Atari 2600

The Atari 2600 had a limited hardware, and minimal resources, but talented programmers performed miracles and tricks that resulted in creative and incredibly fun games that made this console a big hit and beloved to this day.

Console Name: Atari VCS
Release Date: September 11, 1977
Original Price: US$ 199.00
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Atari, Inc
Discontinued In: January 1, 1992
Main media: ROM cartridge
Units sold: 30 million
Number of Games: 526
Predecessor: Atari Home Pong
Successor: Atari 5200
Backwards compatibility: n/a
Related to:

• Coleco Gemini (licensed clone)
• Onyx Junior (unlicensed clone)
• CCE Supergame (unlicensed clone)
• Dynavision (unlicensed clone)

Technical Specifications

CPU: 6507 8-bits, 1.19 MHz.
RAM: (chip PIA 6532) 128 Bytes.
Colors and Sound: (chip TIA 1A)128 colors, resolution 160×192, 2 channels.