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mark wolo - 09/02/2018
This was one of the most addictive games for the Atari 2600. Truly would've been worth to adapt as a coin op game. This game was so popular that Howard Scott Warsaw should've made a sequel if Atari allowed him to.
rave.N - 29/07/2015
Recent research told how the author of Yars' Revenge declared that an Exact clone of "Star Castle" was impossible to pull off on model 2600 hardware, however now somebody very lately succeeded at doing Star Castle for 2600 but it ain't found on atarimania, yet? I'm interested in seeing it, if it exists.
rave.N - 29/07/2015
Created to mimic the gameplay of the Arcade classic "Star Castle" by Cinematronic, which drew using a vector CRT (like Asteroids and BattleZone), and rumored to be named after the CEO of Atari at the time it was made, Ray somebody. A lot of people's first impression is "hey the TV just broke" because that Zone seen on an old CRT resembled white noise of failing electronics. See the permanent notes across this page for an Easter Egg.
Akira808 - 10/05/2010
I love this game!! This is one of the best games ever for the 2600. I've got an emulator which I highly recommend (Stella 3.1.2 is the current version) to play this on. Boy, things get difficult once you reach 70,000, but once you reach 150,000, watch out!! The swirls begin homing in on you, and they get unpredictable!! I managed to turn the score over, and boy, it wasn't easy!! Very enjoyable, and it keeps you on your toes!!
Payton Byrd - 20/11/2006
This was the first game that I really got sunk into. I mean, sunk like the Titanic. I actually played this game so much that I could simply dash over, grab a bite of shield to charge up, and then kill the boss as soon as a shot was clear on each and every level.

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Information - Yars' Revenge

GenreShoot'em Up! - MiscellaneousYear1981
ControlsJoystickPublisherAtari
Players1, 2 (alt.)CountryEurope
Programmer(s)

Warshaw, Howard Scott

Medium Cartridge
FormatPALRarity
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Atari New Zealand / Monaco (Silver)
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Dynacom Brazil
Sears (Picture)
War Games

Other versions with a different title:
Avenger
Defender
Mosca do Espaço
Revancha de los Yars (La)
Revolta No Cosmos
Yar's Revenge
Yars Revenge
Yars Revenger
Yars' Attack
Yars' Revenge (A Víngança dos Yars)
Year's Revenge


Hit a swirl in mid-air with the cannon. Then find the 'Ghost of Yar' (a black, vertical line that appears behind the explosion graphics) and position yourself on the lower third of it. If done right, when the explosion ends, the game will stop and the letters HSWWSH (for Howard Scott Warshaw) will appear.

This was the fist Atari 2600 game to display programming code on the screen. The Neutral Zone is comprised of actual game code, which is laid out vertically, and counter-scrolling over itself (along with some X-Y and random color processing).

Multi-language boxes with a N sticker on the top flap containing a NTSC Black label cart are known to exist.

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