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The game company's logo.

Status: Existence Unconfirmed

Edu Games (Also known as Edu Juegos) was an Argentinian game company that produced pirated carts of existing Atari 2600 games throughout the 1980s, and seemingly early 1990s. While several of their games have been identified as to what they're clones of, 18 of their games haven't been identified as any already existing game out there. These games have not been dumped as of yet, and no copies have been known to circulate, which end up questioning Atari 2600 fans on whether, or not these games even exist. To this day, there are no screenshots, nor scans available for these 18 games, and the only website to acknowledge the existence of these games is Atarimania.^[1]

It is most likely that these pirated games only have the company logos omitted, & possibly replaced with the Edu Games logo, as was common for Brazilian, & Argentinian companies who released Atari 2600 cartridges.

List of Games

Serial Number	Game Title	Status	Possible Candidates
ABS-11008	Aterrizaje	Existence Unconfirmed	Landing Battle/Land Protection(Funvision)
ABS-11145	Busqueda Tresoro	Existence Unconfirmed	Treasure Discovery(Home Vision)
AAS-10006	Cocinero	Existence Unconfirmed	Cakewalk(Commavid)/Piece o' Cake(US Games)/Pizza Chef(Zimag)/Pressure Cooker(Activision)
ABS-11158	Fronton	Existence Unconfirmed	Uncertain
ABS-11047	Frutillitas	Existence Unconfirmed	Strawberry Shortcake - Musical Match-Ups(Parker Brothers)
ABS-11061	Ladrillos	Existence Unconfirmed	Ram It(Telesys)/Super Breakout(Atari)
ABS-11067	Manidbulas	Partially Found	Jawbreaker(Tigervision)
AAS-10023	Muppet	Existence Unconfirmed	Pigs In Space(Atari)
ABS-11084	Play Round	Existence Unconfirmed	Uncertain
ABS-11108	Space Demons	Existence Unconfirmed	Demon Attack(Imagic)/Demons To Diamonds(Atari)/Space Invaders(Atari)/Spacechase(Apollo)
ABS-11167	Space Power	Existence Unconfirmed	Uncertain
ABS-11117	Space Ship	Existence Unconfirmed	Star Ship(Atari)
AES-14018	Star Wars 3	Existence Unconfirmed	Star Wars: Jedi Arena(Parker Brothers)
ABS-11141	Submarino	Partially Found	Seaquest(Activision)
ABS-11169	Swod Quest	Existence Unconfirmed	SwordQuest - EarthWorld/SwordQuest - FireWorld/SwordQuest - WaterWorld(Atari)
AES-14010	Tarzan	Existence Unconfirmed	Tomarc the Barbarian(Xonox)
ABS-11127	Traga Monedas	Partially Found	Slot Machine(Atari)

Gallery

Edu Juegos console
Edu Games classic box and cartridge design
Edu Games second box and cartridge design

Reference

↑ Atarimania's page on Edu Games. Retrieved 13 Dec '20

[1] Atarimania's page on Edu Games. Retrieved 13 Dec '20

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-'''''Edu Games''''' (Also known as Egu Juegos) was an Argentine game company that produced pirated carts of existing Atari 2600 games throughout the 1980s, and seemingly early 1990s. While several of their games have been identified as to what they're clones of, 18 of their games haven't been identified as any already existing game out there. These games have not been dumped as of yet, and no copies have been known to circulate, which end up questioning Atari 2600 fans on whether, or not these games even exist. To this day, there are no screenshots, nor scans available for these 18 games, and the only website to acknowledge the existence of these games is Atarimania.<ref>[http://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-2600-vcs-p_total-page-step-publisher-order_324-1-200-2317-genre_2_G.html Atarimania's page on ''Edu Games''.] Retrieved 13 Dec '20</ref>
+'''''Edu Games''''' (Also known as Edu Juegos) was an Argentinian game company that produced pirated carts of existing Atari 2600 games throughout the 1980s, and seemingly early 1990s. While several of their games have been identified as to what they're clones of, 18 of their games haven't been identified as any already existing game out there. These games have not been dumped as of yet, and no copies have been known to circulate, which end up questioning Atari 2600 fans on whether, or not these games even exist. To this day, there are no screenshots, nor scans available for these 18 games, and the only website to acknowledge the existence of these games is Atarimania.<ref>[http://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-2600-vcs-p_total-page-step-publisher-order_324-1-200-2317-genre_2_G.html Atarimania's page on ''Edu Games''.] Retrieved 13 Dec '20</ref>
-It is most likely that these pirated games only have the company logos omitted, & possibly replaced with the Edu Games logo, as was common for Brazilian, & Argentine companies who released Atari 2600 cartridges. A commenter known as Guillermo A. Martinez would later confirm that the brand did exist, & their games came in 2 style of boxes. The first design was of multiple 70s illustrations like of clowns, military men, a young boy, etc. The second design was similar to the boxes for the consoles, being dark green with a picture of a family with a TV.
+It is most likely that these pirated games only have the company logos omitted, & possibly replaced with the Edu Games logo, as was common for Brazilian, & Argentinian companies who released Atari 2600 cartridges.
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 ==Gallery==
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+File:Edu Juegos Consola.jpg|Edu Juegos console
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="175">
+File:Edu Games Cart.jpg|Edu Games classic box and cartridge design
+File:Edu Games Cart 2.JPG|Edu Games second box and cartridge design
 </gallery>