| Yars' Revenge | |
|---|---|
 Cover art by Hiro Kimura | |
| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Designer(s) | Howard Scott Warshaw |
| Series | Yars |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 Game Boy Color |
| Release | May 1982
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| Genre(s) | Fixed shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Yars' Revenge is a 1982 fixed shooter video game developed by Howard Scott Warshaw and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600). Set in the Razak solar system, it focuses on the confict between the Yars, a fly-like humanoid alien race, and the Qotile, who have destroyed their habitable planets. The player controls a Yar tasked with destroying the Qotile's energy shield, and finishing off the enemy with the Zorlon cannon.
Initially tasked with developing a port of the arcade game Star Castle, Warshaw developed it at first focusing on graphics and taking in feedback from co-workers to develop its gameplay. He was also responsible for the backstory of the game, which was adapted as a comic book that was included with the game.
The game received positive retrospective reviews from publications such as Flux, AllGame, and Retro Gamer. It has since been re-released on various Atari-themed video game compilations, and received several follow-ups and remakes, including Yar's Revenge (2011), Yars: Recharged, and Yars Rising.