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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.
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.
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
Nov 13, 2024 · October 1977: The Atari 2600 console is released during the height of the handheld video game craze, by Atari, Inc. It retails at $199, a price point to this day that represents the benchmark for video game consoles. 8 additional games were sold seperately.
Sep 10, 2022 · On Sept. 11, 1977, Atari unveiled the Video Computer System (VCS). It wasn’t the first game console, or even the first console to accept cartridges. But the Atari 2600, as the VCS came to...
The Atari 2600, originally sold as the Atari Video Computer System or Atari VCS until November 1982, is a home video game console from Atari, Inc. Released on 11 September 1977, it is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and games contained on ROM cartridges.
May 25, 2023 · The Atari 2600, originally branded as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS) until November 1982, is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released on September 11, 1977, it popularized the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having the game “hard-wired” into ...
