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The Atari 2600 has been a popular platform for homebrew projects, with 88 games publicly released. Unlike later systems, the Atari 2600 does not require a modchip to run cartridges. Many games are clones of existing games written as programming challenges, [27] often borrowing the name of the original.
In the early 1980s, Mattel's Intellivision video game console was a direct competitor to Atari's Video Computer System (VCS), better known as the Atari 2600. Although Mattel designed and produced video game cartridges for their own system, the company surprised the industry by also releasing simplified versions of its games for the 2600 under the M Network label.
Bank Heist (Atari 2600) Barnstorming (video game) Baseball (Intellivision video game) Basic Math (video game) Basketball (1978 video game) Battlezone (1980 video game) Beamrider; Beany Bopper; Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em; Berzerk (video game) Big Bird's Egg Catch; Blackjack (Atari 2600 video game) Blue Print (video game) Bobby is Going Home; Boulder ...
An award plaque for River Raid selling over one-million copies for Activision given to Carol Shaw. The Atari 2600 (previously known as the Atari VCS) was the most successful home system of its generation, and it was home to many popular games that sold millions of copies (a figure unheard of before).
Video games in this category have been or will be released exclusively on the Atari 2600, and are not available for purchase or download on other video game consoles or personal computers. This does not include emulated re-releases that run on modern systems (e.g., as part of retro anthologies).
Dolphin was designed by Matthew Hubbard. Hubbard started in the video game industry working for Atari in 1980 and joined Activision in 1982. [1] As a child, Hubbard was fascinated by animals, particularly whales and dolphins.
Rift Royale is a battle royale game developed by Easy.gg, the developers behind BedWars and Islands. The game was inspired by Fortnite Battle Royale, and was an attempt to create an "awesome competitive game" within the Roblox platforms limitations. In August 2022, the game was shut down following a mass wave of exploiters rendering the game ...
Home Vision was a Belgian brand used by the company VDI for the distribution of Atari 2600 video games created by the Taiwan-based company Gem International Corporation.. Several games with the Home Vision brand were released later by other companies like ITT Family Games (from Germany) or Rainbow Vision (from T