Atari 2600 Gaming System
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The Gaming System That Started It All
The original Atari 2600 Video Computer System that started the home video game revolution.
The Atari 2600, released in October, 1977, was the first successful video game console to use plug-in cartridges instead of having one or more games built in. Originally known as the Atari Video Computer System - the machine's name was changed to "Atari 2600" (from the unit's Atari part number, CX2600) in 1982, after the release of the more advanced Atari 5200. It was wildly successful, and during the 1980s, "Atari" was a synonym for this model in mainstream media. The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a cartridge game.
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- AtariAge - Atari 2600 Rarity Guide Search
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Top Ten Games On The Atari 2600
Note: There were over 500 games released for the Atari over the ten years it was in production!
- Defender
- Pacman
- Asteroids
- Frogger
- Centipede
- Berzerk
- Battlezone
- Missile Command
- Space Invaders
- Stargate
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Do You Remeber The Atari 2600?
Tell me about your gaming experiences on the Atari 2600? Also, let me know if you have come up with a creative mods or hacks. Would love to hear about them.
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kab
Aug 11, 2011 @ 9:10 am | delete
- Worst game = Strawberry Shortcake for Atari.
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hunksparrow
Mar 19, 2011 @ 9:58 am | delete
- Berserk was my favorite and makes me want to buy the 2600 on eBay. Great lens.
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ggalea
Nov 26, 2010 @ 5:27 pm | delete
- Of course, and I was install the emulate to play until today.
It was a great console.
Thanks by share!,
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Grumpy-Fett
Sep 14, 2010 @ 10:14 pm | delete
- Love it all!! Fantastic lens.
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jojoin
Mar 11, 2009 @ 9:12 pm | delete
- got my first 2600 for christmas and got jungle hunt with with it. I still play it and have fun doing it.
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