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Quiz about The Ten BestSelling Atari 2600 Games
Quiz about The Ten BestSelling Atari 2600 Games

The Ten Best-Selling Atari 2600 Games Quiz


This quiz uses Game Rant's list of the Top Ten Best-Selling Atari 2600 Games, ranked by sales. See if you can match the Atari game with its description.

A matching quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
skylarb
Time
5 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
405,843
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
264
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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1. This is the number one best-selling Atari game of all time, with over seven million units sold.  
  Space Invaders
2. This number two best-selling game is connected in the flip-screen manner and allows players to run a character to the left or the right through a jungle.  
  Pac-Man
3. This number three best seller was a space shooter game that distinguished itself from other popular shooting games with its full multi-directional control.  
  Frogger
4. This number four best-selling Atari game was inspired by the Cold War.  
  E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
5. This number five best-seller was a fixed shooter game that first hit arcades in 1978 and is considered to be one of the most influential games ever made.  
  Dig Dug
6. Players must safely cross the road in this number six best seller.  
  Missile Command
7. This fixed-shooter game, set in space, won Video Game of the Year at the 1982 Arcade Awards and was Imagic's number one highest-selling game and the number seven best seller for the Atari overall.  
  Demon Attack
8. This number eight best seller was based on a movie directed by Stephen Spielberg.  
  Pitfall!
9. This number nine best-selling Atari game of all time features an orange ghost name Sue.  
  Asteroids
10. Rounding out the top ten is this maze game which involves inflating enemies with an air pump.  
  Ms. Pac-Man





Select each answer

1. This is the number one best-selling Atari game of all time, with over seven million units sold.
2. This number two best-selling game is connected in the flip-screen manner and allows players to run a character to the left or the right through a jungle.
3. This number three best seller was a space shooter game that distinguished itself from other popular shooting games with its full multi-directional control.
4. This number four best-selling Atari game was inspired by the Cold War.
5. This number five best-seller was a fixed shooter game that first hit arcades in 1978 and is considered to be one of the most influential games ever made.
6. Players must safely cross the road in this number six best seller.
7. This fixed-shooter game, set in space, won Video Game of the Year at the 1982 Arcade Awards and was Imagic's number one highest-selling game and the number seven best seller for the Atari overall.
8. This number eight best seller was based on a movie directed by Stephen Spielberg.
9. This number nine best-selling Atari game of all time features an orange ghost name Sue.
10. Rounding out the top ten is this maze game which involves inflating enemies with an air pump.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This is the number one best-selling Atari game of all time, with over seven million units sold.

Answer: Pac-Man

Developed by Namco, this maze-action game was released in 1980. Originally named "Puck Man," the game involves a character trying to eat all of the dots in a maze while avoiding being killed by the ghosts - Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.
2. This number two best-selling game is connected in the flip-screen manner and allows players to run a character to the left or the right through a jungle.

Answer: Pitfall!

"Pitfall!" involves a character collecting treasures in a set amount of time while avoiding hazards such as crocodiles, snakes, quicksand, and fire. Some argue that running to the left is "cheating" because it saves time. It was the best-selling game for the Atari 2600 from the last quarter of 1982 to the first quarter of 1983, and the number two overall best-selling game according to Game Rant, with 4.5 million units sold.
3. This number three best seller was a space shooter game that distinguished itself from other popular shooting games with its full multi-directional control.

Answer: Asteroids

Released in 1979 for arcades and in 1981 for the Atari 2600, this game involves a spaceship shooting asteroids and the occasional flying saucer. It was designed by Ed Logg and Lyle Rains and sold over 4.3 million units for the Atari.
4. This number four best-selling Atari game was inspired by the Cold War.

Answer: Missile Command

Released for the Atari 2600 in 1981, "Missile Command" involves shooting down ballistic missiles as an enemy seeks to destroy six cities. Designed by Dave Theurer, who also designed "Tempest," the game has sold over 2.7 million units.
5. This number five best-seller was a fixed shooter game that first hit arcades in 1978 and is considered to be one of the most influential games ever made.

Answer: Space Invaders

"Space Invaders" was later released for the Atari 2600 in 1980. It was developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and has sold over 2.5 million units. It was the first fixed shooter game and inspired many to follow. The game involves defeating waves of descending aliens with a laser.
6. Players must safely cross the road in this number six best seller.

Answer: Frogger

Developed by Konami and manufactured by Sega, "Frogger" was released for the Atari 2600 in 1981. Players must get a green frog across a highway of moving traffic without getting run over and then move across a waterway containing moving logs before being pushed off the screen. The game sold approximately 2.2 million units.
7. This fixed-shooter game, set in space, won Video Game of the Year at the 1982 Arcade Awards and was Imagic's number one highest-selling game and the number seven best seller for the Atari overall.

Answer: Demon Attack

"Demon Attack" sold 2.13 million units. Published by Imagic in 1982, it was written by Rob Fulop for the Atari 2600. In the game, players are marooned on the ice planet Krybor and must uses a laser cannon to defend against demons descending from above.
8. This number eight best seller was based on a movie directed by Stephen Spielberg.

Answer: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

The adventure video game was released for the Atari 2600 in 1982. Players guide E.T. on his journey to collect three parts of a telephone that will enable him to contact his home planet. Though it eventually sold at least 1.97 million copies, "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" did not do as well as expected and received significant criticism for its quality. Development of the game was rushed in order to capitalize on the movie, and developer Howard Scott Warshaw was given only about five weeks to get it ready for the Christmas season.
9. This number nine best-selling Atari game of all time features an orange ghost name Sue.

Answer: Ms. Pac-Man

Sue replaces the ghost Clyde from the earlier "Pac-Man." Other difference from "Pac-Man" include solid walls of the maze and semi-random behavioral patterns from the ghosts, making it difficult to use patterns to clear each maze. The fruits also bounce randomly around the maze instead of being located in the center as they are in "Pac-Man." Developed by General Computer Corporation and released in 1982, "Ms. Pac-Man" has sold 1.65 million units for the Atari.
10. Rounding out the top ten is this maze game which involves inflating enemies with an air pump.

Answer: Dig Dug

Developed by Namco, distributed by Atari, and released in 1982, "Dig Dug" was designed by Masahisa Ikegami and Shigeru Yokoyama. The titular character digs through dirt to connect tunnels and either destroys enemies by inflating them or by moving under rocks to loosen the rocks to crush his enemies. The game sold 1.64 million units.
Source: Author skylarb

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