| Manufacturer: | Atari |
| Developer: | Atari |
| CPU: | MOS Technology 6507 |
| Memory: | 128 bytes RAM |
| Graphics: | 128-color palette |
| Sound: | Television Interface Adaptor |
| Medium: | Cartridge |
| Controllers: | 2 |
The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in. The first game console to use this format was the Fairchild Channel F; however, the Atari 2600 receives credit for making the plug-in concept popular among the game-playing public.
The console was originally sold as the Atari VCS, for Video Computer System. Following the release of the Atari 5200, in 1982, the VCS was renamed "Atari 2600", after the unit's Atari part number, CX2600. The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a cartridge game—initially Combat and later Pac-Man.
The Atari 2600 was wildly successful, and during much of the 1980s, "Atari" was a synonym for this model in mainstream media and, by extension, for video games in general.
Latest Releases on Atari 2600
Gunfire
Conceptual minigame. From the author, "Atarius Maximus": "I started reading @Karl G's most excellent Minikernel Developers Guide and thought it wou...
Alien Force
Year of publication of the game: 1998, Company Nova32, Programmer Rolando Fernández Benavidez. Are you a nostalgic 8-bit games for Atari 2600?? ...
Tutankham Arcade
You are Dr. Harold Carver, famous professor and archeologist on a quest to retrieve the secret treasures of King Tutankhamun from the ruins of ancient...
City Defence
You're at control of the maingun to lock-on incoming targets and defend your capital. Warheads are raining in and the citizens are depending on you to...
Ature
Ature is an adventure game with RPG elements, it's an attempt to create a scaled down Zelda-like game on the 2600. It was developed by Beoran. The gam...
1945: V1 over London
1945: V1 over London is a Blitz clone for the Atari 2600. You play as a German WWII pilot during the London Blitz.
1943
You are a Anti-Aircraft commander in WW2 and your mission is to shoot down enemy airplanes. you have 51 shots. Have fun!
Robot Zed
One robot remains in the force and it's up to you rescue your fallen robot colleagues. You control the last Robot, Robot Zed. In each area, you must f...
SwordQuest AirWorld
The fabled fourth action-adventure game from the Swordquest series is no longer a myth. Created by Digital Eclipse and based on the design concepts f...
Dare Devil
You are the Dare Devil, always looking for a new challenge. You do not know fear, you know only the rush of wind as your parachute carries you to the ...
Tyre Trax
Get set for the race of your life. With Tyre Trax you are about to embark on a daredevil race across challenging terrain avoiding obstacles and traps....
CCE Bobby is Going Home
Bobby Is Going Home é um jogo de plataforma que segue um estilo que foi imortalizado por Super Mario, onde o jogador deve atravessar a fase antes que ...
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Elevator Agent
You are Agent 23 on a special mission to sneak into the enemy headquarters, steal the briefcases of top secret documents and escape in the getaway car...
10 Games in 1
Games included: Adventure Combat Dodge 'Em Haunted House Maze Craze Missile Command RealSports Volleyball Surround Video Pinball Yar's Reven...
Slide Boy in Maze Land
Its mechanics is pressty simple: slide through the room, avoid obstacles, activate some switches and exit the room. You just have to use the stick to ...
Mega Man Demo
Here's the binary mega man demo from the iam8bit 2007 show. It was done on a tight deadline and uses modified batari basic, there's quite a bit of str...
Punch-Out!! 2600
A demake of the NES Punch-Out!! can run on the Atari 2600! Features 5 fights: Glass Joe, Piston Honda, King Hippo, Great Tiger, and Super Macho Man! ...