'Missile Command' for the Atari 2600, Game Packaging

Packaging for the game 'Missile Command' for the Atari 2600, made by Atari in the United States, 1980.

'Missile Command' was originally an arcade game, adapted for the Atari 2600 console in 1980. The manual for the game describes a war between two planets: 'Zardon' (the player) and 'Krytol'. The player must defend six cities from being destroyed by moving a crosshair across the screen and launching missiles.