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Atari 2600 Tips, Cheats, and Easter Eggs

It all started a long time ago with the Atari 2600 game Adventure, one of the first (if not the first!) game to contain an Easter Egg. By placing a certain object in a certain place in the game, the programmer's name, Warren Robinett, is revealed on the screen. These days we come to expect games to have Easter Eggs and many people are disappointed when games ship without them. In addition to Easter Eggs, many games have cheat codes that might unlock secret levels, change the game difficulty, make you invincible, and so forth.

This list shows all the Tips, Cheats, and Easter Eggs we've put into the AtariAge database. For the 2600 we have not including tips that require frying the system, since those results are usually unpredictable and difficult to reproduce. If you have any additions you'd like to submit to us, please drop us a line!

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SystemTitle Hint
Activision Decathlon, TheUse Paddles on Running Events
Activision Decathlon, TheSkipping On Air
Activision Decathlon, TheHigher pole vaulting
Activision Decathlon, TheEasy running
AdventureWalk over title screen
AdventureEat Your Heart Out, Rhindle
AdventureSlow end music
AdventureBatter Up!
AdventureProgrammer Credit
AdventureEat Your Heart Out, Rhindle
AdventureBatter Up!
Adventures of TronProgrammer Credit
Adventures of TronProgrammer Credit
Adventures on GX-12Programmer Credit
Arcade PinballDemonstration mode
Arcade PinballManual control
Arcade PinballLower bonus points
AstroblastNo small rocks
AstroblastNo small rocks
Basic ProgrammingScrambled line display
BasketballControl CPU player
BasketballControl CPU player
BasketballControl CPU player
BerzerkAvoiding Evil Otto
BerzerkEvil Otto smashes through a wall
BerzerkHarmless shot
BerzerkShooting around the world
BerzerkRandom number display
BerzerkEvil Otto smashes through a wall
BerzerkAvoiding Evil Otto
BerzerkRandom number display
BerzerkHarmless shot
BerzerkShooting around the world
Breakaway IVUnlimited balls
BreakoutUnlimited balls
Bump 'n' JumpContinue game play
Bump 'n' JumpExtra car and points
Bump 'n' JumpContinue game play
Bump 'n' JumpExtra car and points
Bump 'n' JumpContinue game play
Bump 'n' JumpExtra car and points
Canyon BomberJoystick control
Canyon BomberJoystick control
CarnivalProgrammer credit
CasinoInstant Win
CombatTeleporting shot
CombatSwitch tanks
CombatTurbo tank
CombatSpinning tanks
CombatSuper shot
CombatFlying tanks
Communist Mutants from SpaceProgrammer credit
Cosmic ArkDisable star field
Crazy ClimberCycle sprite data
Crazy ClimberPause game play
Crazy ClimberCrash opening song
Crazy ClimberBroken eggs
Dark ChambersPause game play
DefenderPlaying Tip
DefenderProgrammer credits
DefenderPlaying Tip
DefenderProgrammer credits
DefenderPlaying Tip
DefenderProgrammer credits
Demon AttackLast wave
Demon AttackStuck demon
Desert FalconProgrammer credits
Dig DugBonus points
DragonfireRun backwards
DragonfireGive damage to next player
DragonstomperProgrammer credits
DragonstomperHarmless traps
E.T. Book CartEaster Egg
E.T. The Extra-TerrestrialToo small mother ship
E.T. The Extra-TerrestrialMother ship crash
Fast EddiePause game play
Fast EddieSelect ladder arrangement
Fast EddieSelect maze color
FathomProgrammers' initials
FathomImagic address
FroggerTeleporting frog
G.I. Joe - Cobra StrikeProgrammer credits
GalaxianQuick shots
HalloweenAlternate head
Haunted HouseJuggling Not Recommended
Haunted HouseJuggling Not Recommended
Ice HockeyEasy Goal
Indy 500Quick laps
Indy 500Alternate control
Kaboom!I Did That On Purpose
Kaboom!Mad Bomber surprise
Kaboom!Follow The Bomber
KLAXStrategy
KrullBonus points
KrullPersistent jumping sound
KrullEasy object collection
Laser BlastStay in position
Laser BlastEndless Game
Missile CommandExtra points
Missile CommandProgrammer credit
Missile CommandExtra points
Missile CommandProgrammer credit
Mountain KingHi-score Easily
Mountain KingQuick scoring
Mountain KingChange ladder and plateau parts
Ms. Pac-ManDisappearing ghosts
Omega RaceAlternate controllers
Pac-ManUnlimited lives
Pac-ManMove through walls
Pac-ManUnlimited lives
Pac-ManMove through walls
Pete Rose BaseballEasy hit
Pitfall!Ladder jump
Planet PatrolNo random enemy bases
Poker PlusInstant Win
Pole PositionSlower braking
PopeyeLow pitched music
Q*bertUse What You've Got
Q*bertExtra points
Q*bertJump through enemies
Q*bertExtra points
Q*bertBreaking The Rules
Q*bertJump through enemies
Q*bertUse What You've Got
Q*bertExtra points
Q*bertJump through enemies
Q*bertBreaking The Rules
RaceAlternate control
RaceQuick laps
Raiders of the Lost ArkBeat the Game
Raiders of the Lost ArkProgrammer credit
ReactorExtra points
RealSports BaseballEasy Homeruns
Riddle of the SphinxBeat the Game
SkiingEasy mode
Solar FoxHidden message
SolarisAll Must Pay
SolarisWrap 'Em
SolarisBeat the Game
SolarisAn Advantageous Feature
SolarisHome Is Where The High Score Is
SolarisTime Those Shots
Space InvadersDouble Trouble
Space InvadersDouble Trouble
Speedway IIQuick points
Spider FighterExtra points
StampedeSteer heads on score
Star RaidersNew rank
Star RaidersNew rank
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackThe Emperor's Yellow Clothes
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackTemporary invincibility
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackTwo For The Price Of One
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackDouble points
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackCarried Over By Popular Demand
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackThe Wile E. Coyote Look Of Surprise
SteeplechaseControl two horses
Street RacerQuick points
Super BreakoutHitting Brick Sounds
Super BreakoutHitting Brick Sounds
Super Challenge BaseballWild pitches
Super Challenge BaseballEasy home runs
Super Challenge BaseballLeave the infield
Super Challenge BaseballWild pitches
Super Challenge BaseballEasy home runs
Super Challenge BaseballLeave the infield
Super Challenge BaseballWild pitches
Super Challenge BaseballEasy home runs
Super Challenge BaseballLeave the infield
Super FootballBoth teams celebrate
SupermanQuick win
SupermanStop And Smell The Bad Guys
SupermanThe Magic Blink
SupermanNon-Violent Plot
SupermanEasy mode
SupermanStop And Smell The Bad Guys
SupermanQuick win
SupermanNon-Violent Plot
SupermanEasy mode
SupermanThe Magic Blink
Survival IslandLoad second part of game
Survival IslandLoad third part of game
Tank PlusTurbo tank
Tank PlusSpinning tanks
Tank PlusSuper shot
Tank PlusFlying tanks
Tank PlusTeleporting shot
Tank PlusSwitch tanks
TapewormSelect first prize dot location
Tax AvoidersGlitched screen
TennisSuper Hit
Tunnel RunnerGlitched game
Tunnel RunnerEmergency transport
TurmoilChange maze color
TurmoilPause game play
TutankhamGlitch level
VanguardHint: Stripe Zone
VanguardExtra invincibility
Video ChessView CPU moves
Video ChessView CPU moves
Video PinballLower bonus points
Video PinballDemonstration mode
Video PinballManual control
VongImpossible Mode
XenophobePause game play
Yars' RevengeProgrammer credit
Yars' RevengeProgrammer credit
Yars' RevengeProgrammer credit