Hangman

The question of whether this game is worth getting remains however. I would tend to say no, if only because I personally believe that Hangman is more fun with whole phrases or sentences than with 4 to 6 letter words. It is entirely possible in this game to lose without so much as getting a hint of what the word you’re looking for is since there are so few right answers, although that problem is easily alleviated by going through the vowels first. Overall, if you’re a Hangman fan you may want to look for this game, but it will prove to be less exciting than some other Atari 2600 titles for the gamer who wants fast-paced exciting games. I'm not saying that this game is bad. Indeed, it is quite good for what it is. I'm just saying it's not as exciting as some games for the Atari 2600.

The "hangman" himself takes the from of a monkey hanging from a pole by one arm. I can only assume that Atari had some kind of misguided policy against lynching people in their games. The difficulty switches can be used to institute a 20 second time limit, which I highly recommend.