Is Kangaroo on Steam?

No. Kangaroo 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 Kangaroo on?

Kangaroo is available on Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari 5200.

When did Kangaroo release?

Kangaroo was first released on June 1, 1982.

Kangaroo

Jun 1, 1982PlatformArcadeArcadeAtari 2600Atari 8-bitAtari 5200

Kangaroo — frequently asked questions

Is Kangaroo on Steam?: No. Kangaroo 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 Kangaroo on?: Kangaroo is available on Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari 5200.
When did Kangaroo release?: Kangaroo was first released on June 1, 1982.

About Kangaroo

Kangaroo is arcade game that was released in 1982. It was manufactured by Sun Electronics and distributed by Atari. The gameplay and plot of Kangaroo resemble that of Donkey Kong. The player takes the role of a mother kangaroo wearing boxing gloves, who is trying to rescue her son from fruit-throwing monkeys.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari 5200
Developer: Sun Electronics
Publisher: Sun Electronics
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

41/100

from 5 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Built by
Atari 2600	1983	$5	$17	$20	2 reviews	GCC (designed by Kevin Osborn)

Also released on: Arcade · Atari 8-bit · Atari 5200. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$17

Sealed

$20

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Silver - 1983	CX2689	Common+

Also released in South America by Polygram, Polyvox, Supergame.

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

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1983
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1 - 2
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

Atari's conversion of Sun Electronics' boxing-kangaroo platformer, common and cheap.

Kangaroo is a 1982 Sun Electronics arcade platformer that Atari released in North America. You play a mother kangaroo in boxing gloves trying to rescue her joey from fruit-throwing monkeys. It is one of the first arcade games in the style of Donkey Kong without being a direct clone, and you jump by pushing up on the joystick rather than pressing a button.

Atari released the Atari 2600 version in July 1983, with a PAL release late that year. GCC developed it, with Kevin Osborn credited as designer.

How it was made

Developed by GCC for Atari, with Kevin Osborn credited as designer. Released in North America in July 1983 and in PAL regions in the fourth quarter of 1983.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 5	August 1983	Graphics ★★★½ · Play-Action ★★★★
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 1 No. 12	October 1983	3½ joysticks

“In the hands of a good designer, the Atari 2600 is capable of a lot more than anyone thought possible, and KANGAROO is yet another of the really good aracade translations that have been coming out of Atari this year.”
— Computer Entertainer, August 1983

“But even though the graphics and the sound are generally horrible, the gameplay is many times better than in the arcades.”
— Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, October 1983

“Also in store are 2600 editions of such well-received 5200 titles as Kangaroo. The graphics for this one are spare but decent, and the play action may actually be a little more fluid than on the 5200 cart.”
— 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 8 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

How the Atari 2600 version differs

Reviewing the 2600 cartridge, Electronic Fun's Charles Ardai called its graphics and sound horrible but said it played better than the arcade game.

Also on other platforms

Arcade · Atari 5200 · Atari 8-bit

Atari 2600	GCC (designed by Kevin Osborn)
Arcade	Sun Electronics
Atari 8-bit	Atari Research (Jim Leiterman)

Atari 5200. The 5200 version won Best Arcade-to-Home Translation at the 5th Arkie Awards, whose judges called it a virtual duplicate of the arcade game.
Atari 8-bit. Jim Leiterman of Atari Research converted the 5200 cartridge to the Atari 8-bit computers in a day; it was sold without credit through the Atari Program Exchange.

Before you buy

Low risk; a common Atari cart and not a reproduction target. Loose copies are inexpensive, and boxed copies cost a few times as much. Check box condition before paying for a complete one.