Yars' Revenge

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Yars' Revenge is a classic 1982 Atari 2600 shoot-'em-up game designed by Howard Scott Warshaw, known for its fast-paced action and status as one of the console’s most acclaimed original titles.

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Yars' Revenge canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Atari 2600 game ⓘ
shoot 'em up game ⓘ
video game ⓘ
audio Atari 2600 sound chip ⓘ
basedOn Star Castle ⓘ
controlScheme Atari 2600 joystick ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designer Howard Scott Warshaw ⓘ
developer Atari, Inc. ⓘ
difficultyFeature increasing enemy speed ⓘ
multiple game variations ⓘ
feature Zorlon Cannon ⓘ
colorful static field ⓘ
neutral zone ⓘ
gameMode single-player ⓘ
genre action game ⓘ
shoot 'em up ⓘ
hasArtworkBy Atari art department ⓘ
hasEasterEgg hidden developer initials ⓘ
hasEnemy Qotile ⓘ
Swirl ⓘ
hasLegacy considered one of the best Atari 2600 games ⓘ
cult classic status ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Yar ⓘ
hasManual comic book-style backstory ⓘ
hasRegionRelease Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
hasReRelease Atari Flashback compilations ⓘ
modern digital compilations ⓘ
hasScoreSystem points for destroying enemies ⓘ
influenced later fixed shooters ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaFormat ROM cartridge ⓘ
notableFor critical acclaim ⓘ
fast-paced action ⓘ
high sales on Atari 2600 ⓘ
original Atari 2600 property ⓘ
objective destroy the Qotile ⓘ
partOf Atari 2600 game library ⓘ
linked to: Atari 2600
perspective fixed shooter ⓘ
platform Atari 2600 ⓘ
platformExclusiveTo Atari 2600 ⓘ
publisher Atari, Inc. ⓘ
publisherLabel Atari silver label era ⓘ
publisherPlatform Atari 2600 cartridge ⓘ
releaseYear 1982 ⓘ
setting outer space ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atari, Inc. → notableGame → Yars' Revenge ⓘ
Atari 2600 → platformFor → Yars' Revenge ⓘ
Atari 2600 → notableGame → Yars' Revenge ⓘ