
Picnic
Pitfall!
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
Planet of the Apes
Planet Patrol
Pleiades
Poker Plus
Polaris
Pole Position
Pong Sports
Pooyan
Popeye
Porky's
Power Off!
Pressure Cooker
Pressure Gauge
Princess Rescue
Q*bert
Q*bert's Qubes
Qb
Quadrun
Quest for Quintana Roo
Quick Step
Rabbit Transit
Race
Radar Lock
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Rainbow Invaders
Rampage
Reactor
RealSports Baseball
RealSports Basketball
RealSports Boxing
RealSports Football
RealSports Soccer
RealSports Volleyball
Reindeer Rescue
Rescue Terra I
Revenge of the Apes
Riddle of the Sphinx
River Raid
River Raid II
Road Runner
Robin Hood
Robot Tank
Room of Doom
Saboteur
Save the Whales
Scramble
SCSIcide
Sea Battle
Sea Hawk
Seawolf
Secret Quest
Sentinel
Shark Attack
Shootin' Gallery
Sinistar
Skateboardin
Skeet Shoot
Skeleton
Ski Hunt
Skiing
Sky Jinks
Sky Patrol
Sky Skipper
Slot Machine
Slot Racers
Slots
Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle
Smurfs Save the Day
Snoopy and the Red Baron
Solar Fox
Solar Plexus
Solar Storm
Solaris
Sonar
Sorcerer's Apprentice
Space Cavern
Space Invaders
Space Jockey
Space Rocks
Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space
Spacechase
SpaceMaster X-7
Speedway II
Spelling
Spider Fighter
Spider-Man
Spike's Peak
Spinning Fireball
Springer
Sprint Master
Spy Hunter
Squeeze Box
Squish 'Em
Stacks, The
Stampede
Star Raiders
Star Ship
Star Strike
Star Voyager
Star Wars: Jedi Arena
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Ewok Adventure
Star Wars: The Arcade Game
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Starmaster
Stay Frosty 2: Stay Frostier
Stella's Stocking
Strategy X
Strawberry Shortcake: Musical Match-Ups
Street Racer
Sub-Scan
Subterranea
Super Action Pak
Super Baseball
Super Breakout
Super Challenge Baseball
Super Challenge Football
Super Football
Super Cobra
Superman
Surf's Up
Survival Island
Survival Run
Sweat: The Decathlon Game
Sword of Saros
Swordquest EarthWorld
Swordquest FireWorld
Swordquest WaterWorld
Synthcart
Tank Plus
Tape Worm
Targ
Target Fun
Tax Avoiders
Taz
Telepathy
Tennis
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Thunderground
Threshold
Thrust
Thwocker
TI Rom-On-Board demo
Tooth Protectors
Towering Inferno
Toyshop Trouble
Trick Shot
TRON Deadly Discs
Tunnel Runner
Turmoil
Tutankham
Up'n Down
Universal Chaos
Vanguard
Vault Assault
Venture
Video Checkers
Video Chess
Video Olympics
Video Pinball
Video Reflex
Wabbit
Wall Ball
Wall Break
Warlords
Wing War
Wizard of Wor
Wolfenstein VCS
Wolfenstein VCS: The Next Mission
Word Zapper
Worm War 1
Xenophobe
Xevious
Yars' Revenge
Zaxxon

HARDWARE

Atari VCS/2600 system
7800 Pro System

 


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