Is Beany Bopper on Steam?

No. Beany Bopper is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is Beany Bopper on?

Beany Bopper is available on Atari 2600.

When did Beany Bopper release?

Beany Bopper was first released on September 1, 1982.

Beany Bopper

Sep 1, 1982ShooterArcadeAtari 2600

Beany Bopper — frequently asked questions

Is Beany Bopper on Steam?: No. Beany Bopper is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Beany Bopper on?: Beany Bopper is available on Atari 2600.
When did Beany Bopper release?: Beany Bopper was first released on September 1, 1982.

About Beany Bopper

Your job is to capture Beanies, Bouncing Orange Eyes, and a crazy variety of Falling Objects. Beanies are devious and deadly and must be shot with the Bopper's stun gun before they can be captured.

Summary via IGDB.

Beany Bopper on Wikipedia

Beany Bopper is a 1982 multidirectional shooter video game developed by Sirius Software and published by 20th Century-Fox Games for the Atari 2600.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: Sirius Software
Publisher: 20th Century Fox Games
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06

Loose

$11

Complete

$57

Sealed

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Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America 20th Century Fox	Red Sirius	11002	Scarce+
North America Xante	—	—	Unbelievably Rare

Also released in South America by CCE.

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 2600 software database

Region: NA
Released: 1982
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1
Authenticity: Low

Not in Atari 50 — other compilations and plug-and-plays are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Atari 2600 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A Sirius-made shooter on a Fox label, cheap loose and little discussed.

Beany Bopper is a 1982 multidirectional shooter developed by Sirius Software and published by Fox Video Games for the 2600. Mark Turmell is credited as designer and Grady Ward as programmer. Little else is documented about it.

What the press said at the time

Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 1 No. 5	March 1983	3 joysticks
The Video Game Update Vol. 1 No. 4	July 1982	Graphics ★★ · Play-Action ★★

“They've got great personalities and they're really fun to kill as they zoom around the screen, bouncing randomly off an ever-changing landscape of computer-nerf threats.”
— Vidiot, February/March 1983

“Beany Bopper requires more than a little time, patience and dexterity to master; it will provide you with more than a fair share of exasperating moments and lots of good fun in the bargain.”
— Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, March 1983

“We'll have to see more before we get too excited about these.”
— The Video Game Update, July 1982

Electronic Fun rated games out of four joysticks.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Before you buy

Low risk; no reproductions are documented and loose copies are inexpensive. The box and manual carry much of a complete copy's value, so check both if you are paying for a complete copy.