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The news was initially shared on the Atari forum Atari Age by the user Dutchman2000, who was the person who discovered the game.
As they wrote, "Little is known as to who programmed it or how it ended up on a VAX", with the only available information being the filename "Fish", and a potential build date: 22nd December 1983.
The game sees players take control of a small fish, with the goal being to eat various creatures and objects onscreen to move on to the next wave and try to rack up the highest score possible. As you attempt to do this, though, you will often find yourself having to dodge bigger fish, who will frequently appear onscreen to try to swallow you instead.
Obviously, by today's standards, Fish is remarkably simple in both its design and execution, but it's remarkable to see old games like this get discovered decades later, especially considering this one seems to have come completely out of nowhere.
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/a-new-unreleased-atari-2600-prototype-has-just-been-discovered

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