Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Missile Command

Title	Missile Command
First release	1980
Developer	Atari, Inc.
Publisher	Atari, Inc.
Platforms	Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, PC (Windows)
Genre	shoot 'em up
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1980-06-15 (NTSC-U) Atari 2600: 1981-01-01, 1981-04-01 (NTSC-U) Atari 5200: 1982-01-01 Commodore 64: 1983-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q1192794

Intercept incoming missiles, nuclear bombers, and killer satellites by launching defensive projectiles to protect six cities at the bottom of the screen. Players must balance limited ammunition across each level to prevent enemy warheads from reaching their targets, as losing all cities results in game over.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1192794) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atari2600/missile-command) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (c64/missile-command) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (gbc/missile-command) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (7875) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (5313,62396,127806) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (5182) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (50801) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (missile) · last updated 2026-10-03 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`missile`
Title at ADB	Missile Command (rev 3, A035467-02/04 PCBs)
Manufacturer	Atari
Year	1980
Genre	Shooter / Command
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Atari); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-03 17:40 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (12): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Hasbro Interactive · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Logos (2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only.

Image: Hotdamnslap, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Missile Command.jpg”)

Logo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Missile-command-logo.png”)

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Videos

Atari 2600 Game: Missile Command (1980 Atari)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · Atari 2600 version · longplay · 1:03:53auto-matched
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Arcade Longplay [621] Missile Command

World-of-Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 7:17auto-matched
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