Is RealSports Tennis on Steam?

No. RealSports Tennis 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 RealSports Tennis on?

RealSports Tennis is available on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit.

When did RealSports Tennis release?

RealSports Tennis was first released on April 1, 1983.

RealSports Tennis

Apr 1, 1983SportArcadeAtari 2600 Atari 5200Atari 8-bit

RealSports Tennis — frequently asked questions

Is RealSports Tennis on Steam?: No. RealSports Tennis 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 RealSports Tennis on?: RealSports Tennis is available on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit.
When did RealSports Tennis release?: RealSports Tennis was first released on April 1, 1983.

About RealSports Tennis

RealSports Tennis is a tennis simulation video game developed by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600, and published in 1983.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Non-fiction

Details via IGDB.

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	$10	$12	2 reviews	GCC (designed by Alan Hodgkinson)

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

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$10

Sealed

$12

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Silver	CX2680	Scarce
Europe Atari	Red	CX2680	Scarce+

Also released in South America by Polygram, Polyvox.

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

On Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration since Nov 11, 2022 — the cartridge is now a collectibleLow counterfeit risk

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

A RealSports entry from GCC, cheap, common and on Atari 50.

RealSports Tennis is part of Atari's RealSports series and came out in 1983 on the Atari 2600, Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit computers. The 2600 version was released in April 1983, with a PAL release the same year. GCC developed it, with Alan Hodgkinson credited as designer.

It is a plain sports cart, and it is on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration if you only want to play it.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 1	April 1983	Graphics ★★★★ · Play-Action ★★★½
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 1 No. 10	August 1983	4 joysticks

“This is a very good, realistic simulation of tennis, and one that may appeal even to those who don't ordinarily care that much for video sports games.”
— Computer Entertainer, April 1983

“The newest RealSports from Atari is one of the most challenging of all tennis games—or VCS games for that matter.”
— Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, August 1983

“RealSports Tennis is one of the best arguments for the position that if Atari once had trouble producing sports cartridges, those days are definitely in the past.”
— Electronic Games, September 1983

“The graphics are, in general, pretty good, with the players rendered in considerable detail. … Not br ea thtakingly original, but very good.”
— Arcade Express, May 8, 1983

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

The 2600 version plays faster than the Atari 5200 version.

Also on other platforms

Atari 5200 · Atari 8-bit

Atari 2600	GCC (designed by Alan Hodgkinson)
Atari 5200	W Sean Hennessy
Atari 8-bit	W Sean Hennessy

Atari 5200. W Sean Hennessy, a tennis fan, was assigned the game by Atari's Director of Software George Kiss; he did the 5200 version first and then ported it to the Atari 8-bit computers.

Before you buy

Low risk; a common Atari cart and not a reproduction target. Loose carts are inexpensive, and complete copies cost only a little more, so a boxed copy is an easy upgrade.