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	Atari 2600 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Atari then licensed the smash arcade hit Space Invaders by Taito, which greatly increased the unit's popularity when it was released in May 1980, doubling sales again to over 2 million units.
		Atari continued to scoop up licenses during the shelf life of the 2600, the most prominent of which included Pac-Man and E.T. Public disappointment with these two latter titles and the market saturation of bad third-party titles are cited as big reasons for the video game crash of 1983.
		Atari 2600 games were originally limited to a maximum size of 4 kilobytes, while a CD-ROM, still the most common medium on which modern games are sold, can hold about 650 megabytes, or 162,000 times as much.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atari_2600 (2394 words)

	Games Department: Atari VCS
		The VCS is a good-looking little machine made of fl and brown simulated-wood plastic.
		Atari now has nearly 20 such competitors, which certainly contributed to the Warner Communication "bombshell" that Atari games were not selling as well as previously.
		The Atari VCS versions are not identical to the coin-ops (neither are the 400/800 versions), but they capture the feel and personality of the games.
	www.atarimagazines.com /v2n2/atarivcs.html (1342 words)

	Atari 2600
		The Atari 2600, released in 1977, was the first successful video game console to use plug-in cartridgess instead of having one or more games built in.
		Atari continued to scoop up licenses during the shelf life of the 2600, the most prominent of which included Pac Man and E.T. (video game).
		Also, the Atari had no on board secondary storage, whereas such storage in the form of hard disk drives on today's systems will often have a capacity of 100 GB or so.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/at/atari_2600.html (1973 words)

	Atari 2600 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was originally known as the Atari VCS, for Video Computer System, and the name "Atari 2600" was first used in 1982, after the release of the more advanced (Click link for more info and facts about Atari 5200) Atari 5200.
		Atari attempted to block third-party development for the 2600 in court but failed, and soon other publishers, such as (Click link for more info and facts about Imagic) Imagic and (Click link for more info and facts about Coleco) Coleco, entered the market.
		The Atari 2600 continued to sell in the USA and Europe until 1989, and continued to sell in (A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities) PAL version in Asian nations until the early 1990s.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/at/atari_2600.htm (2306 words)

	The Atari 2600 Video Computer System
		So the idea around the Atari 2600 was to design a new system that would have a shelf life of up to 2-3 years.
		The Atari 2600 version of Pac Man was written by Todd Fry who, although he was talented Atari 2600 programmer did not like Pac Man and did a sloppy half-effort of porting the game to the Atari 2600.
		Todd also worked on the Atari Swordquest series and also was putting the finishing touches on an Atari 2600 version of Xevious (a feat of masterful programming since the game was so complex) when Atari was sold, 2600 Xevious was never finished or released.
	www.atarimuseum.com /videogames/consoles/2600/atari2600.html (696 words)

	System16 - Atari History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Atari releases Earthworld for the Atari VCS, the first title in a planned four-part adventure series, along with an accompanying contest.
		Under pressure from the Mattel Intellivision and the Colecovision, Atari releases the Atari 5200 (and renames the Atari VCS to the Atari 2600).
		Atari announces that 50,000 units would be sold in New York, San Francisco, Paris, and London in October, with worldwide release in 1994.
	www.system16.com /atari/history.html (2897 words)

	Zogging Hell!!!
		Atari and Atari logo is copyright of Infogrames.
		The original VCS with it's kitchen grill looks (in both six and four button variants) and the newer VCS, including the 2600 junior, with it's door wedge (or ST with no keyboard) styling.
		Most Atari machines seem to age looks-wise quite well, which is more than can be said for their competitors.
	www.zhell.co.uk /2600.html (248 words)

	Atari VCS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Atari VCS was a massively successful machine that brought videogaming to the masses.
		Two variants were released, the first with 6 rocker style switches on the front panel, and the second with 4 rocker switches and the difficulty switches moved to the back panel.
		The VCS underwent a radical style makeover and became the 2600.
	www.btinternet.com /~ellsons/atarivcs.htm (110 words)

	AtariAge - 2600 Consoles and Clones
		The Atari 2600 had quite a long lifespan, and in that time Atari issued several versions of the console.
		Introduced in 1980, the CX2600A model VCS is functionally identical to the CX2600, but two of the switches have been moved to the top of the unit, and those two switches are much smaller.
		Sears purchased the rights to sell the Atari 2600 in their stores, and changed the name and packaging to a Sears brand, as was typical of them.
	www.atariage.com /2600/archives/consoles.html (1144 words)

	ClassicGaming.com - The Museum: Atari 2600 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Atari wasn't very happy about having to deal with this new competition (as Atari was the sole producer of VCS games prior to Activision's formation), and at the time they didn't realize that this was the beginning of the end of their software dominance.
		Atari proposed their "My First Computer" add-on; Entex proposed the "Piggyback"; Unitronics pushed "The Expander"; and Spectravideo came up with "Compumate." They all failed miserably (or weren't even released), and were crushed by competing home computers and console systems.
		Atari was then brought back to life in February of 1998, when JTS sold Atari to Hasbro.
	www.classicgaming.com /museum/2600 (1464 words)

	AtariAge - Atari 2600 History
		Atari needed a mega-hit in 1980 in order to squash the competition, and they found it in the home version of a game from Japan called Space Invaders.
		Atari released the home version of Asteroids, which was a huge success.
		Atari decided that maybe it would be a good idea to release the 7800 units it had in storage, and produce some more 2600 games.
	www.atariage.com /2600?SystemID=2600 (1443 words)

	A Brief History of Home Video Games
		Nolan Bushnell started Atari when he was twenty-nine years old with $250 of his own money, and had sold the company for $28 million in four years.
		Atari would even strike unprecedented deals with Paramount for exclusive rights for two of the biggest blockbuster movies of all time, E.T. and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
		Atari's success with the 2600 would continue for five more years during which time five billion dollars worth of Atari VCS/2600 systems and products would be sold.
	www.geekcomix.com /vgh/second/at2600.shtml (447 words)

	Condensed Atari History
		Atari Corp. announced more games for the Atari VCS, most of which are re-releases of earlier games from third party developers.
		Atari announced that the Jaguar, a 64-bit cartridge based console, will be released in the summer of 1993 with a suggested retail price of $150.
		Atari announced that 50,000 units would be sold in New York, San Francisco, Paris, and London in October, with worldwide release slated in 1994.
	www.heartbone.com /comphist/Atari.htm (3385 words)

	Grand Text Auto » An Atari VCS Curriculum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		However, it’s worth noting that a few of the less compelling Atari VCS cartridge categories remain unrepresented here: sports games (see the Intellivision for early influential games in that category), board and card games, and educational games are all missing.
		Video capability: Atari was better than most, but the colours were pretty restricted - not in range, but in the number of simultaneous different ones you could have on the screen at once.
		So we should be able to find games on the Atari VCS that are really exemplary for their gameplay - and I think the ones I listed are some of several in that category.
	grandtextauto.gatech.edu /2004/06/06/an-atari-vcs-curriculum (6167 words)

	Atari 2600 VCS Legacy
		The VCS was so wildly embraced by families everywhere that many referred to it as the 'third television network' by many at that time.
		They also saw the hugh profits that the VCS was generating and began tapping into the market by either producing for the Atari VCS or trying to compete with it.
		It was on March 13, 1998 that JTS Corporation sold Atari (and all of Atari's intellectual property) to Hasbro Interactive, Inc. for a sum of five million dollars.
	home.olemiss.edu /~badwf/atari2600.html (1611 words)

	OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A new generation of games was born in the summer of 1977, a new concept revolutionizing leisure will let small leading and foreseeing companies make billions of dollars.
		Although the Atari VCS is not the first video game console ever, it will become a star while beginning in November of 1977.
		In 1982, the VCS becomes “2600” until Atari is sold in 1984, followed by new versions “5200” and “7800”.
	www.old-computers.com /museum/computer.asp?st=2&c=878 (290 words)

	Stella - A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This system, later renamed the Atari 2600, took the industry by storm and dominated the marketplace for years to come.
		Atari enjoyed strong sales in 1978 and a fantastic holiday season, as Atari released more games such as Outlaw, Spacewar, and Breakout.
		Stella is a freely distributed multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator; originally developed for Linux by Bradford W. Mott.
	stella.sourceforge.net /docs/stella.html (7282 words)

	Binary Dinosaurs - Atari CX2600 VCS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Released in 1977 and marketed in the UK by Ingersoll, the VCS was (and still is) a massive hit.
		Its games were simple and blocky, the sound was poor and the graphics left a lot to be desired, but bugger me were they addictive!
		Also remember that O'Shea ltd have thousands of unopened VCS games in their limestone cavern, for $2 a pop.
	www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk /Museum/Atari/vcs.php (108 words)

	OpenHere - Games, Video, Console Platforms, Atari, Vcs Family
		Images of adds, catalogs, promotional materials, and a chronological history of Atari 2600 games sold in the United States.
		Atari Age - bringing you the latest Atari news and preserving Atari history.
		The Atari 7800 ProSystem is undeniably one of the most classic video game systems of all time.
	www.openhere.com /games/video/console-platforms/atari/vcs-family (170 words)

	Acorn Gaming: Emulation - Atari VCS 2600 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Probably the most famous Atari 2600 game is the classic Pitfall, recently resurrected into a 32-bit generation game but not to the same level of success.
		This console saw Atari crown itself and then bury itself - quite literally, in the case of the ill-fated ET game...
		Play arcade games with the Capcom Play emulator from David McEwen, a RISC OS original that's now been updated to version 1.25a.
	www.acorn-gaming.org.uk /index.php3?p=Emulation/A2600 (102 words)

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		The Synthcart is an Atari 2600 cartridge that turns your 2600 into a pop music sensation, letting you play music using a pair of Atari's keyboard controllers.
		The Atari demands a lot of the processor’s time to draw the screen.
		A: The sound is generated by the Atari 2600's built in sound chip (the TIA).
	qotile.net /synth.html (1297 words)

	Atari VCS Console (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is my favorite paddle game, and one of my all-time Atari favorites.
		You will be able to take this system out of the box, and be playing some of the best Atari games in minutes.
		Most will be related to oxidized contacts, which can be remedied with steel wool or some rubbing alcohol.
	www.stupidcatchphrase.com (359 words)

	ATARI VCS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		These are likely to be the carts that the VCS was bundled with.
		I've always had a fascination with technology that brings a new concept to the mass market, thats why the Atari VCS appeals to me. Strangely at the time when it was a current leading edge games console I really hated it because it "wasn't a proper computer".
		Many of the games for the VCS are designed around the limited computing power available at the time, these can be highly addictive - just invite some friends over and play some of the video olympics games (not basketball though because its too strange), you'll forget diablo and quake very quickly!
	www.unknown.demon.co.uk /phil/atari.html (1029 words)

	Atari VCS Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This section of the screen is devoted to reviews of the Atari VCS games I own.
		The Atari VCS can easily do better than this.
		The game your Atari VCS was made for.
	homepages.shu.ac.uk /~awblack/vcsreviews.htm (1431 words)

	Omniseek: /Games /Console Games /Atari /VCS Family /
		Atari 2600 news, rarity guide, instruction manual archive, hardware and software gallery, reference library, and much more.
		The Atari Video Computer System (VCS) began life in late 1977, with a price tag of $199.95.
		By Dan Gutman It used to be that computer owners could dismiss the Atari 2600 VCS (Video Computer System) as a mere plaything that temporarily infatuated millions of Americans.
	www.omniseek.com /srch/{24106} (517 words)

	informationsphere.com: Atari VCS
		The first home videogame system to achieve major consumer success, the Atari VCS (Video Computer System), later renamed the 2600, sported an 1.19 MHz 6507 processor and 128 bytes of RAM.
		Graphically primitive, it was amazingly popular, creating an awesome boom and raking in hundreds of millions of dollars for Atari.
		The top-cartridges for the VSC-System were Centipede, Super Breakout, Missile Command and Adventure (all from Atari), Activisions Pitfall and Namcos Pac-Man. Combat, Space Invaders and E.T. were very popular too.
	www.informationsphere.com /html/610.htm (232 words)

	AtariGuide - Atari 2600 VCS and Classic Game Collectors Resource
		The most complete free source for Atari 2600 information anywhere.
		We've also got Atari 2600 consoles, Joysticks, and Accessories for sale in the store.
		Visit the buy it now info page for details on ordering by mail, or drop us a line.
	www.atariguide.com (473 words)

	Stella - A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Other frontends can be found at the Atari Age website under 2600 - Emulation.
		Indicates which paddle the mouse should emulate or that real Atari 2600 paddles are being used (defaults to paddle 0).
		The DOS and Linux versions of Stella support real Atari 2600 paddles using a special adaptor which connects to the PC game port.
	cvs.sourceforge.net /viewcvs.py/stella/stella/docs/stella.html?rev=1.12 (7393 words)

	Atari 2600 VCS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Atari VCS, what can you say, it owned the video game market.
		It didn't have the best graphics or the best sound but it still sold more systems and had more games than any other system at the time.
		Email me if you have something for the VCS to pass along.
	www.trailingedge.com /~dlw/comp/vghtxtmp.html?key=atari2600&byCompany=0 (148 words)

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