The Skull - Atari 2600

This is a budget pack game which comes in a smaller box with cartridge only.

No Backup. No Mercy. Just Revenge.

They thought they’d killed him.
They were wrong.

The Skull is a hard-hitting action shooter for the Atari 2600, putting you in the boots of a rogue police officer left for dead in one of the most violent streets of Miami. Betrayed, trapped, and barely alive, he comes back with one goal:

End the gang. All of them.

An Anti-Hero Is Born

Known on the streets as The Skull, you play a cop who doesn’t follow the rules—and doesn’t survive by them either. After being ambushed by a ruthless gang of bandits, he crawls out of the wreckage with nothing left to lose.

This isn’t about justice.
It’s about payback.

Street-Level Firefights

Bandits flood the screen from every direction:

• Enemies move above and below the sidewalk
• Armed vehicles race along the highway
• Helicopters attack from the air
• Every enemy fires back—hesitation gets you killed

Your job is simple: shoot them before they shoot you.

Pure Atari Action

• Immediate, arcade-style gameplay
• One-button shooting—easy to learn, hard to master
• Constant pressure with enemies on multiple vertical levels
• Tight controls that reward reflexes and positioning
• Designed to feel raw and authentic on real Atari hardware

This is fast, aggressive gameplay that doesn’t hold your hand.

How to Play

• Use the joystick to control The Skull
• Press the Action button to fire
• Start the game with Action on the title screen
• Use the RESET switch after Game Over

Simple rules. Brutal execution.

Why You’ll Want This One

✔ Gritty revenge theme rarely seen on the Atari 2600
✔ Vehicles, helicopters, and multi-level enemies
✔ Straightforward shooter with escalating intensity
✔ Created by a respected homebrew developer
✔ Feels like an arcade game that slipped past the censors

The Skull doesn’t ask you to be a hero.
It dares you to survive.

If the bandits regret being born…
you’re doing it right.