Pros: Some classic great games that kids would still enjoy today. Cons: Like most classics it died many years ago for bigger and better things.
This was the hottest thing on the market in the late 70's early 80's. I remember begging my parents for this when I was nine. I had my choice of getting the Intellivision game system or this Atari 2600. Well I picked Atari because I had played many of...
Pros: Classic games. Classic graphics. Cons: Only used ones can be found which can mean bad quality. Be careful when purchasing.
My Background with Video Games
I am now the proud owner of an Atari 2600. I never had one as a child, though I was blessed with Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Playstation, and a Nintendo64. As you can tell,...
Pros: Loads of cool and easy to play arcade classics to pick from. Cons: Very out of date and many games are just too simple or too boring.
ATARI 2600 VIDEO COMPUTER SYSTEM (September 1977-1984) I have written reviews of almost every gaming system out there but I never reviewed the Atari 2600 on Epinions yet because of it's huge history. Now here it is and hopefully I can help you ...
Pros: Retro-ish, ugly, silly games, and no replay value. Cons: Retro-ish, ugly, silly games, and no replay value.
What is this thing? This thing that I see at flea markets, thrift stores, retro conventions, garage sales, frat parties, attics, trash bins, old-folks homes, ghettos, WEIRD STUFF, the internet, EBAY, and just about anywhere you can find useless old ...
Pros: Hundreds of games, good controllers, addicting gameplay Cons: Rudimentary graphics, poor sound, expensive games (at the time)
I’ve now written about two home consoles I have owned and enjoyed as a youngster, and now I feel it’s time to introduce the origin of it all. Much like Lucas started with Episode IV and worked back, I started with chapter two, the Colecovision,...
Pros: Titles still available all over the place; some of the most addictive games ever run on this machine Cons: Graphics never were the best; the sound wasn't, either
What can one say about the Atari 2600? I got mine when I was a kid, took it through college and graduate school with me, and only "retired" it when I got an Atari 7800 that plays 2600 cartridges. This is one fine system, and there's a very good...
Pros: Expansive game library; rights to virtually all major arcade hits; fun for the whole family Cons: Zip, zilch, nada
A four-bit processor. Generally simplistic, one-dimensional games. The heights of “realism” being a hat on top of a boxy-looking stick figure representing Indiana Jones.
Comparing the Atari 2600 to today’s world of 3-D games so realistic...
Pros: Wide variety of titles. Great entertainment value Cons: for the standards of the time...none
The First??
Okay...so there may have been a few consoles prior to the Atari 2600, but its predecessors usually only offered one or two games and didn't offer the range of titles and quality of games that the 2600 did. If you ask today's...
Pros: Some excellent translations brought great games to your T.V. Cons: Many poorly-programmed games brought the game industry to it's knees in the early 80s
If your a collector, this review doesn't matter because you do need one of these babies in your collection at one time or another because it basically jump started the mutli-game home video game console as we know it. But if your interested in...
Pros: Good controller, variety of games Cons: Bad graphics...like that's a surprise!
This is the video game system that began the dedicated gaming unit revolution. Looking back, it's no wonder. It was simple, fun, and durable. It set standards that are only now being matched in some categories.
Pros: classic system, classic games, started everything Cons: fragile controllers, can't find Atari games anymore
As far back as I could remember, it seemed that my dad has always owned the Atari 2600, even before I was born. Since the 2600 was released in 1977 and I was born in 1979, it seems like an accurate assumption.
Pros: Large amount of software; solid joystick; first home versions of arcade games Cons: Functional (at best) graphics and sound
The Atari 2600 was the first truly successful home video game system to hit the marketplace. The system gained popularity as arcade games such as Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Missile Command, Asteroids, and others were coming into prominence, predominantly...
Pros: Great system for its day. Extensive library. Cons: Not worth a modern encounter.
Everyone has fond memories of the Atari 2600. It was the main staple electronic toy for kids growing up in the early 80s. Everyone has their unique stories as well as their similar experiences with the 2600.
Pros: Replayability and fond memories of misspent youth Cons: Poor graphics
This, my friends, is a long overdue love letter to my beloved Atari 2600. Dare I say no system has ever been loved, or will ever be loved again like our precious Atari’s.
I defy you to find anyone from our so called “Generation X” that...
Pros: Simple, challenging games. Cons: The graphics suck, and the sound isn't much better.
Don't laugh, but I still play with this thing. I'm not ashamed of it, that's just how it is. The Atari 2600 is a very simple, fun machine, and new developments in technology has long passed the poor Atari, but this thing is still a lot of fun.
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Pros: its the original, baby Cons: deep cart slot, not compatible with all games. weighs a ton
As everyone knows, the Atari VCS, also known as the 2600, is the greatest console gaming system of all time. What many don't know is that there are 5 different Atari 2600 consoles. Another thing many people don't know is that the original from 1977...
Pros: comfortable controller, good games Cons: the 7800 can play all the 2600 games, requires you to unhook your cabel in order to hook up this system
I don't mean to bash the Atari 2600 it's a good classic system, it's just that the 7800 is backwards compatible with the Atari 2600 games. The 7800 games also had better graphics then the 2600.
Pros: Built like a tank. Still a ton of fun. Cons: If you're over 30, there aren't any.
When I was about 10 I got something that a lot of kids got back then. A job. Your basic paper route, which for some odd quirk of logic I had to get because I wanted money to buy a bike. Which of course, you really kinda needed to deliver papers....
Pros: game variety, durability, state of the art (back then) Cons: parents, jealous friends, takes away from the rest of your life
Wow, does this product category bring back memories or what! I still remember the Christmas morning in 1983 when my family--behind the times though we were--finally bought me that 2600 system I had been dreaming about for years!
This really is the one that started it all. I remember when my parents brought our Atari 2600 home, it was like Christmas in the summer. I spent the next two days glued to the TV playing Pac-Man, E.T., and Combat. I had meals in front of it, and didn't...
Pros: Lots of titles. Redefined the world. Cons: None
The Atari 2600 has forever changed the way that, we, as a society live. It made the availability and popularity of home-based video game systems widespread and EVERY kid (and adult) simply had to have one.
Pros: Fun games, Special Memories to this Gen X-er Cons: not too advanced technically, system was temperamental
One thing that most video game programmers of today do not seem to understand is that in order for a game to be a good game it has to be fun. Graphics, sound quality, characters, and technological advances can add to that fun, but if the fun quality is...
Pros: Nostalgia, made technology accessible. Cons: Graphics and sound, by comparison to today's games.
I remember the day Dad brought it home. Came with Pong and Space Invaders. Ten hours later, Mom woke up in the middle of the night and caught me playing. Three hours after that, Dad got up for work, and I was on it again. My first night without...
Pros: This system is the best, no exceptions. Cons: Modern "gamers" who only want eye candy or simplistic games won't have a chance on this system because the game authors wanted challenge and fun instead of graphics and simplicity.
Have you ever needed to play a game where challenge was the key? Have you ever enjoyed a shooter, first person shooter (such as Doom or Quake), RPG, platform, arcade...
If you have, then you have Atari to thank for those good times and tough...
Pros: Quick Load Times, Changing Colors at Games' End Cons: limited controls, flexibility. Skydive and E.T. the worst games ever made.
Predating the IBM vs. Apple debates of the 80s, and the Nintendo vs. Playstation debates of the 90s, was the Intellivision vs. Atari debate that started as soon as Intellivision came out in 1979, and lasted until Nintendo came out. Coleco took some...
Pros: Great nostalgia. Required MUCH imagination. Cons: Try getting parts and games for it now. Graphics are BAD! Sound is worse!
When you think of the games today, it's hard to believe that in only 20 years we've gone from the equivalent of stick people to fully animated screen sized people in our games. It's also hard to believe that just as kids and teenagers today spend hours...
Pros: It was a VIDEO GAME!!! Cons: none, at the time
I never had an actual Atari system. Mine was the clone you got from Sears. It was cheaper and did the exact same thing as the Atari. Looking back now I remember my Atari with some fondness. The whole setup was simple. You just plugged the...
Pros: Scads of fun when young Cons: Ancient technology and graphics; far too simple for todays player
Ah, to be young and have one of the best video game consoles of its era! The Atari 2600 console (the original did NOT have 2600 emblazoned on it anywhere) came with one of the best two person tank shooting games in COMBAT, with many selections of shot...
Pros: It brought friends, neighbours, and family together. Cons: Technically, it was never very sophisticated.
In the late 70's and early 80's, the Atari 2600 was THE system to have. We didn't have VCR's quite yet (they may have been around, but certainly not in every home), and computers were expensive toys with limited use. Home movies were shot on 8mm film, ...
Pros: Many Games. Many Arcade Licenses. Much 3rd Party Support. Cons: Levers. Junky and Stiff Joysticks. Most Games Sucked like Pac-Man & E.T. Flickery Graphics.
You have to hand it to the Atari Company for putting most of the fuel into the home video game craze ...
Pros: It's in COLOR, there are real CHARACTERS (well, sort of) and they do stuff Cons: If you've been spoiled by today's games, you'll be disappointed. If you've been in a cave for the last 25 years you'd probably be amazed.
I got to use the Atari 2600 when it first came out. I was working part-time in the shoe department of a JC Penney store and they put this new game display adjacent to my area. I thought I’d died and gone to heaven; when business was slow—and it often...
Ahh memories. This machine came out in 1977, the same year as Star Wars and my birth.
My father originally bought this, as he is a gadget nut and this was a fad among adults before games became known as "kiddie fare." But he has a short...
Pros: Great for kids Cons: a bit old, but who's complaining?
Boy, does this product bring back memories. It's hard to believe that it's almost as old as I am. I remember seeing an ad for the 2600 in a National Geographic and thinking of all the hours I spent glued to the TV playing games like E.T. and Cookie...
Before computers and nintendo and sega there was Atari. Me and my brother would spend hours playing together on it using that wonderful old fashioned joystick- you know that plain black one with the stick. No crazy multiple buttons like there is now....
Pros: tons of games including classic and VERY popular titles, more developed 8-bit graphical system (mid-grade), good sound effects for most games, simple controls also compatible with sega genesis control (Note only one button will work..duh) Cons: no in-console game like Channel-F by fairchild
While Atari as a console company is no more, when I was born, there was a wonderful new system out in the world, Atari. As I grew up with the Fairchild Channel F, I also acquired this wonderful piece of technology. Loaded with tons of games, Atari was...
Pros: sturdy system, simple games, wholesome family fun Cons: joysticks can't take rough handling
I remember when I was playing on this system back in the early 80s. And it still sits at home, taken out on those rare occasions I do get to go home. And it still works, even after all these years.
Pros: Games! Graphics! Audio! FUN! Cons: No DVD Player! ;)
Everyone over the age of 20 knows the words "Atari 2600", ever since it's incarnation, I have been playing this machine. For me the machine never really died, it's always been a huge part of my gaming collection, (actually the largest part...
Oh my I saw this classic consoles category and just had to go check and see if the Atari 2600 was listed. I kind of didn't have a doubt that it was since it started the whole video game crazy. I was a 70's child and like all 70's children my sister and I...
Pros: Everything Cons: Cartridges get dirty quickly
Oh, wow! I am honored to write a review for the BEST gaming system ever! When games were games, and strategy was more important than killing everything in sight!
The holy grail of game console systems, the "Model-T" if you will....
Pros: Historical Value, Future Collector's Item, Excellent Gameplay Cons: Very obsolete graphics and sound
Atari 2600 - This name conjures up memories and visions of late 70s and early 80s disco music and arcade halls. Just hearing that name literally takes an entire generation of Americans back to a simpler time when this machine was a technological...
Pros: Cheap method of gaming, just a "cool" item to have around Cons: of course: bad graphics
Many video game players (especially of this generation) tend to overlook the value of this classic machine. Maby not value in $$$ terms, but this is the foundation that the video game industry was built on. The atari 2600 systems is all around a great...
Pros: Atari did not censor games Cons: Very dated and boring compared to anything else
The Atari 2600 revolutionize the gaming world, or rather, created the real gaming world. Even though the graphics were beyond awful compared to today's Halo 2, people still actively seek out this system. The 2600 was created in the time before ...
Pros: It will never get old Cons: Some of the games or just too fun.
Now, I'm a young-in. And I didn't grow up playing the Atari 2600! I grew up playing the Super Nintendo! But my family still had this system lying around in the closet, and I managed to get it hooked up and working.
If the Atari 2600 was unsuccessful at being the most popular system of the 1970's, it would still get acknowledge for its excellent joysticks. They, by far, had the best most comfortable controller.
Though not that long lasting, I have yet to find a...
Well back in 1982 I purchased a Atari system I spent a lot of money on getting games for it. We had fun playing those games then I like it then
and think it is still fun.Brings back my the old times of sitting in
front of the television set....
Well back in 1982 I purchased a Atari system I spent a lot of money on getting games for it. We had fun playing those games then I like it then and think it is still fun. Brings back to me the old times of sitting in front of the television set....
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