The First True Multiplayer Game for

the Atari Computer

When Cyberdrome™ was first released for the Atari-ST computer in 1992, it became the first retail computer game specifically designed to be multiplayer, and could be played equally well by either a single pilot or two pilots using separate computers linked by direct-connection or modem. Absolutely all elements of single player mode were active in two player mode [How many current games can honestly make that claim?]. In addition, while the two player game was designed to be cooperative, with each pilot helping it's wing man, at any time the players could opt to go head-to-head against each other (known elsewhere as 'death match'). Also, a special head-to-head game of "capture the flag" was available where pilots could compete against each other in a series of tests designed to build their fighting and piloting skills. Cyberdrome combined the realism of a "normal" flight simulator with the action and strategy of a two-player arcade game, plus the exploration and problem-solving of a "dungeon" game. Six Mission Levels allowed for novice to advance training, and a special randomizer made every Mission unique. The original Atari version of Cyberdrome is now available for the the hard-core Atari fans out there as "free/shareware" (absolutely free but we preserve our rights for exclusive distribution.) To download the Atari Version 1.2 of Cyberdrome (compressed using WinZip), as well as the the updated official Users Manual (in Adobe pdf format) click on the links below: [ Download Atari_Cyberdrome_v12.zip ] [ Download Atari_Cyberdrome_Manual.pdf ] Work on the Atari game ended in the early 1990's but then a new version of Cyberdrome was realized on the PC computer. See that work here.