The Atari 2600 is a discontinued home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released in September 1977 as the Atari Video Computer System...
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The Atari 2600 is a home video game console released in September 1977. Sears licensed the console and many games from Atari, Inc., selling them under...
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The Atari 2600 hardware was based on the MOS Technology 6507 chip, offering a maximum resolution of 160 x 192 pixels (NTSC), 128 colors, 128 bytes of RAM...
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Corporation in 1986 as the successor to both the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200. It can run almost all Atari 2600 cartridges, making it one of the first consoles...
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consoles, and home computers. The company's products, such as Pong and the Atari 2600, helped define the electronic entertainment industry from the 1970s to...
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on April 3, 1982 to promote its release. It remains the best-selling Atari 2600 game of all time, selling over 8 million copies, and was the all time...
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as a higher-end complement for the popular Atari Video Computer System. The VCS was renamed to the Atari 2600 at the time of the 5200's launch. Created...
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game) (redirect from ET (atari 2600))
Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 and based on the film of the same name. The game's objective...
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with the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS or later branded as the Atari 2600) in 1977. To bring the Atari VCS to market, Bushnell sold Atari to Warner...
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (redirect from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Atari 2600))
video, Wizard Video released a mass-market video game adaptation for the Atari 2600. In the game, the player assumes the role of Leatherface and attempts...
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Adventure (1980 video game) (redirect from Adventure (Atari 2600 video game))
developed by Warren Robinett and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600). The player controls a square avatar...
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2024. Atari 50 compiles over 100 video games made for arcades, standalone handhelds, and game consoles, specifically Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit...
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The first hobbyist-developed game for the Atari 2600 video game console was written in 1995, and more than 100 have been released since then. The majority...
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"plug-and-play" versions of the Atari 2600 console. They contain built-in games rather than using the ROM cartridges utilized by the 2600. Most of the games are...
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Notable platforms of the second generation include the Fairchild Channel F, Atari 2600, Intellivision, Odyssey 2, and ColecoVision. The generation began in November...
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often cited as one of the worst video games ever released, and the 1982 Atari 2600 port of Pac-Man, which was commercially successful but critically maligned...
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The Atari 2600 (previously known as the Atari VCS) was the most successful home system of its generation, and it was home to many popular games that sold...
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the 8-bit computer line, the Atari 2600, and the Atari 7800. In 1984, following the video game crash of 1983 when Atari, Inc. had great financial difficulties...
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games previously published by Atari, Inc. and Atari Corporation, reproducing Atari's games from its arcade and Atari 2600 game console platforms. Many...
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console comes with 100 classic arcade & Atari 2600 games". TweakTown. Retrieved 2024-02-02. "Atari 50 on the Atari VCS, First Look". N4G. 23 December 2022...
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3D tic-tac-toe (redirect from 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe (Atari 2600))
"Atari 2600 VCS 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe". Atari Mania. Retrieved August 6, 2023. "3-D Tic-Tac-Toe Release Information for Atari 2600 - GameFAQs". "AtariAge...
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Combat (video game) (redirect from Combat (Atari 2600))
Combat is a 1977 video game by Atari, Inc. for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed the Atari 2600). In the game, two players controlling either...
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The Atari VCS is a home video game console produced by Atari, Inc. While its exterior encasing design is intended to pay homage to the Atari 2600, the...
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Taito's arcade game Space Invaders (1978) for the Atari 2600. It was developed and released by Atari, Inc. and designed and developed by Rick Maurer. The...
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Halo 2600 is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Ed Fries and published by AtariAge for the Atari 2600, a video game console released in 1977 that...
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7800 is backward compatible with most Atari 2600 cartridges. This list contains all of the games released by Atari Corporation as well as unlicensed aftermarket...
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ColecoVision (section Atari 2600 expansion)
more powerful arcade video games compared to competitors such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision. The initial catalog of twelve games on ROM cartridge...
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Polybius (urban legend) (redirect from Polybius (Atari 2600))
Polybius is a fictitious 1981 arcade game that features in an urban legend. The legend describes the game as part of a government-run crowdsourced psychology...
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first home video game console, the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed the Atari 2600). From that point onward Atari developed both arcade games and...
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Atari, Inc. is an American subsidiary and publishing arm of Atari SA. Formed in 1993 as GT Interactive Software Corp., the video game publishing arm of...
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