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Jan 26, 2024 · 1. 7800. Release Date: May 1986. Units Sold: 1 million. The Atari 2600 is more historically significant than the 7800, but for overall game quality, system specs, and sheer potential, the 7800 ...
Oct 16, 2023 · In addition to actual Atari games, the Bonus Games section features some titles from other consoles as well as arcade games. Overall, there’s a good mix of games to choose from including some ...
- Anthony Spadafora
- Senior Editor, Features
- Space Invaders. One of the first shooting games ever, Space Invaders' lines of lurking aliens appeared in arcades before it became the first arcade game officially licensed for a console.
- Kaboom! Activision's Kaboom! (1981) became another million seller. The game starred a mad bomber who dropped bombs, which the player caught with three buckets at the bottom of the screen.
- Combat. Combat (1976) was one of the first Atari games. It contained 27 games in one, each representing different forms of combat, but all using tanks, jets, or biplanes as vehicles with weapons capability.
- Demon Attack. Imagic—a company that started with an "I" before starting with an "I" was cool—released Demon Attack (1982) for several consoles and computers, including Commodores, TRS-80, and of course, Atari 2600.
Sep 11, 2022 · Pieces of 8-bit: the best Atari 2600/VCS games. Roughly 500 unique titles were released for Atari’s famous console during its lifetime, and homebrew is still made for the machine, such as Thrust, Super Cobra Arcade, and Circus Convoy – a new title by Activision alumni David Crane and Garry Kitchen. For our selection, though, we’re ...
- Craig Grannell
Jun 16, 2021 · Jun 16, 2021, 3:50 AM PDT. The “Black Walnut” version of the console, which comes with a joystick and controller. Image: Atari. The Atari VCS — a part-desktop PC, part-retro console modeled ...
- Jon Porter
Jan 4, 2021 · The Atari VCS is powered by an AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G with Vega 3 Graphics. This System-on-a-Chip Is fairly capable, though it lacks the horsepower to be a capable modern gaming machine ...
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Nov 15, 2023 · At $129.99, it isn’t the cheapest way to play old Atari games by any means, but its dedication to a bygone hardware experience will, at the very least, put a smile on your face. Put it this way ...
