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Nov 17, 2023 · The Atari 2600+ ($129.99, out today, on Atari.com and Amazon) is a modern-day re-creation of the original Atari VCS (video computer system), released in 1977 and later renamed the 2600. The...
The Atari 2600 is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released in September 1977 as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS), it popularized microprocessor -based hardware and games stored on swappable ROM cartridges, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F in 1976.
Nov 17, 2023 · The Atari 2600+ – a modern day faithful recreation of the pioneering console that first appeared in 1980 – has officially released today. Units have started shipping to pre-order customers. Atari and Plaion also today revealed three new accessories: the CX78+ Gamepad (supporting two-button 7800 games) a standalone CX3.
Nov 17, 2023 · Atari is re-releasing its iconic home gaming console with the Atari 2600+ on November 17. Grab one for the holiday season for a retro gamer.
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Aug 4, 2023 · Today, some 45 years after its release, the Atari 2600, or Atari VCS (video computer system), is best known for changing home console gaming forever. Few people knew in 1977 that the release of the Atari 2600 would jumpstart an industry that today would be worth well into the hundreds of billions.
- $199
- September 11, 1977
- 1977-1992
- 30 million
Atari 2600. Years: 1977-1984 (Returned in the late '80s; officially discontinued 1991; Also known as the Atari Video Computer System (VCS), Sears Video Arcade
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Aug 22, 2023 · The Atari 2600, which was one of the first modern consoles when it was released 46 years ago in 1977, is making a comeback. Atari and publisher Plaion have announced the Atari 2600+, which...
