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2. medium.com › thesixfifty › game-changer-lastingGame changer: Atari and the dawn of video game culture

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   Nov 20, 2017 · The iconic Atari logo, designed by George Opperman. (Courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment) A lot of the logos that came out of that same era — you think of the original Apple rainbow logo or the ...

3. www.playing-and-pixels.com › why-was-the-atariThat’s why the Atari 2600 was so popular - Playing & Pixels

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   In summary, the cost-efficiency of the Atari 2600 was a game-changer in the gaming industry, offering users a more affordable and sustainable way to enjoy video games at home compared to the traditional arcade model. The one-time purchase, absence of per-play payments, long-term investment, predictable cost structure, and family-friendly ...

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5. spectrum.ieee.org › the-consumer-electronics-hallThe Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: Atari 2600

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   Jan 3, 2019 · Moment Editorial/Getty Images. The impact of the Atari 2600 game console is hard to quantify, though US $116 billion might be a good number to start with. That’s a 2018 estimate from Reuters of ...

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6. www.neogaf.com › threads › why-has-the-atari-2600Why has the Atari 2600 stayed so popular? Is it just ... - NeoGAF

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   Dec 13, 2022 · It's been almost 50 years...like half a century since the beloved Atari 2600 introduced us to a world of blocky graphics, simple bleeps and bloops, and that classic joystick controller. And seems like people still can't get enough of it. Homebrews, compilations, reviews, etc...people seem still to be entranced by the 2600.

7. medium.com › subnation › 10-ways-atari-shaped-the10 Ways Atari Shaped The Gaming World We Know Today

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   Nov 1, 2021 · Here are ten innovations and ideas that Atari pioneered. Each one made a unique impact on the 21st century video game universe. 1. Atari made console design matter. Take a moment and soak in the ...

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8. www.grunge.com › 714681 › the-rise-and-fall-of-atariThe Rise And Fall Of Atari - Grunge

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   Dec 22, 2021 · Atari's self-inflicted wounds led to its death. With a bad reputation and a market inundated with poor and sometimes offensive products, Atari, and with it the entire gaming industry, collapsed. According to the New York Times, Atari lost an incredible $310.5 million in the second quarter of 1983.

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   Why is the Atari 2600 so popular?

   • As detailed by IEEE Spectrum, the Atari 2600 founded the entire home gaming industry. It was a unit that allowed cartridges with ROM software to be easily changed and used the television, through an adapter, to play those games.

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   How much money does the Atari 2600 make a year?

   • The impact of the Atari 2600 game console is hard to quantify, though US $116 billion might be a good number to start with. That’s a 2018 estimate from Reuters of how much revenue the video-gaming industry had in 2017. It’s enough to put video gaming ahead of the television industry, which brought in $105 billion.

   The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: Atari 2600

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   Is Atari 2600 a 'Yar's revenge'?

   • In this photo taken on August 12, 2017, a visitor poses with a T-shirt depicting an Atari 2600 video game console from the early 1980s, during the Retro.HK gaming expo in Hong Kong. - Tengku Bahar/AFP/Getty Images The company’s Atari Recharged line also takes classics like “Yar’s Revenge” and spruces them up for a modern audience.

   Atari 2600+ sees its future in retro gaming

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   Why is Atari so important?

   • 4. Atari was the home of important gaming “firsts” If you are old enough to have played Atari 2600 games back in the day, you were a part of history. Atari didn’t just make video games. They launched genres. They ignited ideas of what games could be. They made gaming history. Take the classic 2600 title Adventure.

   10 Ways Atari Shaped The Gaming World We Know Today

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   Will the Atari 2600+ be a handheld?

   • That would be really fun,” he said. As the successor to Atari’s home console crown, Nintendo, pushes forward with its Switch system, and newer players like Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation 5 traffic in blockbuster, Triple-A games this holiday season, the Atari 2600+ retro console (but not a handheld yet) will join the scrum.

   Atari 2600+ sees its future in retro gaming

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   What was the Atari 2600 based on?

   • Family Fun: The Atari 2600 was based on a commodity microprocessor and played games stored on read-only-memory cartridges, two features that would soon become common in the emerging computer-game industry. The system was designed to be connected to an ordinary television set, which the Atari used as a screen. Interfoto/Alamy

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10. www.aol.com › atari-2600-sees-future-retroAtari 2600+ sees its future in retro gaming - AOL

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    Sep 30, 2023 · In this photo taken on August 12, 2017, a visitor poses with a T-shirt depicting an Atari 2600 video game console from the early 1980s, during the Retro.HK gaming expo in Hong Kong. - Tengku Bahar ...