Title
Phoenix game cartridge
Year/Period
1980s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 9.8 x 8.2 x 2.1 cm,
Object size: 9.8 x 8.1 x 2.0 cm
Object size: 9.8 x 8.1 x 2.0 cm
Accession No.
2023-01243
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Chu Yau Heng
This is a Phoenix game cartridge that was used with the Atari 2600 video game console in the 1980s. Phoenix is a shooter game set in space, where the player shoots birds and eventually a giant spacecraft. In the early 1980s, video games were a popular form of entertainment for children and youth in Singapore. They played games at video game centres, or at home on computers or video game consoles such as the Atari 2600. Shooter games and space-themed games were popular during the 1980s, in line with the broader interest in space in popular culture.
