Atari asks gamers for help finding developer of mysterious 2600 game

Atari announced today that it is calling on fans for help with finding the developer of a legendary unreleased prototype called Aquaventure. No programmer has thus far ever (officially) come forward to claim this Atari 2600 game, which turned up at a flea market in the ’90s.

Atari XP, a division within the company that publishes physical copies of rare and unreleased games, is opening the quest to gamers. It asks fans to direct any leads it may have to the company via Facebook message. It doesn’t give them much to go on, but determined gamers are a formidable force.

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Rachel Kaser

Rachel Kaser is a gaming and technology writer for from Dallas, Texas. She's been in the games industry since 2013, writing for various publications, and currently covers news for GamesBeat. Her favorite game is Bayonetta.