Cover artwork of Assault

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Assault

Assault (1983) is a title from the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, catalogued in the VG90 reference archive for Atari 2600.

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About the game

Assault is a video game released in 1983 for Atari 2600. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the early cartridge-and-arcade boom.

the early cartridge-and-arcade boom was a period of rapid change for the medium: the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Placing Assault in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

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Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the early cartridge-and-arcade boom is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Catalogued for Atari 2600, dated 1983. This entry reflects public listing metadata — platform and year — with direct download links attached.