Platform: Atari 2600
Region: NTSC-U
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Atari
Publishers(s): Atari, Inc.
ReleaseDate: 1977-09-11
Players: 4
Co-op: Yes
Video Olympics
Video Olympics is a 1977 Atari 2600 sports video game developed and released by Atari in the USA on September 11, 1977. The games are a collection of bat-and-ball style games, including several previously released by Atari as arcade games. The games use the Video Computer System's paddle controllers, and are for one to four players (three or four players requires a second set of paddles). Games Video Olympics includes 50 games and variations: Pong - The classic table tennis simulation. Super Pong - A Pong variation where each player has two paddles. Robot Pong - A solitaire Pong variation. Pong Doubles Quadrapong - A four-player, four-wall Pong variation. Foospong - Based on Foosball, this Pong variant has the players control a vertical three-paddle column. Soccer Handball - A handball simulation. Ice Hockey Hockey III - An ice hockey simulation where players can catch and shoot the puck at the opposing goal. Basketball - A basketball simulation. Volleyball - A volleyball simulation where the traditional (Pong-style) left-right volley is swapped for a top-bottom volley. Players can volley or spike.
ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
Genre(s): Sports