Tigervision was a subsidiary of

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which produced

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s for the

Atari 2600 The Atari 2600, initially branded as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS) from its release until November 1982, is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released in September 1977, it popularized microprocesso ...

, Atari 8-bit family,

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and Commodore 64. Most of their games were ports. '' Polaris'' and '' River Patrol'' were originally arcade games from

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and Orca, respectively. ''Marauder'', ''Threshold'', and '' Jawbreaker'' were originally computer games from

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. ''

Miner 2049er ''Miner 2049er'' is a platform game created by Bill Hogue that was released in 1982 by Big Five Software. It was developed for the Atari 8-bit family and widely converted to other systems. The title "Miner 2049er" evokes a 21st-century take on t ...

'' was first published for the Atari 8-bit family by

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. While the Atari 8-bit version contained ten levels, it was split into two cartridges for the 2600, each sold as a separate game containing three levels.

Games

The following games were released for the Atari 2600: *Espial *'' Jawbreaker'' *''

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'' *''Marauder'' *''

'' *''Miner 2049er Volume II'' *'' Polaris'' *'' River Patrol'' *''Springer'' *''Threshold''

Unreleased

*''Changes'' *''Intuition'' *''Matterhorn'' *''Scraper Caper'' *''Sky Lancer'' *''Super Crush''

References

{{Atari 2600 Defunct video game companies of the United States Atari 2600