

Pitfall! was one of the most successful Atari 2600 games, selling more than 4 million copies during its lifetime. When you play this one online, keep in mind that F1 is the "start" key and the number pad on the keyboard is used for movement (there's a guide in the reviews here). While the Atari 400/800 version of Pac-Man wasn't as pretty as the arcade version, it was surprisingly solid. For as reviled as it may be, it's still a part of the industry's history, and now you can play it online and decide for yourself whether the game is good, bad, or ugly. In short, the game was such a notorious dud when it was released in 1982 that it helped nearly destroy the nascent video game industry as a whole. for the Atari 2600 is certainly memorable. We're using the word classic pretty loosely here, since, at the very least, E.T. Now let's fire up 11 classics and have some fun. It's a great way to show your kids what games were like in the good ol' days (just ignore their eye-rolling), without having to lug the old Apple or Atari out of the garage.

The Internet Archive hosts a Historical Software Collection, letting you play classic games online for free.
