Yes, this is just a compilation of 1v1 games to play with another person, two of which is pretty much identical in layout.
But this being a launch title for the Atari 2600, I was more fascinated by how the cartridge itself works directly with the hardware. Game selection wasn't made through a menu screen, but programmed onto the cartridge and controlled by analog switches on the front of the console. It's this "reverse arcade board" design for integrating video gaming into households that actually blows me away, for a time in the late 70s evolving from simple toys to a more interactive medium. This goes for other 2600 titles of course, but this being one of the earliest. It's pretty ingenious.
Also, I have no idea why they have inverted flight stick controls for the biplanes, but standard controls for the jets.
But this being a launch title for the Atari 2600, I was more fascinated by how the cartridge itself works directly with the hardware. Game selection wasn't made through a menu screen, but programmed onto the cartridge and controlled by analog switches on the front of the console. It's this "reverse arcade board" design for integrating video gaming into households that actually blows me away, for a time in the late 70s evolving from simple toys to a more interactive medium. This goes for other 2600 titles of course, but this being one of the earliest. It's pretty ingenious.
Also, I have no idea why they have inverted flight stick controls for the biplanes, but standard controls for the jets.