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Video game console - Atari 2600

    Atari 2600 was one of the first video-gaming consoles using changeable modules with games so-called cartridges. Until then, the majority of consoles was dedicated and have built in one or more games without replacement options. The console was constructed by Joe DeCuir and Jay Miner during 1976, who later worked on the development of 8-bit Atari computers. The console went on sale in 1977 under the name Atari VCS (Video Computer System). In the eighties, it was renamed to Atari 2600 and stayed on the market until the early nineties of the 20th century. Until today, the console still belongs to the best-selling video game systems ever.
    Its hardware was fairly simple. As the CPU, processor MOS 6507 from MOS Technology company was used. This processor is stripped-down version of the 6502. It had 128 bytes of RAM memory, which was integrated in the chip RIOT (MOS6532). The graphics and sound were contolled by chip TIA. As a controller 8 directional digital joysticks with one trigger, paddle and trackball numeric keypad with 12 keys were used.
    The consoles were manufactured separately in version NTSC, PAL and SECAM. Games from individual regions were not compatible and if were used in the console from another region, the colors were displayed badly. Cartridges (modules) with games contained mostly ROM memory of 2 or 4 kilobytes. Later games were up to 32 kb in size. System of cartridges at the time was not encrypted, which allowed third companies to easily develop and sell their games. The most famous example of such producer was Activision company. Thanks to zero encryption, the library of games for the Atari 2600 has more than 1,000 titles.
    The initial price of game consoles in 1977 was set at 199 dollars and was supplied with two joysticks and game cartridges with Combat game. Almost immediately it noticed phenomenal success, and in 1979 these consoles were sold over a million copies, in 1980 two million and in 1982 even eight million. In 1985, an improved version of the console unofficially known as the Atari 2600 Jr. was released. This new variant was smaller and was sold for only $ 50. Its development was a result of the commercial failure of the Atari 5200 console (released in 1982), which should replace the popular 2600 version.
    Since today, Atari 2600 is for many people unforgettable symbol of its time. There are still a lot of fans producing new games, despite the fact that in 2007 the Atari 2600, celebrated his incredible 30th birthday.

Alphabetical list of the games for Atari 2600 hosted at RetroGames.cz:

Name Released Number of hits User rating
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe 1980 41639x 61%
Acid Drop 1992 21142x 51%
Adventure 1980 224748x 73%
Adventures of TRON 1982 41960x 64%
Air Raid 1982 12171x 45%
Air Raiders 1982 48006x 67%
Air-Sea Battle 1977 82090x 68%
Airlock 1982 14134x 50%
Alien 1982 30488x 65%
Amidar 1983 35995x 62%
Armor Battle 1979 9261x 68%
Artillery Duel 1983 38344x 37%
Assault 1983 26296x 45%
Asteroids 1979 63217x 73%
Astrosmash 1981 10091x 69%
Atari Video Cube 1982 9144x 63%
Atlantis 1982 28593x 73%
BMX Air Master 1989 24794x 69%
Bachelor Party 1983 21994x 31%
Backgammon 1979 21547x 55%
Bank Heist 1983 26932x 67%
Barnstorming 1982 23505x 64%
Basic Math 1977 23448x 56%
Basketball 1978 41489x 69%
Battlezone 1980 51072x 72%
Beamrider 1983 26941x 69%
Beany Bopper 1982 14128x 78%
Beat ’Em & Eat ’Em 1982 64471x 52%
Bermuda Triangle 1982 8345x 43%
Berzerk 1982 78450x 76%
Blackjack 1977 17459x 55%
Blueprint 1982 10797x 52%
Bobby is Going Home 1983 30521x 80%
Boing! 1983 10629x 64%
Bowling 1979 33054x 68%
Boxing 1980 78596x 70%
Breakout 1978 103862x 56%
Bridge 1980 13208x 58%
Buck Rogers 1982 10319x 75%
Bugs 1982 4645x 60%
Bump ’N’ Jump 1982 23151x 78%
Bumper Bash 1983 15618x 51%
BurgerTime 1982 23423x 71%
Burning Desire 1982 25310x 43%
California Games 1987 19300x 64%
Canyon Bomber 1978 25629x 54%
Carnival 1982 27693x 75%
Casino 1978 22106x 51%
Centipede 1980 54444x 72%
Challenge 1980 9725x 75%
Checkers 1980 19276x 57%
Chopper Command 1982 30780x 61%
Chuck Norris Superkicks 1983 6991x 50%
Circus Atari 1980 36775x 60%
CocoNuts 1982 12839x 51%
Combat 1977 58714x 70%
Combat Two 1982 19212x 71%
Commando 1985 17232x 63%
Commando Raid 1982 19647x 80%
Communist Mutants 1982 45767x 69%
Condor Attack 1983 18827x 66%
Congo Bongo 1983 19028x 71%
Conquest of Mars 1981 7365x 77%
Cosmic Ark 1982 18288x 76%
Cosmic Commuter 1984 14887x 66%
Cosmic Swarm 1982 12557x 43%
Crack'ed 1988 2644x 50%
Crackpots 1983 18906x 77%
Crazy Climber 1980 13695x 53%
Cross Force 1983 1628x 45%
Crossbow 1983 13289x 59%
Crypts of Chaos 1982 5923x 63%
Crystal Castles 1983 25414x 56%
Custer’s Revenge 1982 148526x 62%
Dark Cavern 1982 26850x 63%
Dark Chambers 1988 12734x 59%
Deadly Duck 1982 31430x 64%
Decathlon 1983 66603x 62%
Defender 1980 44371x 70%
Defender II 1981 24180x 76%
Demolition Herby 1982 13242x 50%
Demon Attack 1982 56166x 81%
Demons to Diamonds 1982 7262x 64%
Desert Falcon 1987 9448x 66%
Dice Puzzle 1983 2879x 38%
Dig Dug 1982 36337x 72%
Dishaster 1983 13516x 39%
Dodge ’Em 1980 35930x 60%
Dolphin 1983 15799x 67%
Donkey Kong 1981 70552x 66%
Donkey Kong Jr. 1982 31733x 70%
Double Dragon 1987 18413x 62%
Dragon Defender 1982 12149x 62%
DragonStomper 1982 61886x 68%
Dragonfire 1982 23193x 78%
Dragster 1980 40421x 65%
E.T. 1982 177223x 46%
Earth Dies Screaming 1983 8759x 52%
Eddy Langfinger 1983 14376x 52%
Edtris 2600 1995 13202x 51%
Eggomania 1983 7767x 60%
Elevator Action 1983 19604x 51%
Enduro 1983 86544x 70%
Entombed 1982 14790x 64%
Escape from the M... 1982 29209x 71%
Fantastic Voyage 1982 19370x 58%
Fast Eddie 1982 24112x 73%
Fast Food 1982 22959x 77%
Fatal Run 1989 19363x 72%
Fathom 1983 6034x 67%
Fire Fighter 1982 20467x 63%
Fire Fly 1983 12209x 41%
Fireball 1982 8309x 45%
Fishing Derby 1980 24933x 62%
Flag Capture 1978 14934x 67%
Flash Gordon 1983 15282x 62%
Football 1978 47637x 52%
Frankenstein’s Monster 1983 17211x 71%
Freeway 1981 48820x 67%
Frogger 1981 67704x 65%
Frogger 2 1984 21553x 73%
Frogs and Flies 1982 25631x 80%
Front Line 1982 15507x 61%
Frostbite 1983 57987x 75%
Galaxian 1979 105854x 70%
Gamma-Attack 1983 6776x 50%
Gangster Alley 1982 20828x 58%
Gas Hog 1983 12994x 63%
General Re-Treat 1982 27115x 58%
Ghost Manor 1983 2058x 60%
Ghostbusters 1984 17433x 56%
Gigolo 1982 17900x 60%
Glacier Patrol 1988 4001x 65%
Golf 1980 15887x 60%
Gopher 1982 17938x 71%
Gorf 1981 29298x 63%
Grand Prix 1982 29326x 64%
Gravitar 1982 19653x 64%
Gremlins 1984 11414x 69%
Ground Zero 1983 7309x 50%
Guardian 1982 1554x 60%
Gyruss 1983 13580x 63%
H.E.R.O. 1984 100752x 80%
Halloween 1983 21193x 70%
Hangman 1978 24397x 57%
Haunted House 1981 36789x 68%
Home Run 1978 11805x 53%
Human Cannonball 1978 20607x 62%
Ice Hockey 1981 26725x 71%
Ikari Warriors 1986 16909x 68%
Infiltrate 1982 3080x 78%
International Soccer 1982 20452x 70%
James Bond 007 1983 8331x 38%
Jawbreaker 1982 45148x 69%
Journey Escape 1982 8976x 60%
Joust 1982 27800x 70%
Jr. Pac-Man 1984 69471x 71%
Jungle Hunt 1983 79275x 71%
Kaboom! 1981 0x 63%
Kangaroo 1983 35194x 62%
Karate 1982 25967x 52%
Keystone Kapers 1983 90554x 70%
King Kong 1982 46436x 60%
Klax 1989 14940x 76%
Knight on the Town 1982 12371x 62%
Krull 1983 11103x 41%
Kung-Fu Master 1984 22034x 72%
Lady Bug 1981 33250x 67%
Laser Blast 1981 25405x 63%
Laser Gates 1983 20117x 70%
Lock ’n’ Chase 1981 19198x 74%
Lost Luggage 1982 22282x 35%
M*A*S*H 1982 22351x 64%
M.A.D. 1982 11016x 59%
Mangia' 1983 8943x 57%
Marauder 1982 6417x 62%
Marine Wars 1983 1918x 81%
Mario Bros. 1983 70396x 59%
Master Builder 1983 16459x 61%
Masters of the Universe 1983 11573x 50%
Math Gran Prix 1982 9815x 51%
Maze Craze 1980 28677x 77%
Mega Force 1982 14540x 65%
Megamania 1982 88780x 81%
Midnight Magic 1984 24545x 79%
Millipede 1982 19409x 76%
Miner 2049er 1982 17981x 77%
Miner 2049er II 1983 12981x 43%
Miniature Golf 1979 16154x 67%
Missile Command 1981 89263x 69%
Missile Control 1983 10026x 58%
Montezuma’s Revenge 1984 194353x 65%
Moon Patrol 1982 61142x 73%
Moonsweeper 1983 3227x 53%
MotoRodeo 1990 7467x 84%
Motocross 1983 16864x 71%
Mountain King 1983 40605x 72%
Mouse Trap 1981 23666x 81%
Mr. Do! 1982 20124x 72%
Mr. Do!'s Castle 1983 7922x 59%
Mr. Postman 1983 13969x 72%
Ms. Pac-Man 1982 43541x 73%
Name This Game 1982 19721x 59%
Night Driver 1976 2983x 70%
Nuts 1983 13938x 62%
Obelix 1983 12191x 54%
Off the Wall 1989 7139x 68%
Oink! 1983 18522x 59%
Othello 1980 18206x 66%
Outlaw 1977 30831x 60%
Pac Kong 1983 30442x 53%
Pac-Man 1980 0x 62%
Pelé’s Soccer 1980 24591x 58%
Pengo 1983 21912x 54%
Pepsi Invaders 1983 30301x 66%
Pete Rose Baseball 1988 23412x 77%
Phaser Patrol 1982 8545x 79%
Phoenix 1980 57003x 69%
Pigs in Space 1983 4208x 55%
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns 1984 69622x 73%
Pitfall! 1982 339903x 77%
Planet Patrol 1982 16664x 75%
Plaque Attack 1983 24666x 70%
Polaris 1980 9234x 78%
Pole Position 1982 95263x 69%
Pooyan 1982 16493x 70%
Popeye 1982 28929x 75%
Pressure Cooker 1983 19758x 72%
Private Eye 1983 11050x 75%
Q*Bert’s Qubes 1983 16829x 51%
Q*bert 1982 27224x 69%
Qb 1984 2043x 57%
Racquetball 1981 16440x 56%
Radar Lock 1989 2715x 40%
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 41227x 55%
Ram It 1982 1289x 45%
Rampage 1986 17815x 52%
Reactor 1982 11205x 69%
RealSports Baseball 1982 7679x 77%
RealSports Boxing 1987 98114x 58%
RealSports Football 1982 27775x 47%
RealSports Soccer 1982 17174x 64%
RealSports Tennis 1983 17978x 53%
RealSports Volleyball 1982 18610x 72%
Reindeer Rescue 2005 4938x 72%
Revenge of the Beef... 1983 5406x 65%
Riddle of the Sphinx 1982 3216x 60%
River Raid 1982 572450x 65%
River Raid II 1988 47393x 58%
Road Runner 1985 22800x 80%
Robin Hood 1983 13592x 71%
Robot Tank 1983 25292x 73%
Roc 'N Rope 1983 7915x 57%
Room of Doom 1982 17836x 75%
Save Mary 1990 23265x 59%
Save Our Ship 1983 15572x 59%
Sea Hawk 1982 19665x 66%
Seaquest 1983 79906x 74%
Secret Quest 1989 24105x 68%
Shark Attack 1982 3328x 62%
Shootin' Gallery 1983 1553x 70%
Skeet Shoot 1981 10861x 40%
Skiing 1980 24491x 70%
Sky Diver 1978 17732x 78%
Sky Jinks 1982 14662x 72%
Sky Skipper 1983 6877x 70%
Slot Machine 1979 13288x 57%
Slot Racers 1978 14116x 78%
Smurf: Rescue ... 1982 29589x 73%
Sneak ’n Peek 1982 29841x 70%
Snoopy and the Red Baron 1983 24237x 78%
Solar Fox 1983 26202x 72%
Solar Storm 1983 6544x 77%
Solaris 1986 22604x 72%
Sorcerer's Apprentice 1983 8636x 58%
Space Attack 1979 5711x 58%
Space Cavern 1982 68383x 52%
Space Invaders 1978 123362x 64%
Space Jockey 1982 30376x 72%
Space Shuttle 1983 19864x 57%
Space War 1978 25793x 52%
Spacechase 1981 8304x 74%
Spider Fighter 1982 25788x 76%
Spider-Man 1982 48294x 66%
Sprint Master 1988 16870x 61%
Spy Hunter 1983 21286x 76%
Squeeze Box 1982 12558x 71%
Stampede 1981 26868x 64%
Star Fox 1983 16073x 55%
Star Raiders 1982 25460x 52%
Star Ship 1977 15613x 78%
Star Trek: Strategic ... 1982 4875x 49%
Star Voyager 1982 10061x 62%
Star Wars: Jedi Arena 1983 36029x 56%
Star Wars: Return of ... 1983 27392x 64%
Star Wars: The Arcade ... 1983 42393x 65%
Star Wars: The Empire ... 1982 103023x 60%
Stargunner 1982 7446x 63%
Starmaster 1982 21116x 63%
Steeplechase 1975 12601x 51%
Stellar Track 1981 10061x 72%
Strategy X 1981 19319x 78%
Strawberry Shortcake 1983 6570x 46%
Street Racer 1977 2167x 50%
Sub Scan 1982 20415x 61%
Submarine Commander 1982 4311x 55%
Subterranea 1983 15445x 72%
Suicide Mission 1982 2859x 50%
Summer Games 1984 5727x 75%
Super Breakout 1979 52959x 57%
Super Challenge Baseball 1982 15495x 57%
Super Challenge Football 1982 15524x 54%
Super Cobra 1981 23315x 58%
Super Football 1989 2259x 80%
Superman 1978 46225x 83%
Surround 1977 23645x 70%
SwordQuest: EarthWorld 1982 24719x 68%
SwordQuest: FireWorld 1982 16485x 66%
SwordQuest: WaterWorld 1983 14856x 51%
TMP Wrestling 1987 4784x 50%
TRON: Deadly Discs 1982 41853x 76%
Tanks But No Tanks 1982 27948x 61%
Tapeworm 1982 12677x 81%
Tapper 1984 42454x 73%
Taz 1983 22934x 58%
Tennis 1981 39182x 59%
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1983 32474x 69%
The Official Frogger 1984 31846x 73%
Threshold 1981 5433x 20%
Thunderground 1983 17287x 67%
Time Pilot 1982 21619x 68%
Tom Boy 1982 27576x 67%
Tomcat: The F-14 ... 1988 9004x 58%
Towering Inferno 1982 12499x 50%
Track & Field 1984 17370x 55%
Trick Shot 1982 17092x 61%
Tunnel Runner 1983 23274x 81%
Turmoil 1982 20291x 65%
Tutankham 1982 3942x 55%
Universal Chaos 1983 17606x 58%
Vanguard 1982 28430x 72%
Venture 1981 19621x 62%
Video Checkers 1980 17081x 57%
Video Chess 1979 21519x 59%
Video Olympics 1977 19594x 64%
Video Pinball 1980 31661x 64%
Wabbit 1982 17192x 57%
Walker 1983 12377x 41%
Wall-Defender 1983 24544x 60%
Warlords 1981 31590x 70%
Wing War 1983 5851x 57%
Winter Games 1985 26425x 61%
Wizard of Wor 1980 20167x 60%
Word Zapper 1982 4699x 75%
Worm War I 1982 20152x 73%
X-Man 1983 80328x 55%
Xenophobe 1988 15446x 65%
Xevious 1982 18966x 58%
Yars’ Revenge 1981 36039x 79%
Z-Tack 1983 28098x 51%
Zaxxon 1982 24692x 66%

All information in this article are taken from the servers: http://www.wikipedia.org/, http://www.root.cz/ and http://www.atariportal.cz/.


Atari 2600 four-switch 'wood veneer' version, dating from 1980–82
 

Technical data:
Manufacturer: Atari, Inc.
Generation: second
Retail availability: September 1977 (USA)
January 1978 (Europe)
October 1983 (Japan)
Discontinued: January 1992
Units sold: 30 million (As of 2004)
Media: ROM cartridge, Tape
Processor (CPU): MOS 6507 @ 1,19 MHz
Screen resolution: 192 x 160
Colors: 128 (max 4 per line)
Controller input: Joystick
Paddles
Driving Controller
Trak-Ball
Keypad
Manual: Atari_2600.pdf
Best-selling game: Pac-Man (7 million)
Predecessor: Atari Pong (1972)
Successor: Atari 5200 (1982)

 

Most popular games:

Atari 2600: Pac-Man Pac-Man

Atari 2600: River Raid River Raid

Atari 2600: Pitfall! Pitfall!

Atari 2600: Keystone Kapers Keystone Kapers

Atari 2600: Enduro Enduro

Atari 2600: Galaxian Galaxian

Atari 2600: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Atari 2600: Frostbite Frostbite

Atari 2600: Frogger Frogger

Atari 2600: Adventure Adventure

Atari 2600: Megamania Megamania

Atari 2600: Berzerk Berzerk

Atari 2600: Montezuma's Revenge Montezuma's Revenge

Atari 2600: Pole Position Pole Position

Atari 2600: Jungle Hunt Jungle Hunt

Atari 2600: Space Invaders Space Invaders

Atari 2600: Seaquest Seaquest

Atari 2600: H.E.R.O. H.E.R.O.

Atari 2600: Boxing Boxing

Atari 2600: Asteroids Asteroids

Atari 2600: Custer's Revenge Custer's Revenge

Atari 2600: Breakout Breakout

Atari 2600: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Atari 2600: RealSports Boxing RealSports Boxing

Atari 2600: Missile Command Missile Command

Atari 2600: Air-Sea Battle Air-Sea Battle


 

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