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Atari 2600 joystick: |
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Joystick control: |
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Player 1: |
Player 2: |
joystick |
↑↓←→ |
TGFH |
trigger |
Spacebar |
A |
turbo |
Del |
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RESET |
F12 |
F12 |
SELECT |
F11 |
F11 |
Pause |
Alt+P |
Alt+P |
black-white / color mode: F2 |
paddle / joystick mode: Alt+L |
Help: |
This Atari game is emulated by JavaScript only. If you prefere to use Java applet emulator, please follow this link. |
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Other platforms:
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Unfortunately, this game is currently available only in this version. Be patient :-)
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Game info: |
box cover
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Game title: |
Checkers |
Console: |
Atari 2600 |
Author (released): |
Activision (1980) |
Genre: |
Puzzle |
Mode: |
Multiplayer |
Design: |
Alan Miller, A. L. Samuels |
Music: |
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Game manual: |
manual.pdf
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File size: |
1738 kB |
Download: |
not available (stream only)
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Game size: |
4 kB |
Recommended emulator: |
Stella |
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From MobyGames:
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Checkers is a computerized version of the popular board game and follows the same rules.
The object of the game is to remove all of your opponents pieces from the 8x8 game board. This is accomplished by moving your pieces diagonally forward on the board; an opponent's piece is removed from play if one of your pieces jumps over it (if any of your pieces are able to jump an opponent's piece, you must make that move). When beginning the game pieces can only move in a diagonal forward direction until they reach the other side of the board; that piece then becomes 'kinged' allowing movement both forwards and backwards.
The game can be played by one player against the computer (with three skill levels available) or two players against each other.
More details about this game can be found on
MobyGames.com.
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For fans and collectors:
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Find this game on video server
YouTube.com
or
Vimeo.com.
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Buy original game or Atari 2600 console on
Amazon.com
or
eBay.com.
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Find digital download of this game on
GOG
or
Steam.
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Videogame Console: |
This version of Checkers was designed for Atari 2600, which was commercially very successful video game console of second generation produced by Atari from 1977 to 1992. It was the first console that used removable memory modules with games. At the time of its greatest fame, more than 30 million units of this console were sold for about $ 200 a piece. To date, the game library for this console contains nearly 1,000 original games. More information about the
Atari 2600 can be found here. |
Recommended Game Controllers:
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You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB joystick that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a joystick, buy a suitable USB controller in Amazon or in some of your favorite online stores.
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Available online emulators: |
5 different online emulators are available for Checkers. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For
maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic
features of each emulator available for this game Checkers are summarized in the following table:
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Emulator
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Technology
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Multiplayer
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USB gamepad
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Touchscreen
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Without ads
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Javatari 5.0
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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Javatari 0.91
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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YES
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NeptunJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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NO
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EmulatorJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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JStella
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Java applet
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YES
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NO
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NO
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YES
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