No. Boing! 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 Boing! on?

Boing! is available on Atari 2600.

When did Boing! release?

Boing! was first released on December 31, 1983.

Boing!

Dec 31, 1983PlatformArcadeAtari 2600

Boing! — frequently asked questions

Is Boing! on Steam?: No. Boing! 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 Boing! on?: Boing! is available on Atari 2600.
When did Boing! release?: Boing! was first released on December 31, 1983.

About Boing!

A bouncing cute-pie of a hero who is controlled by joystick as he leaps with dizzying speed across parallel rows of panels. The object: hit each panel in sequence, changing their color and finishing them off, while avoiding the nasty, bouncing Bubble Eater, or the jumping Pin, which move like greased lightning across the field.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: First Star Software
Publisher: First Star Software
Game modes: Single player

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$93

Complete

$450

Sealed

$1,375

Label variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Xonox	$189	$525	—

Release record

Territory	Label	Rarity
North America First Star Software	Standard	Very Rare+
North America First Star Software	Xonox - Xonox Style	Very Rare+

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

Region: NA
Released: 1984
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

First Star's 1984 cartridge, where the label decides the price.

Alex Leavens and Shirley Ann Russell designed Boing! for First Star Software, released in January 1984. AtariAge rates it 8.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 8	November 1983	Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★½
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 2 No. 3	January 1984	3 joysticks

“BOING! suffers by comparison, unfortunately, because the play action is not as varied, even though it's a faster game.”
— Computer Entertainer, November 1983

“Finally—a Q*Bert clone with some soul. … But along with plenty of wit and some very good VCS graphics, Boing! features play principles that make it much tougher to beat than Q*Bert.”
— Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, January 1984

“First Star's first game for the 2600 is a credit to the company's sterling reputation. … Boing! is unquestionably the definitive color-changing game”
— Electronic Games, May 1984

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — stars in most years, diamonds in 1986–87 — comparing each game only with other games for the same system. 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, but check which variant is listed. The First Star copy is the standard one; the Xonox-labeled variant sells for noticeably more. No fakes are documented. Make sure the photos match the label the listing names.