Donkey Kong - Atari 2600 Retro Replay

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Published on January 3, 2023 7:46:44 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UqD1D2Xlwc

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Donkey Kong (1981)

Duration: 9:03

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Ahh the Atari 2600, the video game console that started me on my journey of playing video games. Well, it really started with the Sears Tele Games Stunt Cycle game but I would say the Atari 2600 really captured it for me. Sure the graphics are lame nowadays but back then in the 70's and being 12 years old this was the bomb... So, I'm replaying some of my favorites and sharing the footage for others to enjoy and remember.

The Atari 2600, initially branded as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS) from its release until November 1982, is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released in September 1977, it popularized microprocessor-based hardware and games stored on swappable ROM cartridges, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F in 1976. The VCS was bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a game cartridge—initially Combat and later Pac-Man.

The Atari VCS launched in 1977 with nine simple, low-resolution games in 2 KB cartridges. The system's first killer app was the home conversion of Taito's arcade game Space Invaders in 1980. The VCS became widely successful, leading to the founding of Activision and other third-party game developers and to competition from console manufacturers Mattel and Coleco. By the end of its primary lifecycle in 1983–84, games for the 2600 were using more than four times the storage size of the launch games with significantly more advanced visuals and gameplay than the system was designed for, such as Activision's Pitfall!

Also known as - Atari VCS (prior to November 1982)
Manufacturer - Atari, Inc.
Type - Home video game console
Generation - Second
Release date - NA: September 1977
EU: 1978
FRA: 1982
JP: October 1983 (Atari 2800)
Lifespan 1977–1992
Introductory price - US$189.95 (equivalent to $850 in 2021)
Discontinued - January 1, 1992
Units sold - 30 million (as of 2004)
Media - ROM cartridge
CPU - 8-bit MOS Technology 6507 @ 1.19 MHz
Memory 128 bytes RAM
Graphics - Television Interface Adaptor
Controller input - Joystick paddles driving keypad Trak-Ball
Best-selling game - Pac-Man, 8 million (as of 1990)
Predecessor - Atari Home Pong
Successor - Atari 5200

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