Missile Command (1981) (Atari)

Missile Command is a 1980 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades; in Japan, it was released by Taito and Sega. The game was designed by Dave Theurer, who would also design Tempest for Atari the following year.[7] The player uses a trackball to defend six cities from intercontinental ballistic missiles by launching anti-ballistic missiles from three bases.

Platform

Atari

Core

Atari2600

Rotate to landscape and tap Load & Play — touch controls appear on screen automatically.

Tip: let the emulator finish loading before using controls, especially on lower-powered devices.

Platform info

System: Atari
Emulator core: Atari2600
Added: Feb 5, 2026
ROM file: 4f779dd9-2872-47ce-a744-f4faf4b767a2.zip

Controls

Touch / mobile

A virtual gamepad overlay appears automatically once the ROM loads — no extra setup needed.
Tap the screen once if the overlay disappears. Use the emulator settings to reposition it.

Keyboard

Arrow keys or D-pad to move; Z / X / A / S are the main action buttons for most Atari games.
Enter → Start, Shift → Select. Use the in-player menu to remap any button.