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1. www.reddit.com › r › retrogamingWas the Atari 2600 always so Bad? Is this thing still fun ...

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   The 2600 doesn't hold up, it's an early system with very basic games. The novelty to me is in how much they were able to accomplish with such limited hardware. In particular Activision pushed the system way beyond what Atari itself was producing.

2. www.reddit.com › r › Atari2600What's ACTUALLY the worst 2600 game? : r/Atari2600 - Reddit

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   Not even close. 2600 Pac-Man isn't nearly as bad of a game in its own right as it is a port of Pac-Man. If the same game had been released with different characters and a different name it wouldn't be anywhere near the top of anyone's list of bad games.

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4. forums.atariage.com › topic › 331695-unpopularUnpopular Opinions (2600) - Atari 2600 - AtariAge Forums

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   Feb 23, 2022 · People just lost interest in the 2600 eventually, and they wanted something new... and Atari didn't give them anything new (besides the 5200-7800), which is why they fell off so badly. These are just a few unpopular opinions, looking forward to hearing some really interesting ones soon.

5. www.rhsmith.umd.edu › research › heres-what-killedHere’s What Killed Atari And How Today’s Platforms Can Avoid ...

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   Jun 1, 2021 · But most games developed for Atari were not Pac-Man-level quality, and that ultimately led to the platform’s demise. New research from Maryland Smith pinpoints the best strategies for today’s platforms to curate lots of high-quality content and avoid Atari’s fate.

6. gamerant.com › atar-2600-console-weird-facts-triviaAtari 2600: 10 Weirdest Facts No One Knew About This Retro ...

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   Oct 16, 2020 · The driving force behind the Atari 2600's sales was its collection of now-iconic games. Titles included classics like Asteroids, Frogger, and Space Invaders. RELATED: The 10...

7. www.reddit.com › r › unpopularopinionOld Atari 2600 games were really bad (for the most part).

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   Sep 3, 2020 · We simply had no idea at the time because some of them seemed good because they weren't as bad as others. This has nothing to do with graphics - just poor game design or poor attempts to convert true arcade games to a console which could not replicate the gameplay.

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   Does the Atari 2600 hold up?

   • The 2600 doesn't hold up, it's an early system with very basic games. The novelty to me is in how much they were able to accomplish with such limited hardware. In particular Activision pushed the system way beyond what Atari itself was producing. The book Racing the Beam offers an in depth look at how some of the games were made.

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   Why did Atari overprice the Atari 2600?

   • This is why Atari's decision to underprice their Atari 2600 but overprice the games was a huge risk. They aimed to earn the money they lost on the consoles back by selling games at a premium. The risk paid off, and it revolutionized the way consoles are priced. Nintendo and Sony still use this strategy.

   Atari 2600: 10 Weirdest Facts No One Knew About This Retro Console

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   Was the Atari 2600 a success?

   • The Atari 2600 wasn't always a success; it had a very slow start that led Warner Communications, now Time Warner, to task Ray Kassar with improving the console's fortunes. Ray Kassar and Nolan Bushnell constantly butted heads, predominantly due to differences in work ethics.

   Atari 2600: 10 Weirdest Facts No One Knew About This Retro Console

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   Are Atari Games really bad?

   • You're correct, Atari games ARE generally poor in comparison to what came later. The best you can do these days is to try to appreciate them in context of where video gaming was at in the late 70s and early 80s. And also understand that these first steps directly led to the video games we have today. I could not have said it any better.

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   Is Atari 2600 a second generation console?

   • The Atari 2600 was part of the second generation of home consoles. It eclipsed its competitors with estimated sales figures of 30 million, and the other second-generation consoles, the ColecoVision, Odyssey, and Intellivision, were unable to even reach combined sales of 10 million.

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   Is Pong an Atari 2600?

   • Atari was massively popular. The 2600 was sold from 1977 to 1992. It has the longest lifespan of any console. It also sold over 30 million units worldwide, making it the 10th most successful console in history. It outsold the original Xbox and the N64. Pong isn't really an Atari 2600 game. They did sell a version of it, but Pong is from 1975.

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9. indiegamerchick.com › 2023/01/24 › e-t-the-extraE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The Definitive Review (Atari 2600 ...

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   Jan 24, 2023 · The Extra – Terrestrial for the Atari 2600. It’s been cited as the worst game ever made so often that a game critic saying “no, it’s not really THAT bad” is practically a rite of passage. Now, it’s my turn. E.T. for the Atari 2600 isn’t really THAT bad. It’s just very boring.