Survival Island
Survival Island — frequently asked questions
- Is Survival Island on Steam?
- No. Survival Island 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 Survival Island on?
- Survival Island is available on Atari 2600.
- When did Survival Island release?
- Survival Island was first released on August 26, 1983.
About Survival Island
Survival Island Pits you against the ocean and the perils of a wilderness island. You are shipwrecked, you find a secret temple, and are challenged by the mysteries within.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Atari 2600
- Developer
- Starpath Corporation
- Publisher
- Starpath Corporation
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Survival
Details via IGDB.
Collector value & authenticity
Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06
Release record
| Territory | Label | Catalog # | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America Starpath | Cassette | AR4401 | Very Rare+ |
Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 2600 software database
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1983
- Controller
- Atari Joystick
- Players
- 1
- Authenticity
- Med
One of Starpath's final mail-order tapes, and among the most valuable Supercharger games.
Survival Island is a Supercharger cassette, not a cartridge. Sword of Saros and Survival Island were sold by mail order after Starpath's collapse, in 1983 in North America and 1984 in PAL regions. Little is documented about the game itself.
Cartridge & preservation record
Program size 24.8 KB (25,344 bytes), measured from the preserved dump.
Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.
Before you buy
You need a Starpath Supercharger and a cassette player with an earphone output to play this; the tape alone does nothing on a standard console. Ask the seller to confirm the tape loads, not just that it plays audio, and to try both sides (Side A is a quick load, Side B a standard load). A cassette is easy to copy, so check that the label is printed on the cassette shell and be wary of a blank or home-labeled tape in an original box. No fraud cases are documented.
Authenticity & condition — Atari 2600
Specific to the format this title shipped in
Buying a Starpath Supercharger game
This game is an audio cassette, not a cartridge. It loads through the Starpath (originally "Arcadia") Supercharger, a long cartridge with extra RAM and a cable that plugs into a cassette player, so the tape on its own will not play on a 2600.
- You need three things: the Supercharger, a cassette player with an earphone (or "ear"/"monitor") output, and the Supercharger's built-in cable.
- Ask the seller to confirm the tape LOADS, not just that it plays audio. Side A is the quick-load side and Side B the standard load; Starpath's own manual warns some players will not load the quick side reliably, so a tape that loads from Side B only is normal. A tape that loads from neither side is the real failure.
- Set the player's volume and tone near maximum and keep it away from the TV, as Starpath's manual advises. Expect the occasional reload.
- The Supercharger works on the 2600, 2600 Jr. and Sears Video Arcade, but may fail on some later NTSC Atari 7800s. We found no confirmation that it works on the Atari 2600+, so assume it does not until you have tested it.
- A cassette is trivially copied. On the higher-value tapes, check that the label is printed on the cassette shell itself and that both sides load, and be wary of a blank or home-labelled tape in an original box. (Our inference; we found no documented fraud case.)
- Check the Supercharger's own cable for breaks near the strain relief — it is the single point of failure for every tape you own.
What a complete copy includes
- Cassette
- Instruction booklet
- Retail box or sleeve
- The Supercharger itself shipped with its attached cable, a manual and the Phaser Patrol tape. Early units are "Arcadia"-branded and later ones "Starpath"; both are genuine. The company had to drop the Arcadia name because Emerson's Arcadia 2001 console reached shelves first (Arcade Express, 26 September 1982).
Survival Island screenshots
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