Atari 2600 Video Game Release Dates for 1981
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Below is an incomplete list of Atari 2600 video game release dates by month in the USA for the year 1981 along with lists of top 100 music (selected hits in the order they charted), new movies at the theater, and new TV shows to help summon your treasured memories of the Atari 2600 years with the bonus of recreating the magical feelings of that special time.
If you were too young or not even born yet, play the songs in the order they are listed and watch video clips or commercials for the movies and TV shows (in order) and you might get a sense of what it was like living from month to month back in 1981. There were no smartphones with an Internet full of knowledge and entertainment at your fingertips. If you wanted to know something, you had to go to the library and try to find the information in a book. If you were lucky, you had an encyclopedia set at home, but it would probably be many decades out of date.
1981 Pop Culture Page
For those who are mostly interested in 1981 pop culture without all of the Atari game entries, I have an adapted version of this page called the 1981 Pop Culture Page. The Atari 2600 game entries have been removed and replaced with lists that take up less room. Makes it easier to scroll down and soak up the pop culture atmosphere. The 1981 Pop Culture Page also has photos and TV commercials to help make your experience more enjoyable.
Links that jump to other places on this page are blue. Links that lead to other pages online are red.
Page Table of Contents and Index
For those who only want release dates and nothing else, the game entries are listed in the Page Table of Contents. This page also has an Index to help you find a specific game. There's also an Atari 2600 NTSC Game Index for 1977 to 1991.
Most of the release dates below are not set in stone. Games will be moved as better information is found, so be sure to check back once in a while.
Many games are marked as a best guess. Some guesses are worse than others. Below is a list of the types of guesses that might be on this page.
Best Guess (BG): At least one magazine or newsletter mentioned the month a game was released or supposed to be released or newspaper ads have been found.
Extreme Best Guess (EBG): A vague mention of the release month in a magazine or newsletter.
Super Extreme Best Guess (SEBG): The Video Game Update newsletter only had a review for the game (no release month mentioned), so it's a semi-educated wild guess. The review could have happened the same month the game was released or the review could have been published a month or more later.
Desperate Super Extreme Best Guess (DSEBG): There might be an ad in a magazine to go on if we're lucky. It's a desperate semi-educated wild guess.
I signed up for the most expensive subscription option at Newspapers.com in November of 2020 so I could finally look up games for myself. As I find the earliest newspaper ads for a game, I'll add a green check mark for that entry to indicate that the definitive release date has probably been found for that game.
≈ ✔ An almost equal symbol with a green check mark means that the game might have been available in some areas in the previous month. The entry is close enough.
☹ ✔ A sad face with a green check mark means that I couldn't find any useful newspaper ads, but there is enough evidence showing that the entry probably belongs in that month.
✳ A green eight spoked asterisk means that the entry might need to be moved if more information is found, but ads or news items suggest that the entry might be close enough to the correct month.
??? Three orange question marks indicate that I searched the newspapers and couldn't find anything helpful, so a more accurate release date for that game still needs to be found.
Remember, the date on the box, cartridge, manual, and copyright screen can be different from the actual release date. For example, Atari 2600 Pac-Man was released in March/April of 1982, but the box, cart, manual, and copyright screen have 1981 as the copyright date. It usually took around 6 months for a programmer to make an Atari VCS game back then and that's not counting the time it took to make the manuals, boxes, and cartridges.
To help make your experience more enjoyable, most items listed on this page have a link to related search results at YouTube (YT) where you can watch music videos, scenes from movies, or clips from TV shows. The movies and TV shows listed on this page also have links to web sites such as the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) and Wikipedia (WP).
If you find a mistake, or have more information to add, such as month/year release dates for games, please contact me. Every little bit of credible information helps, no matter how insignificant you think it might be. Thanks for your help.
Jan/Feb 1981
Best Guess. Leisure Time Electronics and various newspaper articles reported that Championship Soccer was supposed to be released in the fall of 1980. Wikipedia claims that the game was delayed until February 1981. The newspaper ads that I've found so far claim that Championship Soccer was in stock around the middle of January 1981 in some areas, so I'll mark this as Jan/Feb for now.
Sears name: Soccer.
Championship Soccer by Steve Wright was renamed to Pelé’s Soccer with no change to the game.
Newspaper: Soccer On Your Set (Nov 19, 80)
Newspaper: New Atari Games (Nov 19, 80)
Newspaper: Pele's Soccer (Nov 21, 80)
Newspaper: Pele contract extended for 5 more years (Jun 18, 81)
Newspaper: Sоccer (Sep 27, 80)
Newspaper: Sоccer (Jan 15, 81)
Newspaper: Ch. Sоccer IN STOCK NOW (Jan 15, 81)
Newspaper: Ch. Sоccer $24.95 NOW IN STOCK (Jan 16, 81)
Newspaper: Ch. Sоccer IN STOCK NOW (Jan 22, 81)
Newspaper: Ch. Sоccer $24.99 (Jan 22, 81)
Newspaper: Ch. Pele Sоccer $28 (Feb 8, 81)
Newspaper: Sears Sоccer $23.99 (Mar 4, 81)
Newspaper: Sears Sоccer $23.99 (Mar 18, 81)
Newspaper: Pele Sоccer $19.97 (Aug 21, 81)
Newspaper: Pele Sоccer $24.77 (Nov 8, 81)
Newspaper: Pele Sоccer $25.99 (Nov 29, 81)
Newspaper: Pele Sоccer $19.88 (Dec 13, 81)
January 1981
This new model of the Atari 2600 seems to have been released in January of 1981. The earliest mention of the Atari CX2600A in a newspaper ad that I've found so far is from January 31, 1981.
Newspaper: CX2600-A (Jan 31, 81)
Newspaper: CX2600A (Feb 12, 81)
Newspaper: CX2600A (Mar 13, 81)
Newspaper: CX2600A (Apr 9, 81)
January 1981
“Fly Away” by Peter Allen (Jan 10) YT
“Woman” by John Lennon (Jan 17) YT
“Somebody's Knockin'” by Terri Gibbs (Jan 17) YT 70%
“Treat Me Right” by Pat Benatar (Jan 17) YT
“Flash's Theme” by Queen (Jan 17) YT
“Kiss On My List” by Daryl Hall & John Oates (Jan 24) YT 73%
“The Best Of Times” by STYX (Jan 24) YT
“Crying” by Don McLean (Jan 24) YT
“Hearts On Fire” by Randy Meisner (Jan 24) YT
“Too Tight” by Con Funk Shun (Jan 24) YT
“Rapture” by Blondie (Jan 31) YT 70%
“Hello Again” by Neil Diamond (Jan 31) YT
“What Kind Of Fool” by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Jan 31) YT
“Ain't Even Done With The Night” by John Cougar (Jan 31) YT
“Turn Me Loose” by Loverboy (Jan 31) YT
“Don't You Know What Love Is” by Touch (Jan 31) YT
January 1981
January 1981
Dynasty ABC (Jan 12) YT IMDb WP
Hill Street Blues NBC (Jan 15) YT IMDb WP
Harper Valley PTA NBC (Jan 16) YT IMDb WP
February 1981
“While You See A Chance” by Steve Winwood (Feb 7) YT
“Don't Stand So Close To Me” by The Police (Feb 7) YT
“Don't Stop The Music” by Yarbrough & Peoples (Feb 7) YT
“And Love Goes On” by Earth, Wind & Fire (Feb 7) YT 80%
“8th Wonder” by SugarHill Gang (Feb 7) YT
“Once In A Lifetime” by Talking Heads (Feb 7) YT [Bubbling Under Top 100]
“Morning Train (Nine To Five)” by Sheena Easton (Feb 14) YT 75%
“Just The Two Of Us” by Grover Washington, Jr. (Feb 14) YT
“Being With You” by Smokey Robinson (Feb 14) YT 60%
“How 'Bout Us” by Champaign (Feb 14) YT
“It's A Love Thing” by The Whispers (Feb 14) YT
“Angel Of The Morning” by Juice Newton (Feb 21) YT
“I Love You” by Climax Blues Band (Feb 21) YT
“Wasn't That A Party” by The Rovers (Feb 21) YT
“Who Do You Think You're Fooling” by Donna Summer (Feb 21) YT
“I Can't Stand It” by Eric Clapton & His Band (Feb 28) YT
“Hold On Loosely” by .38 Special (Feb 28) YT 55%
“Mister Sandman” by Emmylou Harris (Feb 28) YT
“Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)” by The Gap Band (Feb 28) YT
March 1981
Best Guess. Atari claimed in Atari Age (V1N1 Spring 81) that Othello was supposed to be released in February, but it doesn't seem to be in any newspapers until March, so this entry is in March for now.
A.N.A.L.O.G. (May/June 81 p25)
Book of Atari Software (83 p307)
Newspaper: Othеllo JUST ARRIVED (Mar 7, 81)
Newspaper: Othеllo JUST ARRIVED (Mar 13, 81)
Newspaper: Othеllo $23.99 (Mar 18, 81)
Newspaper: Othеllo $27 (Mar 21, 81)
Newspaper: Othеllo COUPON (Apr 9, 81)
March 1981
Video Pinball (Atari) ✔
Best Guess. Atari claimed in Atari Age (V1N1 Spring 81) that Video Pinball was supposed to be released in March. The only ads in March that I've found so far are Sears ads. I'm guessing that Video Pinball was kind of an unofficial Sears exclusive for a month as Arcade Pinball, then it hit the other stores in April as Video Pinball.
Sears name: Arcade Pinball.
Newspaper: Vіdeo Pіnball $23.99 (Mar 4, 81)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Pіnball $23.99 (Mar 18, 81)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Pіnball IN STOCK (Apr 9, 81)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Pіnball IN STOCK (Apr 10, 81)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Pіnball NOW IN STOCK (Apr 10, 81)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Pіnball $24.88 (Apr 13, 81)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Pіnball (Apr 24, 81)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Pіnball $29.95 TEMP. OUT OF STOCK (Apr 24, 81)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Pіnball (May 1, 81)
March 1981
Best Guess using info from the Klove list and newspaper ads. The earliest mention of Laser Blast in a newspaper ad that I've found so far is from March 12, 1981, so this entry seems to belong here in March.
Creative Computing Magazine (Mar 81 p64)
Creative Computing Magazine (Sep 81 p240)
Electronic Games (Winter 81 p42)
Newspaper: Lаser Blаst JUST ARRIVED! (Mar 12, 81)
Newspaper: Lаser Blаst $18.50 (Mar 15, 81)
Newspaper: Lаser Blаst JUST IN (Mar 21, 81)
Newspaper: Lаser Blаst $18 (Mar 22, 81)
Newspaper: Lаser Blаst $21.95 (Mar 27, 81)
Newspaper: Lаser Blаst $19 (Jun 21, 81)
March 1981
Tennis (Activision) ✔
Best Guess using info from the Klove list and newspaper ads. The earliest mention of Tennis in a newspaper ad that I've found so far is from March 15, 1981, so this entry seems to belong here in March.
Creative Computing Magazine (Mar 81 p64)
Creative Computing Magazine (Sep 81 p238)
Electronic Games (Winter 81 p42)
Newspaper: Tennіs $18.50 (Mar 15, 81)
Newspaper: Tennіs JUST IN (Mar 21, 81)
Newspaper: Tennіs $18 (Mar 22, 81)
Newspaper: Tennіs $21.95 (Mar 27, 81)
Newspaper: Tennіs $19.95 (Apr 9, 1981)
March 1981
Steeplechase (Sears) ✔
Best Guess. Steeplechase was a Sears exclusive. The earliest mention of Steeplechase in a newspaper ad that I've found so far is from March 4, 1981. That's why this entry is in March for now.
Analog Computing (May/Jun 81 p25)
Newspaper: Steeplеchase $15.99 (Mar 4, 81)
Newspaper: Steeplеchase $15.99 (Mar 11, 81)
Newspaper: Steeplеchase $19.99 (May 3, 81)
Newspaper: Steeplеchase $15.99 (Jun 7, 81)
Newspaper: Steeplеchase $19.99 (Jul 5, 81)
Newspaper: Steeplеchase $19.99 (Jul 12, 81)
Newspaper: Steeplеchase (Oct 13, 81)
March 1981
Stellar Track (Sears) ✔
Best Guess. Stellar Track was a Sears exclusive. The earliest mention of Stellar Track in a newspaper ad that I've found so far is from March 4, 1981. That's why this entry is in March for now.
Analog Computing (May/Jun 81 p25)
Newspaper: Stellаr Trаck $23.99 (Mar 4, 81)
Newspaper: Stellаr Trаck $23.99 (Mar 11, 81)
Newspaper: Stellаr Trаck $29.99 (May 3, 81)
Newspaper: Stellаr Trаck $23.99 (Jun 7, 81)
Newspaper: Stellаr Trаck $29.99 (Jul 5, 81)
Newspaper: Stellаr Trаck $29.99 (Jul 12, 81)
Newspaper: Stellаr Trаck (Oct 13, 81)
March 1981
“Sukiyaki” by A Taste Of Honey (Mar 7) YT
“A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) ” by Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (Mar 7) YT
“Sweetheart” by Franke & The Knockouts (Mar 7) YT
“Her Town Too” by James Taylor & J.D. Souther (Mar 14) YT 75%
“Time Out Of Mind” by Steely Dan (Mar 14) YT 60%
“96 Tears” by Garland Jeffreys (Mar 14) YT
“Take It On The Run” by REO Speedwagon (Mar 21) YT
“Living Inside Myself” by Gino Vannelli (Mar 21) YT
“Too Much Time On My Hands” by STYX (Mar 21) YT 90%
“You Better You Bet” by The Who (Mar 21) YT
“I Missed Again” by Phil Collins (Mar 21) YT 60%
“Another One Rides The Bus” by Weird Al Yankovic (Mar 21) YT [Bubbling Under Top 100]
“Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes (Mar 28) YT 80%
“Jessie's Girl” by Rick Springfield (Mar 28) YT
“Watching The Wheels” by John Lennon (Mar 28) YT
“What Are We Doing In Love” by Dottie West (Mar 28) YT
“Say You'll Be Mine” by Christopher Cross (Mar 28) YT
“Love You Like I Never Loved Before” by John O'Banion (Mar 28) YT
March 1981
All Night Long (Mar 6) YT IMDb WP
The Devil and Max Devlin (Mar 6) YT IMDb WP
On the Right Track (Mar 6) YT IMDb WP
Back Roads (Mar 13) YT IMDb WP
The Funhouse (Mar 13) YT IMDb WP
Modern Romance (Mar 13) YT IMDb WP
March 1981
April 1981
“Find Your Way Back” by Jefferson Starship (Apr 4) YT
“Super-Trouper” by ABBA (Apr 4) YT
“I Don't Need You” by Rupert Holmes (Apr 4) YT 90%
“Stars on 45 Medley” by Stars on 45 (Apr 11) YT 75%
“Winning” by Santana (Apr 11) YT 75%
“Since I Don't Have You” by Don McLean (Apr 11) YT
“Ai No Corrida” by Quincy Jones Featuring the vocals of Dune (Apr 11) YT 75%
“Lately” by Stevie Wonder (Apr 11) YT
“Time” by Alan Parsons Project (Apr 18) YT 90%
“Fool In Love With You” by Jim Photoglo (Apr 18) YT 75%
“Still Right Here In My Heart” by Pure Prairie League (Apr 18) YT
“One Day In Your Life” by Michael Jackson (Apr 18) YT
“America” by Neil Diamond (Apr 25) YT
“This Little Girl” by Gary “U.S.” Bonds (Apr 25) YT
“Is It You” by Lee Ritenour (Apr 25) YT 78%
“I Can Take Care Of Myself” by Billy & The Beaters (Apr 25) YT
“Just So Lonely” by Get Wet (Apr 25) YT
“Give A Little Bit More” by Cliff Richard (Apr 25) YT
“Make That Move” by Shalamar (Apr 25) YT
April 1981
Hardly Working (Apr 3) YT IMDb WP
Going Ape! (Apr 10) YT IMDb WP
The Howling (Apr 10) YT IMDb WP
Knightriders (Apr 10) YT IMDb WP
May 1981
Missile Command (Atari) ≈ ✔
Best Guess. Missile Command is COMING SOON in March/April newspaper ads, then the game shows up in ads as IN STOCK in very late April, so it looks like some people were able to buy the game in VERY LATE April.
STARLOG had a three-issue, three-part, prize-laden fifth anniversary contest. The grand prize was an Atari Home Video Computer System, complete with two game cartridges—the popular “Combat” game and Atari's brand-new “Missile Command.” STARLOG #48 (Jul 81 p40)
How To Win At Home Video Games (82 p57)
Electronic Games 1983 Software Encyclopedia (83 p27)
Book of Atari Software (83 p310)
Be A Home Videogame Superstar (82 p82)
Newspaper: WATCH FOR Mіssile Cоmmand (Mar 13, 81)
Newspaper: Mіssile Cоmmand COMING SOON (Apr 10, 81)
Newspaper: Mіssile Cоmmand NOW IN STOCK (Apr 29, 81)
Newspaper: Mіssile Cоmmand IN STOCK (May 1, 81)
Newspaper: Mіssile Cоmmand $27 (May 2, 81)
Newspaper: Mіssile Cоmmand (May 8, 81)
Newspaper: Mіssile Cоmmand $26.99 (May 10, 81)
Newspaper: Mіssile Cоmmand $32 (May 21, 81)
May 1981
“You Make My Dreams” by Daryl Hall & John Oates (May 2) YT 70%
“Sweet Baby” by Stanley Clarke & George Duke (May 2) YT
“The Waiting” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (May 2) YT
“Shaddap You Face” by Joe Dolce (May 2) YT
“Can You Feel It” by The Jacksons (May 2) YT 70%
“Theme From ‘Greatest American Hero’ (Believe It Or Not)” by Joey Scarbury (May 9) YT 65%
“Modern Girl” by Sheena Easton (May 9) YT
“Nobody Wins” by Elton John (May 9) YT
“The One That You Love” by Air Supply (May 16) YT
“Elvira” by Oak Ridge Boys (May 16) YT
“The Stroke” by Billy Squier (May 16) YT 55%
“Stronger Than Before” by Carole Bayer Sager (May 16) YT
“Double Dutch Bus” by Frankie Smith (May 16) YT 90%
“All Those Years Ago” by George Harrison (May 23) YT 70%
“Boy From New York City” by The Manhattan Transfer (May 23) YT
“Hearts” by Marty Balin (May 23) YT
“The Breakup Song” by Greg Kihn Band (May 23) YT
“A Life Of Illusion” by Joe Walsh (May 23) YT
“Slow Hand” by Pointer Sisters (May 30) YT
“Queen Of Hearts” by Juice Newton (May 30) YT 90%
“In The Air Tonight” by Phil Collins (May 30) YT 60%
“Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through” by Jim Steinman (May 30) YT
“Give It To Me Baby” by Rick James (May 30) YT
May 1981
Friday the 13th Part 2 (May 1) YT IMDb WP
Happy Birthday To Me (May 15) YT IMDb WP
Take This Job and Shove It (May 15) YT IMDb WP
Bustin' Loose (May 22) YT IMDb WP
The Four Seasons (May 22) YT IMDb WP
Death Hunt (May 22) YT IMDb WP
June 1981
Best Guess. Atari Age (V1N1 Spring 81) claimed that Warlords was supposed to be released in May, but they were off by about a month with previous games, so June would be more like it. A.N.A.L.O.G. said the game was due to be released at the end of June. The earliest trustworthy mention of Warlords in a newspaper ad that I've found so far is from June 18, 1981. Looks like at least some people could buy Warlords in June.
Newspaper: HELP! (May 9, 81)
HELP! spoke with personnel at Atari and learned the “Warlords” game has just been released this month, so it's not surprising that you haven't seen it in any of the department stores. Also, the “Asteroids” game will not be released until the end of July.
[I wonder if ‘just released’ actually meant ‘just shipped’ since Warlords doesn't show up in trustworthy ads until late June?]
A.N.A.L.O.G. (May/June 81 p25)
Honorable Mention and Best Pong Variant - Electronic Games (Mar 82 p48)
Electronic Games 1983 Software Encyclopedia (83 p34)
Atari Age (V1N2 Jul/Aug 82 p10)
Newspaper: Wаrlords COMING SOON (Jun 10, 81)
Newspaper: Wаrlords $21 (Jun 18, 81)
Newspaper: Wаrlords COMING SOON (Jun 28, 81)
Newspaper: Wаrlords (Jul 5, 81)
Newspaper: Wаrlords (Jul 6, 81)
Newspaper: Wаrlords JUST ARRIVED (Jul 9, 81)
Newspaper: Wаrlords $19.99 (Jul 15, 81)
Newspaper: Wаrlords COMING (Jul 16, 81)
Newspaper: Wаrlords (Jul 23, 81)
Newspaper: Wаrlords IN STOCK NOW (Jul 26, 81)
Newspaper: Wаrlords $44 with paddles (Jul 31, 81)
Newspaper: Wаrlords NOW IN STOCK (Aug 14, 81)
June 1981
“Gemini Dream” by Moody Blues (Jun 6) YT 90%
“Tom Sawyer” by Rush (Jun 6) YT
“Don't Let Him Go” by REO Speedwagon (Jun 13) YT
“Lady (You Bring Me Up)” by The Commodores (Jun 20) YT
“Touch Me When We're Dancing” by The Carpenters (Jun 20) YT
“The Kid Is Hot Tonight” by Loverboy (Jun 20) YT
“Some Changes Are For Good” by Dionne Warwick (Jun 20) YT
“(There's) No Gettin' Over Me” by Ronnie Milsap (Jun 27) YT
“Everlasting Love” by Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet (Jun 27) YT
“Walk Right Now” by Jacksons (Jun 27) YT 75%
“Someday, Someway” by Robert Gordon (Jun 27) YT [Not as good as the Marshall Crenshaw version.]
“Don't Let Go The Coat” by The Who (Jun 27) YT
“On And On And On” by ABBA (Jun 27) YT
June 1981
Force: Five (Jun ?) YT IMDb WP
Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams (Jun 5) YT IMDb WP
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (Jun 5) YT IMDb WP
Clash of the Titans (Jun 12) YT IMDb WP
History of the World: Part I (Jun 12) YT IMDb WP
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Jun 12) YT IMDb WP
The Cannonball Run (Jun 19) YT IMDb WP
Superman II (Jun 19) YT IMDb WP
Dragonslayer (Jun 26) YT IMDb WP
For Your Eyes Only (Jun 26) YT IMDb WP
June 1981
Text below from Leisure Time Electronics (Summer 1981)
Activision Releases Two New Video Cartridges
Activision releases two new videogame cartridges designed for use with the Atari Video Computer System and Sears Tele-Game Video Arcade programmable games.
Freeway and Kaboom! bring to 10 the number of game cartridges available from the independent software design firm.
Freeway features eight different games with variations of 10 lanes of traffic--from a few scattered cars moving slowly, to high-speed. bumper-to-bumper cars and trucks. The player uses the joystick controller to maneuver a chicken from one side of the freeway to the other. Each successful crossing scores a point. The game may be played by one or two players.
Kaboom! features a “Mad Bomber“--a meticulously animated cartoon convict, complete with a mask and a variety of facial expressions. He roams back and forth across the top of the television screen dropping black bombs with fuses. The player controls a group 3 of three water buckets with a paddle controller and must catch the bombs as they fall, thus dousing the fuses.
Each bomb caught adds to the player's point total. When a bomb is missed, all bombs on the screen explode, and the player loses one of his water buckets. When all buckets are gone, the game is over. Up to two can play.
Both games carry a suggested retail price of $22.95 and will be shipped in July.
July 1981
Freeway (Activision) ✔
Best Guess using info from Leisure Time Electronics, A.N.A.L.O.G. (N2 Mar/Apr 81 p8), and the Klove list. The earliest mention of Freeway in a newspaper ad that I've found so far is from July 9, 1981, so this entry seems to belong in July.
Video Invaders (82 p52)
“In the case of Freeway, we were on the wrong side of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago and were having trouble getting across, and somebody just said, ‘Hey, this is a great game idea.’ Most of the time we're joking. Only one out of 50 crazy ideas will ever become anything. A tree falls down, try to get out from under it—obviously nothing will come of that. But that's how we come up with the original game ideas.”
David Crane
A.N.A.L.O.G. (N2 Mar/Apr 81 p8)
Electronic Games (Winter 81 p42)
Creative Computing Magazine (Sep 81 p238)
Inside Gaming - Electronic Games (Winter 81 p12)
Newspaper: Freewаy NEW (Jul 9, 81)
Newspaper: Freewаy (Jul 12, 81)
Newspaper: Freewаy NEW! (Jul 16, 81)
Newspaper: Freewаy $23 (Jul 16, 81)
Newspaper: Freewаy (Jul 23, 81)
Newspaper: Freewаy $23 (Aug 2, 81)
July 1981
Kaboom! (Activision) ✔
Best Guess using info from Leisure Time Electronics, A.N.A.L.O.G. (N2 Mar/Apr 81 p8), and the Klove list. The earliest mention of Kaboom! in a newspaper ad that I've found so far is from July 9, 1981, so this entry seems to belong in July.
Date of Publication: Jul 1, 81
Registration Date: Feb 2, 83
A.N.A.L.O.G. (N2 Mar/Apr 81 p8)
Creative Computing Magazine (Sep 81 p238)
Electronic Games (Winter 81 p51)
Newspaper: Rick Vogt (Oct 29, 82)
Newspaper: Kаboom (Jul 9, 81)
Newspaper: Kаboom (Jul 12, 81)
Newspaper: Kаboom NEW! (Jul 16, 81)
Newspaper: Kаboom $23 (Jul 16, 81)
Newspaper: Kаboom (Jul 23, 81)
Newspaper: Kаboom $23 (Aug 2, 81)
July 1981
“Urgent” by Foreigner (Jul 4) YT
“Cool Love” by Pablo Cruise (Jul 4) YT
“Really Wanna Know You” by Gary Wright (Jul 4) YT
“Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne (Jul 4) YT [Bubbling Under Top 100]
“Endless Love” by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Jul 11) YT
“Breaking Away” by Balance (Jul 11) YT
“Don't Give It Up” by Robbie Patton (Jul 11) YT
“Nothing Ever Goes As Planned” by Styx (Jul 11) YT
“Who's Crying Now” by Journey (Jul 18) YT
“Fire And Ice” by Pat Benatar (Jul 18) YT
“Medley II” by Stars On 45 (Jul 18) YT
“Stop Draggin' My Heart Around” by Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Jul 25) YT
“For Your Eyes Only” by Sheena Easton (Jul 25) YT
“Step By Step” by Eddie Rabbitt (Jul 25) YT
“Hold On Tight” by ELO (Jul 25) YT 65%
“The Beach Boys Medley” by The Beach Boys (Jul 25) YT
“General Hospi-Tale” by Afternoon Delights (Jul 25) YT
“Summer '81 Medley” by The Cantina Band (Jul 25) YT
July 1981
Nobody's Perfekt (Jul ?) YT IMDb WP
Escape from New York (Jul 10) YT IMDb WP
The Fox and the Hound (Jul 10) YT IMDb WP
Endless Love (Jul 17) YT IMDb WP
Zorro, The Gay Blade (Jul 17) YT IMDb WP
Comin' at Ya! (Jul 24) YT IMDb WP
Eye of the Needle (Jul 24) YT IMDb WP
Tarzan, The Ape Man (Jul 24) YT IMDb WP
August 1981
Best Guess. Atari Age (V1N1 Spring 81) claimed that Asteroids was supposed to be released in July, but they were off by about a month with previous games, so August would be more like it. A.N.A.L.O.G. said that Asteroids was due in July/August. The earliest trustworthy mention of Asteroids in a newspaper ad that I've found so far is from August 1, 1981, so it looks like this entry belongs in August.
Newspaper: Asteroids, Warlords, Othello, Video Pinball (Feb 26, 81)
Newspaper: Asteroids (Apr 20, 81)
A.N.A.L.O.G. (May/June 81 p25)
Electronic Games 1983 Software Encyclopedia (83 p16)
Newspaper: Astеroids COMING SOON! (Jul 13, 81)
Newspaper: Astеroids COMING SOON! (Jul 24, 81)
Newspaper: Astеroids IS HERE (Aug 1, 81)
Newspaper: Astеroids $37.95 (Aug 2, 81)
Newspaper: Astеroids $38 (Aug 2, 81)
Newspaper: Astеroids NOW IN STOCK! JUST ARRIVED! (Aug 5, 81)
Newspaper: Astеroids $38 (Aug 7, 81)
Newspaper: Astеroids $28.86 NEW! NOW IN STOCK! (Aug 12, 81)
Newspaper: Astеroids NOW IN STOCK (Aug 14, 81)
August 1981
“We're In This Love Together” by Al Jarreau (Aug 1) YT
“Tempted” by Squeeze (Aug 1) YT 60%
“We Can Get Together” by Icehouse (Aug 1) YT
“Super Freak” by Rick James (Aug 8) YT
“In Your Letter” by REO Speedwagon (Aug 8) YT
“Draw Of The Cards” by Kim Carnes (Aug 8) YT
“Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)” by Christopher Cross (Aug 15) YT 75%
“When She Was My Girl” by Four Tops (Aug 15) YT
“Burnin' For You” by Blue Oyster Cult (Aug 15) YT
“Start Me Up” by Rolling Stones (Aug 22) YT
“The Night Owls” by Little River Band (Aug 22) YT 55%
“I've Done Everything For You” by Rick Springfield (Aug 22) YT 75%
“Theme From ‘Hill Street Blues’” by Mike Post (Aug 22) YT
“She's A Bad Mama Jama” by Carl Carlton (Aug 22) YT 90%
“Not Fade Away” by Eric Hine (Aug 22) YT [The song “Footloose” sounds like it was based on this.]
“Private Eyes” by Daryl Hall & John Oates (Aug 29) YT 75%
“Our Lips Are Sealed” by The Go-Go's (Aug 29) YT 80%
“Alien” by Atlanta Rhythm Section (Aug 29) YT
August 1981
Heavy Metal (Aug 7) YT IMDb WP
Student Bodies (Aug 7) YT IMDb WP
An Eye for an Eye (Aug 14) YT IMDb WP
Deadly Blessing (Aug 14) YT IMDb WP
An American Werewolf in London (Aug 21) YT IMDb WP
First Monday in October (Aug 21) YT IMDb WP
Honky Tonk Freeway (Aug 21) YT IMDb WP
Prince of the City (Aug 21) YT IMDb WP
September 1981
“Working In A Coal Mine” by Devo (Sep 5) YT
“Say Goodbye To Hollywood” by Billy Joel (Sep 12) YT
“Sausalito Summernight” by Diesel (Sep 12) YT
“At This Moment” by Billy and the Beaters (Sep 19) YT
“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police (Sep 26) YT 85%
“Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)” by Air Supply (Sep 26) YT
“My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)” by Chilliwack (Sep 26) YT 80%
“No Reply At All” by Genesis (Sep 26) YT 65%
“More Stars on 45 (Medley)” by Stars On 45 (Sep 26) YT
September 1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman (Sep 16) YT IMDb WP
Continental Divide (Sep 18) YT IMDb WP
Raggedy Man (Sep 18) YT IMDb WP
Carbon Copy (Sep 25) YT IMDb WP
Chariots of Fire (Sep 25 Los Angeles, 26 New York City) YT IMDb WP
Mommie Dearest (Sep 25) YT IMDb WP
Neil Simon's Only When I Laugh (Sep 25) YT IMDb WP
September 1981
Best of the West ABC (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
Blackstar CBS (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
Goldie Gold and Action Jack ABC (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! NBC (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
The Smurfs NBC (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
Space Stars NBC (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends NBC (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
The Kwicky Koala Show CBS (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
Trollkins CBS (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
October 1981
Super Breakout (Sears) ✔
AtariProtos.com says that Super Breakout was a Sears Tele-Games exclusive and you can see that's true by looking at the Sears ads that were in newspapers starting in October of 1981. People who didn't shop at Sears couldn't buy Super Breakout until January of 1982.
THE RED-HOT NEW CARTRIDGES FOR 1982
How To Win At Home Video Games (82 p58)
Electronic Games 1983 Software Encyclopedia (83 p32)
Book of Atari Software (83 p317)
Be A Home Videogame Superstar (82 p116)
Newspaper: Supеr Brеakout [Sears] (Oct 4, 81)
Newspaper: Supеr Brеakout [Sears] (Oct 11, 81)
Newspaper: Supеr Brеakout [Sears] (Oct 13, 81)
Newspaper: Supеr Brеakout $29.99 [Sears] (Nov 18, 81)
Newspaper: Supеr Brеakout $23.99 [Sears] (Dec 25, 81)
Newspaper: Supеr Brеakout $31.95 (Jan 8, 82)
Newspaper: Supеr Brеakout $26.87 (Jan 17, 82)
Newspaper: Supеr Brеakout IN STOCK (Jan 28, 82)
October 1981
“Physical” by Olivia Newton-John (Oct 3) YT 65%
“Let's Groove” by Earth, Wind & Fire (Oct 3) YT 90%
“Promises In The Dark” by Pat Benatar (Oct 3) YT
“Waiting For A Girl Like You” by Foreigner (Oct 10) YT
“The Old Songs” by Barry Manilow (Oct 10) YT
“Harden My Heart” by Quarterflash (Oct 17) YT
“The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)” by Juice Newton (Oct 17) YT
“Young Turks” by Rod Stewart (Oct 17) YT
“Why Do Fools Fall In Love” by Diana Ross (Oct 17) YT
“Take My Heart” by Kool & The Gang (Oct 17) YT
“I Surrender” by Arlan Day (Oct 17) YT
“Turn Your Love Around” by George Benson (Oct 24) YT 65%
“Leather And Lace” by Stevie Nicks with Don Henley (Oct 24) YT
“Trouble” by Lindsey Buckingham (Oct 24) YT
“I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World” by Ronnie Milsap (Oct 24) YT
“Twilight” by ELO (Oct 24) YT 65%
“Controversy” by Prince (Oct 24) YT
“Hooked On Classics” by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Oct 31) YT
“More Than Just The Two Of Us” by Sneaker (Oct 31) YT
“Don't Stop Believing” by Journey (Oct 31) YT 75%
October 1981
Rich and Famous (Oct 9) YT IMDb WP
My Dinner With Andre (Oct 11) YT IMDb WP
The Evil Dead (Oct 15) YT IMDb WP
…All the Marbles (Oct 16) YT IMDb WP
October 1981
Mr. Merlin CBS (Oct 7) YT IMDb WP
Behind the Screen CBS (Oct 9) YT IMDb WP
Laverne & Shirley in the Army ABC (Oct 10) YT IMDb WP
Fitz and Bones NBC (Oct 24) YT IMDb
Today's F.B.I. ABC (Oct 25) YT IMDb WP
Love, Sidney NBC (Oct 28) YT IMDb WP
November 1981
“Centerfold” by J. Geils Band (Nov 7) YT 80%
“Cool Night” by Paul Davis (Nov 7) YT
“Yesterday's Songs” by Neil Diamond (Nov 7) YT
“Under Pressure” by Queen & David Bowie (Nov 7) YT
“I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)” by Daryl Hall & John Oates (Nov 14) YT 100%
“Key Largo” by Bertie Higgins (Nov 14) YT
“Love In The First Degree” by Alabama (Nov 14) YT
“Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight” by Eddie Rabbitt (Nov 14) YT
“Working For The Weekend” by Loverboy (Nov 14) YT 78%
“Walking Into Sunshine” by Central Line (Nov 14) YT
“Shake It Up” by The Cars (Nov 21) YT 80%
“Come Go With Me” by The Beach Boys (Nov 21) YT
“She's Got A Way” by Billy Joel (Nov 21) YT
“WKRP In Cincinnati” by Steve Carlisle (Nov 21) YT
“Leader Of The Band” by Dan Fogelberg (Nov 28) YT
“You Could Have Been With Me” by Sheena Easton (Nov 28) YT
“My Kinda Lover” by Billy Squier (Nov 28) YT
November 1981
Code Red ABC (Nov 1) YT IMDb WP
Father Murphy NBC (Nov 3) YT IMDb WP
The Fall Guy ABC (Nov 4) YT IMDb WP
Shannon CBS (Nov 11) YT IMDb WP
Strike Force ABC (Nov 13) YT IMDb WP
This Week ABC (Nov 15) YT IMDb WP
McClain's Law NBC (Nov 20) YT IMDb WP
Simon & Simon CBS (Nov 24) YT IMDb WP
December 1981
Ice Hockey (Activision) ✔
Best Guess using info from the Activision catalog, Activisions (newsletter), A.N.A.L.O.G., an ad in Leisure Time Electronics and the Klove list. The earliest mention of Atari 2600 Ice Hockey in a newspaper ad that I've found so far is from December 7, 1981, so this entry belongs in December.
A.N.A.L.O.G. (May/June 81 p25)
Electronic Games (Winter 81 p35)
Newspaper: Icе Hockеy IN STOCK (Dec 7, 81)
Newspaper: Icе Hockеy NEW RELEASE (Dec 10, 81)
Newspaper: Icе Hockеy $17.95 (Dec 17, 81)
Newspaper: Icе Hockеy $28 (Dec 18, 81)
Newspaper: Icе Hockеy IN STOCK (Dec 18, 81)
Newspaper: Icе Hockеy (Dec 20, 81)
Newspaper: Icе Hockеy NEW RELEASE (Dec 23, 81)
Newspaper: Icе Hockеy $23.94 (Dec 27, 81)
December 1981
Stampede (Activision) ✔
Best Guess using info from the Activision catalog, Activisions (newsletter), A.N.A.L.O.G., an ad in Leisure Time Electronics and the Klove list. The earliest mention of Atari 2600 Stampede in a newspaper ad that I've found so far is from December 7, 1981, so this entry belongs in December.
A.N.A.L.O.G. (May/June 81 p25)
Newspaper: Stаmpede IN STOCK (Dec 7, 81)
Newspaper: Stаmpede NEW RELEASE (Dec 10, 81)
Newspaper: Stаmpede $17.95 (Dec 17, 81)
Newspaper: Stаmpede $18 (Dec 18, 81)
Newspaper: Stаmpede IN STOCK (Dec 18, 81)
Newspaper: Stаmpede NEW (Dec 20, 81)
Newspaper: Stаmpede NEW RELEASE (Dec 23, 81)
Newspaper: Stаmpede $17.94 (Dec 27, 81)
They're Coming - Leisure Time Electronics (Summer 81)
December 1981
Skeet Shoot (Apollo) ✔
Best Guess based on Videogaming, Electronic Fun, Electronics For Kids and newspaper ads starting in December 1981.
Book of Atari Software (83 p305)
Apollo Offers Recall - Electronic Games (May 82 p8)
Video Games Player (Fall 82 p61)
Profile: Apollo Shoots for the Moon - Video Games (Oct 82 p16)
Trouble in a Video Game Company - Electronic Fun (Jan 83 p60)
Newspaper: Apollo Mentioned (Dec 13, 81)
Newspaper: Skeеt Shoоt NEW RELEASE (Dec 27, 81)
Newspaper: Skeеt Shoоt $17.99 (Jan 3, 82)
Newspaper: Skeеt Shoоt $24.95 (Jan 22, 82)
Newspaper: Skeеt Shoоt $19.95 (Jan 22, 82)
Newspaper: Skeеt Shoоt (Jan 24, 82)
Newspaper: Skeеt Shoоt (Jan 26, 82)
Newspaper: Skeеt Shoоt (Mar 11, 82)
Newspaper: Skeеt Shoоt (Mar 25, 82)
The Spacechase Is On - Electronic Games (May 82)
December 1981
“Take It Easy On Me” by Little River Band (Dec 5) YT
“Waiting On A Friend” by Rolling Stones (Dec 5) YT
“Love Is Alright Tonite” by Rick Springfield (Dec 5) YT 80%
“Chariots Of Fire” by Vangelis (Dec 12) YT
“Sweet Dreams” by Air Supply (Dec 12) YT
“One Hundred Ways” by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (Dec 19) YT
“Through The Years” by Kenny Rogers (Dec 26) YT
“Abacab” by Genesis (Dec 26) YT
“Love Is Like A Rock” by Donnie Iris (Dec 26) YT 90%
“Can't Hold Back (Your Loving)” by Kano (Dec 26) YT
December 1981
On Golden Pond (Dec 4) YT IMDb WP [Limited Release]
Buddy Buddy (Dec 11) YT IMDb WP
Pennies from Heaven (Dec 11) YT IMDb [Los Angeles/New York]
Ghost Story (Dec 18) YT IMDb WP
Heartbeeps (Dec 18) YT IMDb WP
Sharky's Machine (Dec 18) YT IMDb WP
December 1981
Text below from Videogaming Illustrated (August 82, pages 7 & 8)
Apollo is a subsidiary of National Career Consultants, a company founded by entrepreneur Patrick Roper. For eleven years NCC has successfully produced and distributed educational and career guidance films to high schools and colleges. Unfortunately, government belt-tightening has limited the funds available to many of NCC's customers and, early last year, NCC had no choice but to cut back on their film operation and branch into other fields. Initially. the firm considered distributing dramatic works on videocassette, but discovered that the major studios and producers of popular entertainment were already committed to other manufacturers. As for creating their own feature-length motion pictures, the high cost of such an undertaking was prohibitive. However, NCC was not unaware of the booming videogame industry; the decision to diversity in that direction was reached in October of 1981, after market research and the obvious growth of the field indicated that there was room for a newcomer.
Roper decided to concentrate solely on software, adding a computer programmer to the existing staff of NCC and rushing the company's first game to the market by December of last year [December 7, 1981]. “All in all, Skeet Shoot wasn't a spectacular game to start off with,” concedes Emmitt Crawford, Apollo's director of public relations. He acknowledges that the graphics were flat, little more than a box flinging pellets at a small saucer. To make matters worse, a high percentage of the cartridges had to be recalled due to image roll. But Skeet Shoot managed to cash in on the lucrative Christmas buying season and, more important, made dealers and consumers alike aware of the new company.
Text below from Electronic Fun (Jan 83 p62)
Skeet Shoot was not the greatest game in the world. The graphics and game play were very simple, even for two years ago. But two years ago, there were so few games on the market, people were crying for new ones. Pat Roper decided that Skeet Shoot was a good enough effort for the first time out of the box, and bought the game from Ed Salvo. Despite a slight programming bug (since corrected), Skeet Shoot hit the street on Pearl Harbor Day [December 7], 1981, and was an instant success.
Text below from Electronics For Kids (Jan/Feb 83)
Games By Apollo was founded in October of 1981 and shipped its first Atari-compatible cartridge, Skeet Shoot, two months later. After reporting over $500,000 in sales for March, 1982, four new cartridges were introduced at CES in June.
ln July, Apollo announced a $6 million advertising campaign with Benton & Bowles. Original plans called for six more Atari-compatible cartridges by the end of '82 plus cartridges for the Intellivision system.
1981
Information Compiled From the Following Sources
The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers
Atari History Museum (Atari Historical Society)
Rock on the Net: The Ark Weekly Top 40 Archives
WP: List of Years in Television
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Retro Pop Culture A to Z: From Atari 2600 to Zombie Films (#ad)
Adventure: The Atari 2600 at the Dawn of Console Gaming (#ad)
Atari Flashback: The Essential Companion (#ad)
ATARI 2600 Unofficial / Unauthorized Reference Manual Vol. I (A-M) (#ad)
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A Compendium of Atari 2600 Games - Volume One (#ad)
Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System (#ad)
Atari Owners Club Bulletin / VCS Owners Club Bulletin
Find release dates for Atari 2600 games that were sold in the UK.
A chronological history of computers, video games, and related technologies (at archive.org).
Did you know that Trump's rushed Operation Warp Speed rona jab has less than one percent overall benefit? Some people call it the depopulation jab and it has many possible horrible side effects (depending on the lot number, concentration, and if it was kept cold). Remember when many Democrats were against Trump's Operation Warp Speed depopulation jab, then they quickly changed their minds when Biden flip-flopped and started pushing it?
Some brainwashed rona jab cultists claim that there are no victims of the jab, but person after person will post what the jab did to them, a friend, or a family member on web sites such as Facebook and they'll be lucky if they don't get banned soon after. Posting the truth is “misinformation” don't you know. Awakened sheep might turn into lions, so powerful people will do just about anything to keep the sheep from waking up.
Check out these videos:
If You Got the COVID Shot and Aren't Injured, This May Be Why
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The Truth About Polio and Vaccines
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Take a look at my page about the famous demonized medicines called The H Word and Beyond. You might also want to look at my page called Zinc and Quercetin. My sister and I have been taking zinc and quercetin since the summer of 2020 in the hopes that they would scare away the flu and other viruses (or at least make them less severe). Here's one more page to check out: My Sister's Experiences With COVID-19.
Some people appear to have a mental illness because they have a vitamin B deficiency. For example, the wife of a guy I used to chat with online had severe mood swings which seemed to be caused by food allergies or intolerances. She would became irrational, obnoxious, throw tantrums, and generally act like she had a mental illness. The horrid behavior stopped after she started taking a vitamin B complex. I've been taking Jarrow B-Right (#ad) for many years. It makes me much easier to live with. I wonder how many people with schizophrenia and other mental mental illnesses could be helped by taking a B complex once or twice a day with meals (depending on their weight)?
Unfermented soy is bad! “When she stopped eating soy, the mental problems went away.” Fermented soy doesn't bother me, but the various versions of unfermented soy (soy flour, soybean oil, and so on) that are used in all kinds of products these days causes a negative mental health reaction in me that a vitamin B complex can't tame. The sinister encroachment of soy has made the careful reading of ingredients a necessity.
I started taking AyaLife (99% Pure CBD oil) as needed in April of 2020. So far it's the only thing that helps my mood when I've mistakenly eaten something that contains soy. AyaLife is THC-free (non-psychoactive) and is made in the USA. I also put a couple dropper fulls under my tongue before leaving the house or if I just need to calm down.
It's supposedly common knowledge that constantly angry Antifa-types basically live on soy products. What would happen if they stopped eating and drinking soy sludge and also took a B complex every day? Would a significant number of them become less angry? Would AyaLife CBD oil also help?
If you are overweight, have type II diabetes, or are worried about the condition of your heart, check out the videos by Ken D Berry, William Davis, and Ivor Cummins. It seems that most people should avoid wheat, not just those who have a wheat allergy or celiac disease. Check out these books: Undoctored (#ad), Wheat Belly (#ad), and Eat Rich, Live Long (#ad).
Negative ions are good for us. You might want to avoid positive ion generators and ozone generators. A plain old air cleaner is better than nothing, but one that produces negative ions makes the air in a room fresher and easier for me to breathe. It also helps to brighten my mood.
Never litter. Toss it in the trash or take it home. Do not throw it on the ground. Also remember that good people clean up after themselves at home, out in public, at a campsite and so on. Leave it better than you found it.
Climate Change Cash Grab = Bad
Seems like more people than ever finally care about water, land, and air pollution, but the climate change cash grab scam is designed to put more of your money into the bank accounts of greedy politicians. Those power-hungry schemers try to trick us with bad data and lies about overpopulation while pretending to be caring do-gooders. Trying to eliminate pollution is a good thing, but the carbon footprint of the average law-abiding human right now is actually making the planet greener instead of killing it.
Eliminating farms and ranches, eating bugs, getting locked down in 15-minute cities, owning nothing, using digital currency (with expiration dates) that is tied to your social credit score, and paying higher taxes will not make things better and “save the Earth.” All that stuff is part of an agenda that has nothing to do with making the world a better place for the average person. It's all about control, depopulation, and making things better for the ultra-rich. They just want enough peasants left alive to keep things running smoothly.
Watch these two videos for more information:
Charlie Robinson had some good advice about waking up normies (see the link to the video below). He said instead of verbally unloading or being nasty or acting like a bully, ask the person a question. Being nice and asking a question will help the person actually think about the subject.
Interesting videos:
Charlie Robinson Talks About the Best Way to Wake Up Normies
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