River Raid — PDF | Atarimania

Information

Genre: Shoot'em Up! - Vertical Scrolling
Controls: Joystick
Players: 1, 2 (alt.)
Programmer(s): Shaw, Carol
Format: SECAM
Year: 1982
Publisher: Activision
Country: France
Medium: Cartridge
Serial: EAX-020

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 8.5/10 · Votes: 45 · Downloads: 1,884 · Hits: 12,879

Additional Comments

At 1 million points, your plane blows up and the score counter changes to: !!!!!!

The SECAM version of River Raid has CARB written on the fuel tanks. This is short for 'carburant', which means 'fuel' in French. Also, the E(mpty) and the F(ull) have been removed from the fuel gauge.

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Cover Art (6)

Ads (5)

Activision - Micro-Loisirs, Maxi-Plaisir. · 1986

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Comments (10)

Crossbones — 18 Apr 2020
An incredible game which seemed to make the VCS seem like a new console! The scrolling is so smooth, there is even inertia to the sideways movement as well as up/down when changing speed, and the guided firing is brilliant. It looks ans sounds great and the challenge is so well-crafted. An absolute classic and I'm quite hooked on it again, nearly in joystick-snapping mode like in the good old days!!
Hoessi666 — 1 Mar 2020
I really like that one, I play it regularly, but not so many time during a Session. It's technically incredible, although I find Laser Gates more impressive! Try the River Raid Plus-Hack, it adds the Balloons from the 5200-Version as Enemies.
meme hunter — 19 Dec 2017
A really great game for the Atari 2600. I have time playing this that would be very long. You're in a plane shooting other planes, boats, & even bridges while grabbing fuel.
Dan — 18 Sept 2016
Brilliant game.
kevin — 16 Nov 2013
this is my favorite childhood game.cant get enough of it.awesome
mymoon — 28 Aug 2013
too bad the second one is not as good as this one. This one is one of my favourites since childhood. Thanks Carol.
Lover — 7 Apr 2011
The most popular Game of all time! my best childhood memory!
dave — 8 Jan 2011
there were over 200 different top_down scroller game b4 riverraid....but it is one of the best!
8bitjeff — 8 Dec 2010
River Raid is my favorite all time 2600 game. It is the work of a pure genius and it literally invented the top-down scrolling shooter genre. Too bad Carol Shaw didn't apply her obvious skills to making more incredible games.
DMER — 14 Oct 2009
One of the greatest games ever. Thnx for a great site!