Launched in 1977, The Atari VCS turned four years old in 1981. The number units sold in ’81 more than doubled from the previous year meaning greater than five million homes now had an Atari hooked up to the TV and were potential customers for new games. Slowing from previous years’ schedules, Atari only rolled out only nine new games this year – with two of those being Sears exclusives. How did the runaway success of the previous year’s Space Invaders influence this new roster AND, how would Atari shift to adapt to new competition? In this video, I’ll be ranking every VCS game Atari released in 1981.
