Yars' Revenge cover

Yars' Revenge

First release
May 1982
Publisher
Polyvox, Atari
Genres
Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction

Yars' Revenge is a video game released for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It was created by Howard Scott Warshaw and was Atari's best-selling original title for the 2600.

Also known as 亞爾的復仇, 亚尔的复仇, Time Freeze, A Vingança dos Yars
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Storyline
The Yars are a community of humanoid houseflies that reside peacefully in the Razak solar system -- until the Qotile destroyed one of its colonized planets. You must help the Yars avenge the destroyed colony and defeat the Qotile. You fly a Yar scout over the shielded base of the Qotile, which you must chip away at by either firing energy blasts or by simply eating away at the shield. Once you have cleared an open path, activate the Zorlon Cannon and use it to blast the Qotile base to oblivion. But watch out for its destroyer missiles, which seek after your Yar scout in order to destroy him. You can hide out in the rainbow-colored Neutral Zone to be safe from the missiles. However, it cannot protect you from the occasional Swirls that the Qotile base launches at you, so dodge them quickly.Read more

The Yars are a community of humanoid houseflies that reside peacefully in the Razak solar system -- until the Qotile destroyed one of its colonized planets. You must help the Yars avenge the destroyed colony and defeat the Qotile. You fly a Yar scout over the shielded base of the Qotile, which you must chip away at by either firing energy blasts or by simply eating away at the shield. Once you have cleared an open path, activate the Zorlon Cannon and use it to blast the Qotile base to oblivion. But watch out for its destroyer missiles, which seek after your Yar scout in order to destroy him. You can hide out in the rainbow-colored Neutral Zone to be safe from the missiles. However, it cannot protect you from the occasional Swirls that the Qotile base launches at you, so dodge them quickly.

Release dates
Atari 2600
May 1982
Atari 2600
Oct 1983
Web browser
Aug 13, 2010
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
1980s, revenge, easter egg, anthropomorphism, temporary invincibility
… All 6, alien protagonist

At a Glance

Critic Score
45

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
IGDB · recorded 23 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 23 Oct 2026