River Raid

Information

Genre

Shoot'em Up! - Vertical Scrolling

Controls

Joystick

Players

1, 2 (alt.)

Programmer(s)

Shaw, Carol

Format

NTSC

Year

1982

Publisher

Activision

Country

Canada

Medium

Cartridge

Serial

EAX-020

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 8.5/10 · Votes: 45 · Downloads: 1,885 · Hits: 11,247

Additional Comments

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Cover Art (8)

Ads (5)

Clothing (1)

Dealer Displays (1)

Mobiles (1)

Pins / Badges / Medals (1)

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!