| Space Jockey | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | James Wickstead Design Associates[1] |
| Publisher(s) | U.S. Games[2] |
| Designer(s) | Garry Kitchen |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
| Release | January 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter[2] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Space Jockey is a horizontally scrolling shooter designed by Garry Kitchen of James Wickstead Design Associates for the Atari VCS (renamed to the Atari 2600 later in the year). It was published under the Vidtec brand of U.S. Games in 1982 as the initial release from the company.[3] The game shipped on a 2K cartridge at a time when most VCS games were 4K.[4] There are 16 game variations.
Space Jockey was the first video game designed by Garry Kitchen. He went on to program the 2600 port of Donkey Kong.[1]
- ^ a b Hickey, Jr. 2020, p. 25.
- ^ a b Weiss.
- ^ Bloom 1982, p. 16.
- ^ Retro Gamer 2014.