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The list contains 517 games, divided into three sections: Games published by Atari and Sears. Games published by third parties. Hobbyist-developed games after the system was discontinued. The console was released with nine cartridges: Air-Sea Battle, Basic Math, Blackjack, Combat, Indy 500, Star Ship, Street Racer, Surround and Video Olympics.
There are 601 video games on Atari 2600. They were released between the years 1977 and 2023. 512 people from 187 developers and publishers are credited with these titles!
Jan 13, 2009 · I decided to limit my definition of a game to represent unique individual games that were released in North America as NTSC games between 1977 and 1992, and are available to be purchased on various auction websites or can be dowloaded to play on your computer today.
Oct 30, 2024 · You'll find out that the actual number of games to get gets tricky, but there's some good lists out there. My guess is you will spend 20% of the total on the first 80% of the collection and 80% of the total cost on that final 20%.
- The Illusion of Competition
- Cutthroat Competition
- Consolidation
The illusion of competition came from Sears. Atari sold a private label version of the Atari 2600 through Sears called the Sears Video Arcade. And that makes things confusing. Sears sold their own versions of 58 titles. They had an Atari copyright on the cartridge and the box, but had the Sears and Tele-Games names plastered all over the cartridge ...
Initially, first-party titles were the only titles game consoles got. The company that made the hardware also sold the software. In some cases, the engineers who designed the hardware even wrote some game cartridges. But the authors of several popular Atari games grew unhappy. They were writing popular titles and outselling their peers, but they al...
The flood of low quality titles led to the video game crash of 1983. Atari changed ownership, retreated from the game console market, and tried to focus on computers. Then in 1986, Atari decided to try again. And in many cases, those third party publishers weren’t in good enough financial shape to come back, or didn’t want to. Atari licensed some t...
Atari 2600 Game list & price guide. Prices for all 944 2600 Games, accessories and consoles. Prices are updated based upon Atari 2600 listings that sold on eBay and other marketplaces.
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The Atari VCS (2021 console) can download and emulate 2600 games via an online store. [87] The Atari Flashback 12 Gold (2023) contains 130 games built-in. [88] The Atari 2600+ (2023) is a replica of the 2600 and 20% smaller. The 2600+ includes support for original Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges. [89]
