| Space Jockey | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Vidtec[1] |
| Publisher(s) | U.S. Games[1] |
| Designer(s) | Garry Kitchen |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
| Release | January 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Space Jockey is a scrolling shooter designed by Garry Kitchen 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.[2] The game shipped on a 2K cartridge at a time when most VCS games were 4K.[3]
Space Jockey was the first video game designed by Garry Kitchen. He went on to program the 2600 port of Donkey Kong.[4]
- ^ a b c Weiss.
- ^ Bloom 1982, p. 16.
- ^ Retro Gamer 2014.
- ^ Hickey, Jr. 2020, p. 25.