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

Orbit

Title	Orbit
First release	1978
Developer	Atari
Publisher	AtariADB
Platform	Arcade
Genre	shooter game
Players	1–2 playersADB
Co-op	No
Releases	Arcade: 1978-05-01

Two players. Each player controls his/her spaceship (shaped like the Star Trek Enterprise and Klingon ships) trying to destroy each other's ship. One hit will either partially or completely destroy the others ship. If partially, and space stations are selected you can repair and rearm your ship to go back for revenge. This game is timed so there is no limit on the number of ships you can have.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only)

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Sources

TheGamesDB (45369) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (orbit) · last updated 2026-10-11 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`orbit`
Title at ADB	Orbit
Manufacturer	Atari
Year	1978
Genre	Shooter / Field
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 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-11 05:01 UTC · filled here: publishers, players

Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © the original publisher · internal use only

Image credits

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © the original publisher · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

Arcade Game: Orbit (1978 Atari)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · Arcade version · gameplay · 5:55auto-matched
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