Solaris (video game)
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Solaris is a space combat video game for the Atari 2600 published in 1986 by Atari Corporation. The game involves a player seeking out the planet Solaris via their starship. To accomplish this, the pl
Cover art by Terry Hoff
Comic book inker Randy Emberlin (pictured in 2018) assisted his cousin, programmer Doug Neubauer, with the graphics in Solaris.
In 1986, Atari released a budget-priced revision of the Atari 2600 (pictured), and began releasing new games such as Solaris.
Star Raiders
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Star Raiders is a space combat simulator video game created by Doug Neubauer and published in 1980 by Atari, Inc. Originally released for the Atari 400/800 computers, Star Raiders was later ported to
Solaris (video game)
…to refuel their ship, and engage in combat with hostile aliens known as the Zylons. The game was programmed by Doug Neubauer, who had previously made Star Raiders (1980) for the Atari 8-bit home computers for Atari and various film tie-in games for the Atari 2600 for Fox Video Games. Neubauer pitched this game…
Atari 8-bit cover art
Atari 400
Atari 800
The Atari 2600 version shipped with the Video Touch Pad controller.