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.
The Original Atari Commerical
Also take note how the game was marketed as fun for the whole family. Even Grandma likes a good game of Space Invaders.
Another Atari 2600 Commercial
Play Your Favorite Atari 2600 New Hardware
Atari 2600 Classics 10-in-1 TV Games
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Atari Flashback 2 Plug and Play
Amazon Price: $34.99 (as of 11/28/2009)
Other Informative Sites About The Atari 2600
- AtariAge - Atari 2600 Rarity Guide Search
- AtariAge - News, message boards, rarity guides, game database, manuals, pictures, articles, links, and much more.
How To Beat Home Videogames
How To Beat Home Video Games (Pitfall Segment)
This is a preview clip from "How To Beat Home Video Games", a short-lived video game strategy series focusing on Atari 2600 games. This particular segment focuses on Pitfall (for the Atari 2600). Originally released in 1982.
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Pictures Related To The Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 Game Console.
The original Atari 2600 Joystick.
Screen shot of Pitfall as played on the Atari.
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
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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- jojoin jojoin Mar 11, 2009 @ 9:12 pm
- 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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- Brandonmh Brandonmh Apr 28, 2008 @ 8:22 pm
- Nice Lens, I like the Old School Commercials
LOL
Brandon
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- coachbriany coachbriany Jan 12, 2008 @ 9:42 pm
- I love the Activision games. MegaMania was the best, then boxing, and stampede.
Kaboom was a blast.
I have two consoles I have picked up over the years as well as numerous games.
I need some new paddles.
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- Charles Charles Jun 21, 2007 @ 12:01 pm
- I remember playing COMBAT, the original game that came with the console at the time I got mine. There was this strange flaw in it that I used to my advantage. You could run the tank into the corner and it would come out in another part of the screen. Had loads of fun with that game.
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- fefe fefe Nov 25, 2006 @ 12:10 am
- I remember the Atari 2600 as being fun when I was a kid in the 80s, but I didn't have as much fun as those people in the first commercial. :) I remember getting a Nintendo and then don't know what happened to the Atari after that. Now I have one of those little Ataris with built in games.
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