"IT'S TIME FOR THE EMULATOR!" ON THIS EPISODE (ATARI 2600)
2Also known as
Atari VCS (prior to November 1982)
Manufacturer
Atari, Inc.
Type
Home video game console
Generation
Second generation
Release date
NA: September 1977
EU: 1978
JP: October 1983 (Atari 2800)
Lifespan
1977–1992
Introductory price
US$199 (equivalent to $849.88 in 2020)
Discontinued
January 1, 1992[1]
Units sold
30 million (as of 2004)[2]
Media
ROM cartridge
CPU
8-bit MOS Technology 6507 @ 1.19 MHz
Memory
128 bytes RAM
Graphics
Television Interface Adaptor
Controller input
JoystickpaddlesdrivingkeypadTrak-Ball
Best-selling game
Pac-Man, 7.9 million (as of 1983)[3]
Predecessor
Atari Home Pong
Successor
Atari 8-bit family / Atari 5200
The Atari 2600, branded as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS) until November 1982, is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released in September 1977, it popularized the use of microprocessor-based hardware and of 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[4] and later Pac-Man.[5]
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