Front Line

Atari 2600

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Taito’s 1982 overhead run-and-gun, ported to the Atari 2600 in 1984. The arcade used a rotary dial to aim; Wikipedia does not describe 2600 controls.

Facts

Arcade controls: joystick, grenade/tank button, and a rotary dial to aim and fire.
SNK’s TNK III and Ikari Warriors followed its vertical-scroll plus enter/exit tank setup. ColecoVision required the Super Action Controller.

Related games

Commando · Atari 2600Later vertical run-and-gun on the 2600
Ikari Warriors (1986) · Atari 2600Wikipedia names Ikari as following this formula

Sources

Front Line (video game) · Wikipedia

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