Akka Arrh

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The Atarian Federation must repel the evil Jorzon invaders using the legendary star cannon, Akka Arrh.

A sentry-style shooter from 1982 with trackball controls and an interesting zooming mechanic that the player must use if the enemy gets too close to the cannon, the game did poorly in location tests, resulting in it not going into full production. Much later, after being rediscovered in 2019, Atari would give the game an official release in Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, followed by a trippy reimagining of the game by Llamasoft in 2023.

Talk about a comeback story for the ages.

Developer Message#

There are two hidden messages at 0xB1E9 in the main CPU (or 0x1E9 on akka_b000.j1). These are partially formatted to work in-game (though the commas will show up as garbage graphics), but aren't referenced anywhere in the code.

JOHN SALWITZ, DEC 9,1982, FOR ATARI, A WARNER COMPANY
GOOD LUCK, YOU PIRATES