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

Adventure

Title	Adventure
First release	1980
Developer	Atari, Inc.
Publisher	Atari, Inc.
Platform	Atari 2600
Genre	action-adventure game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Atari 2600: 1978-01-01, 1980-03-14 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata ID	Q379915

Atari's Adventure tasks players with navigating a thirty-room landscape as a square avatar to recover the Enchanted Chalice. Players must use a sword to combat dragons and collect keys to unlock the golden, black, and white castles. A roaming bat adds difficulty by randomly stealing and hiding items throughout the multi-screen world.

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Wikidata (Q379915) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atari2600/adventure) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (2570,62381) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Image: RockosModernLifeFan848, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Atari Adventure Protagonist - Correct Sword.png”)

Image: Scott Canoni, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Atari Adventure Easter Egg on Atari (Jakks Pacific) Port.jpg”)

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Videos

Atari 2600 Game: Adventure (1979 Atari)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · Atari 2600 version · longplay · 33:44auto-matched
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