Atari 2600
Atari 2600

The Atari 2600, released in 1977, is the first successful video game console to use plug-in cartridges instead of having one or more games built in. Originally known as the Atari VCS—for Video Computer System—the machine's name was changed to "Atari 2600" (from the unit's Atari part number, CX2600) in 1982, after the release of the more advanced Atari 5200. It was wildly successful, and during the 1980s, "Atari" was a synonym for this model in mainstream media. The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a cartridge game.

Atari had spun off an engineering think-tank in 1975 called Cyan Engineering to research next-generation video game systems, and had been working on a prototype known as "Stella" (named after one of the engineers' bicycles) for some time. Unlike prior generations of machines which used custom logic to play a small number of games, Stella's core was a complete CPU, the famous MOS Technology 6502 in a cost-reduced version, known as the 6507. It was combined with a RAM-and-I/O chip, the MOS Technology 6532, and a display and sound chip of their own design known as the TIA, for Television Interface Adaptor.

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In this game, you're Popeye! And your goal is to catch all of Olive's hearts, notes and x's (kisses!) before they hit the water and sink - or before Brutus or the Sea Hag's bottles knock you overboard. Each time you complete a round, you'll automatically proceed to the next - and more difficult one.
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The safety of a nearby aircraft carrier is in your hands. You are the ace of a supersonic F-22, the latest, most powerful airborne weapon yet created. Below is the carrier, above is the enemy. Your enemies are nowhere in sight and it is up to you to clear the skies.
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Your ship is trapped inside the heart of a nuclear reactor - a reactor whose core is rapidly approaching melt-down. As nuclear particles bombard your craft you must act quickly to blast them and destroy the reactor's control rods. If you succeed, the core will shrink. But if you don't the reactor's core expands leaving less room to...
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Do you like to play volleyball on the beach? Well, this Atari Real Sports Volleyball game offers a beach setting; the sea, the sand, the sun and even a shark!
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Mission: Code name River Raid. Jet down the river. Break the enemy blockade and blast the brides to halt enemy troop advances. Terrain: Code name River of no return. An ever changing, ever challenging waterway. Expect huge islands, narrow channels and treacherous bays crawling with enemy choppers, tankers and jets. Weaponry: Code name...
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Radical moves, dude! The crowd freaks out as you blast by on your blazin' board. darting and slicing through the tubes and over that last killer ramp to win the Worldwide Skateboard Champion Trophy. Riinnngggg!!! Bummer - your alarm clock!! You've been dreaming again. and now there's, like, five minutes to get to school. One more...
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You and you opponent blast off into space. Each player controls one Star Ship. The object is to score points by shooting your opponents Star Ship with missiles. Just aim the nose of your Star Ship in the direction you want and fire. A seventeen game program for one or two players.
The box is a bit scruffy
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Speed into the Sprint Master hall of fame! Choose your track, from practice-calibre squares to the curvaceous championship courses. Rev up at the starting line, and take off! Keep a good grip on the controls. You'll need a delicate touch and a cool head to avoid sliding into the wall on those arcing curves. Watch your time. Take advantage of the...
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Here's video game action as wild as the Wild West. Ride fast and rope as many stampeding calves as you can. They're all worth points. But keep your eyeballs peeling. You won't always be travelling on 'happy trails'. Since these critters don't all gallop at the same speed, it takes a real cowpuncher to keep 'em herded. And, it takes a lot of fancy...
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Challenge a friend or match your reflexes against our very tough computer pro. Here's video tennis that looks, sounds and plays like the real thing. Lay down drop shots, rally from the baseline, or attock your opponent with cross-court volleys. You can even sharply angle your serves to finesse your way to victory. And just like real tennis, "Deuce...
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Here's a 2600 cartridge that combines the realism of a Flight Simulator and the action of a fighter game to create an exciting new Fighter Simulator. As a Naval Aviator on Blue Water Operations you'll experience all the challenge and danger of Search and Destroy missions. From plane shaking G-Forces at takeoff to the intense concentration of a...
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Join the vanguard on a thrilling space exploration odyssey. Through perilous tunnels you'll fight your way to the fabulous city of mystery and the great Gond. Based on the popular video arcade game.
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Get ready to capture the Gold in Winter Games. And what and incredible setting - completely realistic winter wonderland featuring seven action-packed events. You compete against your friends or go solo.
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