Atari 2600
Dublin Core
Title
Atari 2600
Subject
A home gaming console popular in the early 1980's
Description
The posterchild for the second generation of home video game consoles, the Atari 2600 helped introduce interchangeable cartridge-based consoles to American households, replacing from fixed single-game devices. Originally released in 1977, the 2600 saw great financial success in the early 1980's, releasing two design revisions by 1982. However, due to an influx of poor quality third party titles and poor licensing decisions, Atari contributed to their own downfall in the Great Video Game Crash of 1983, marking a definite end to most consoles at the time.
Creator
Atari Corporation
Source
“Gamasutra - A History of Gaming Platforms: Atari 2600 Video Computer System/VCS.” n.d. Accessed March 23, 2021. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131956/a_history_of_gaming_platforms_.php?print=1.
Publisher
gamasutra.com
Date
1977-1984
Language
English
Type
Online Article
Collection
Citation
Atari Corporation, “Atari 2600,” Technology of the 1980s, accessed April 25, 2024, https://1980stechexploration.omeka.net/items/show/7.