There's something oddly mesmerizing about Yars' Revenge. Trying to describe what makes it appealing in words alone can't really do it justice, though thankfully, due to the advent of better technology, you can play an emulated version of this game in your browser window, making it very easy to access these days.

The Atari 2600 has a hell of a lot of jank, but Yars' Revenge shows what the best Atari games do have - an appealing level of simplicity, and the creation of a strong level of investment in those funky shapes on your (hypothetical) TV screen.