What platforms is Alien Brigade on?

Alien Brigade was released on Atari 7800.

When did Alien Brigade release?

Alien Brigade was first released on December 31, 1990.

Alien Brigade

Dec 31, 1990ShooterAtari 7800

Alien Brigade — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Alien Brigade on?: Alien Brigade was released on Atari 7800.
When did Alien Brigade release?: Alien Brigade was first released on December 31, 1990.

About Alien Brigade

Alien Brigade is a side scrolling shooter similar to Operation Wolf. Aliens have arrived on earth and have brainwashed both soldiers and civilians in order to take over the world. Your job is to stop them! On each of the five levels you will have a different objective to complete, including saving civilians and destroying alien installations. Throughout the levels there will be numerous aliens and brainwashed people you will need to shoot, as well as attacking tanks, helicopters, and more. After shooting enemies a bonus may sometimes be left behind; if you shoot this, you can earn additional ammo, more powerful weapons, or increased health. If you don't shoot fast enough and are hit by enemy fire your health will slowly decrease; the game ends when all of your health is gone.

Summary via IGDB.

Alien Brigade on Wikipedia

Alien Brigade is a 1990 rail shooter video game developed and published by Atari Corporation for the Atari 7800. Similar in style to Operation Wolf, Alien Brigade tells the story of a soldier battling with alien invaders that take over the bodies of fallen soldiers.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: Atari 7800
Developer: Ken Grant
Publisher: Atari Corporation
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 7800 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19

Loose

$90

Complete

$170

Sealed

$250

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about 4 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $22 in Jul 2010, $148 five years ago, and $90 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2011	$47	—
Jan 2012	$22	—
Jan 2013	$80	—
Jan 2014	$20	$70
Jan 2015	$22	$29
Jan 2016	$24	$40
Jan 2017	$45	$45
Jan 2018	$37	$51
Jan 2019	$45	$57
Jan 2020	$62	$74
Jan 2021	$99	$105
Jan 2022	$160	$165
Jan 2023	$102	$175
Jan 2024	$103	$169
Jan 2025	$108	$175
Jan 2026	$92	$200
Oct 2026	$90	$170

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Color	CX7855	Rare+

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 7800 software database

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1990
Controller: XG-1 light gun (XE Light Gun), Pro-Line Joystick, Light gun or controller
Players: 1
Authenticity: Med

Not in Atari 50 — other compilations and reissues are not tracked hereMedium look-alike risk

Atari 7800 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

Atari's own late-era rail shooter, built for the light gun but playable with a joystick, and one of the stronger cartridges of the final wave.

Alien Brigade is a first-person shooter in the Operation Wolf mold: aliens take over the bodies of fallen soldiers, and you shoot them while rescuing hostages. Atari Corporation developed and published it itself, and it is native to the 7800 rather than a conversion of a hit from somewhere else.

Atari put more marketing behind it than most 7800 titles of the period. Its trade-magazine ads ran in the video-game press in late 1990 and promised hostages to rescue and the risk of shooting your own men, and Atari Explorer gave the game space in a dedicated 7800 section in 1991. It is one of five 7800 cartridges that work with the XG-1 light gun, and unlike Barnyard Blaster it also plays with the standard joystick. One retrospective reviewer ranked it among the best officially licensed games on the system.

How it was made

Developed and published by Atari Corporation for the 7800.

What the press said at the time

“Graphics in Alien Brigade are quite good, and though the game is very difficult to play at first, your reflexes will sharpen over time. … adds spice to what is essentially a good old, classic”
— Atari Explorer, September 1991

Atari Explorer was Atari Corp.'s own magazine, so its reviews are of the company's own games.

How the Atari 7800 version differs

The 7800 cartridge can be played with the standard joystick or with the Atari XG-1 light gun, and it is one of only five 7800 games that support the gun.

Worth knowing

From the 7800 manual. Four difficulty levels (Novice, Standard, Advanced, Expert); harder levels bring more and faster enemies.
From the 7800 manual. Five scenarios of increasing difficulty.
From the 7800 manual. Pause button supported.

Before you buy

Rated rare on AtariAge's scale and priced like it, with the box and manual carrying much of a complete copy's value. It plays with the Pro-Line joystick, but the XG-1 light gun is the intended way to play. The gun was sold with the XE Game System and never came in the game box, and light guns only work on a CRT television. The cartridge has the Atari color label (CX7855). Original manuals read Atari Corporation, Sunnyvale with a 1990 date. No counterfeits are documented, but a copy that boots on a stock 7800 proves little, because reproduction and homebrew carts made since 2001 are signed to pass the console's check. Inspect the cart and ask for the manual's copyright page on a pricey one.