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Air Raid Atari 2600 video game goes for $31,600

Being a pack rat does have its advantages if the stars are properly aligned – take Tanner Sandlin’s case for example. He forked out anywhere from $5 to $10 when he was a 10-year old kid for the Air Raid … Continue reading

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Atari 2600 Prototypes

Launched in 1977, the 2600 is considered by many to be the first true programmable home video game system. While this may not technically be true (the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II were released several months earlier), it … Continue reading

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The Atari 2600 VCS

The popularity of the Atari 2600 VCS is what really began the video game movement. Developed by Atari and led by Nolan Bushnell, the Atari 2600 was released in 1977 after Atari merged with Warner Communications. But the story really … Continue reading

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The Atari 2600 Trakball

The Atari Trakball Concepts (A look at the original Designs) Another superb home version of the trakball. Again Dan Kramer and Levon Mitchell did the electro-mechanicals on this controller and also did a special version (the Dan-Levon version for the … Continue reading

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The Atari 2600A

The original Atari 2600 is referred to as “The Heavy Sixer” due to its heavy weight and its 6 selection switches on the front of the console. An interesting note about the Atari 2600 and 2600A is that about 75% … Continue reading

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The Atari Kids Controller Prototype

Before changing its color to a more kid-friendly BLUE, the original kids controllers were standard Atari 2600 black like most of its other peripherals, this is Pilot-Run #28. It is fully functional and has all the same mechanics as the … Continue reading

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The Atari 2600 Remote Controlled Joystick

Perhaps a spin-off from the Atari 2700 remote controlled console, the Atari 2600 remote controlled joysticks allowed players the freedom of setting back away from the console comfortably on the couch and play their favorite games in total comfort… (not … Continue reading

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The Atari 2600 – The Console That Created and Destroyed an Empire

Atari says goodbye to Pong and Calls Out to “STELLA!” When Atari released their arcade game Pong as a pre-programmed dedicated home gaming unit, it was a monumental hit and soon mimicked by every electronics manufacturer imaginable. In just a … Continue reading

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The Atari 2600 – A Profile of the Longest Running Console in History

After conquering homes and arcades with Pong in the early 70s, Atari sought out to reinvent the home gaming market with a console unit capable of a constantly growing library of interchangeable games. This would eventually evolve into the Atari … Continue reading

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Atari 2200 (2600jr Original Prototype)

Regan Cheng had drawn up many design sketches of various Portable Atari Designs for a project called Atari 2200, however it seems this moniker was also used for another project, a new low cost, low profile Atari VCS was updated … Continue reading

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