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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). The best-selling video game on the console is Pac-Man, a port of the arcade game of the same name programmed by Tod Frye. [1]
These games were published by Atari, and many were also licensed to Sears, which released these games under its Tele-Games brand, often with different titles. [2] Sears's Tele-Games brand was unrelated to the company Telegames , which also produced cartridges for the Atari 2600 (mostly re-issues of M Network games.) [ 3 ]
The Atari VCS (2021 console) can download and emulate 2600 games via an online store. [91] The Atari Flashback 12 Gold (2023) contains 130 games built-in. [92] The Atari 2600+ (2023) is a replica of the 2600 and is 20% smaller. The 2600+ includes support for original Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges. [93]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Atari 2600 games" ... List of best-selling Atari 2600 video games; 0–9. 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe ...
Atari Vault is a video game collection developed by Code Mystics and published by Atari Interactive for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux via the Steam client.Atari Vault contains titles from Atari, Inc. and Atari Corporation published on the Atari 2600 and arcade cabinets. dating from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
The Atari Greatest Hits series is composed of compilations of Atari arcade games & Atari 2600 games ported to the Nintendo DS and Apple iOS. The Nintendo DS games were split into two volumes released in 2010 and 2011 respectively, while the app was released as a Free-to-play model, and allowed for purchase of the extra games.
GameLine was a dialup game distribution service for the Atari 2600, [1] developed and operated by Control Video Corporation (CVC, now AOL). [2] Subscribers could install the proprietary modem and storage cartridge in their home game console, accessing the GameLine service to download games over a telephone line.
In 2005, SCSIcide, Oystron, Warring Worms, Skeleton+, and Marble Craze were listed as the "Best 2600 Homebrew Games" in the book Gaming Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools by Simon Carless. [25] A demake is a port from a system generations past the 2600. [27] Halo 2600 is a 4 KB game inspired by the Halo series of games. [28]