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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.
Pages in category "Atari 2600 games" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 318 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
It was one of three cartridges to accompany the introduction of the Atari keyboard controller, an add-on launched in response to claims of false advertising that the VCS is a "computer" (the other two were Hunt & Score and Brain Games). [2] The cover art for the game is by Chris Spohn, who created the cover art for many early Atari games. [3] [4]
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).
Games by Apollo Inc. (also known as Apollo) was a third-party developer of games for the Atari 2600 video game system, based in Richardson, Texas.It was founded in October 1981 by Pat Roper as a subsidiary of his National Career Consultants (NCC). [1]
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).
Launched as the Atari Video Computer System in 1977, [7] the console was renamed the Atari 2600 in 1982. Between Atari and third-party publishers, hundreds of games were released for it, [8] with some selling millions of copies. [9] The 2600 continued to be manufactured through the 1980s, long past its peak years, until Atari Corporation ...