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Missile Command

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1981

Missile Command is a 1980 shoot 'em up arcade video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. and licensed to Sega for Japanese and European releases. It was designed by Dave Theurer, who also designed Atari's vector graphics game Tempest from the same year. Released during the Cold War, the player uses a trackball to defend six cities from intercontinental ballistic missiles by launching anti-ballistic missiles from three bases.

Darth Smeagol

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Missile Command

This is easily one of the best Atari games (and understandably iconic). The game has a simple concept but one that is executed better than most other Atari games.
Simply shoot down incoming missiles before they destroy your bases (or worse, your missile launchers). Your launchers have limited ammo though, so plan accordingly.
It's best suited to brief sessions though as it can definitely get tedious.
If you're going to play an Atari game, there aren't many better options out there! I even found a modern version online which definitely helps with the playability.

friz

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Missile Command

Number 1 on the Atari!

Lists: Top 10 Atari, Not interested

Brian McGuinness

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Missile Command

Very few Atari games or games from that era in general hold up. Missile Command mostly does. It's fun for quick bursts and you can even get sucked in for 20-30 minutes once you get the hang of it. Definitely worth playing on the Atari 50th Collection.