| Caverns of Mars | |
|---|---|
 Cartridge release | |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Program Exchange Atari, Inc. |
| Designer(s) | Greg Christensen |
| Programmer(s) | Greg Christensen[3] Richard Watts[4] |
| Platform(s) | Atari 8-bit |
| Release | Winter 1981: APX[1] April 1982: Atari (disk)[2] 1983: Atari (cartridge) |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Caverns of Mars is a vertically scrolling shooter for Atari 8-bit computers written by Greg Christensen, then a high school senior, with some features later added by Richard Watts. It was published by the Atari Program Exchange in 1981.[3] Caverns of Mars became the best selling Atari Program Exchange software of all-time and was moved into Atari, Inc.'s official product line, first on diskette in 1982, then on cartridge in 1983.
In Caverns of Mars, the player descends into a cave and at the end must retrace their steps back to the top. Christensen wrote two less successful follow-ups: Phobos, which is an enhanced version of the original, and Mars Mission II, which scrolls horizontally and is similar to the arcade video game Scramble.
- ^ APX Software Catalog. Atari Program Exchange. Winter 1981. p. 4.
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