Why Atari Is #1
The Atari 2600 was the first video game system I owned and probably my favorite still (if you don't count the Commodore 64). It was released all the way back in 1978 but was still going strong when this ad came out in 1982. The Atari 2600 pictured above looks just like the one I got for Christmas in 1983. Older models had six switches on the front instead of four and newer models were all black (no wood grain).
Despite the so-called video game crash of 1982/3, the Atari 2600 was produced until 1992 and sold 40 million units worldwide. It has also been revived in the various Atari Flashback units that have been released over the last several years. As far as North America is concerned, no other console can claim the success and longevity of the Atari 2600 except for the original Nintendo Entertainment System which ultimately outsold it by about 10%.
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Missile Command (Atari 2600, 1981)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/missile-command-atari-2600-1981
Computer Gaming World (July 1987)
https://steemit.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/computer-gaming-world-july-1987
WWF WrestleMania Challenge (NES, 1991)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/wwf-wrestlemania-challenge-nes-1991
Pac-Man (Atari 5200)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/pac-man-atari-5200
Extreme Ghostbusters
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/extreme-ghostbusters
Burning Rangers (Sega Saturn)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/burning-rangers-sega-saturn
Uncharted Waters
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/uncharted-waters
GamePro, 1996
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/gamepro-1996
TECMO Sports (1994)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/tecmo-sports-1994
Laser Invasion (NES, 1991)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/laser-invasion-nes-1991
Metroid (NES, 1987)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/metroid-nes-1987
Nintendo Power, November 1995
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/nintendo-power-november-1995
StarCraft 64 (Nintendo 64, 2000)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/starcraft-64-nintendo-64-2000
Shadows of the Empire (Nintendo 64, 1996)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/shadows-of-the-empire-nintendo-64-1996
Streets of Rage (Sega Master System)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/streets-of-rage-sega-master-system
Haunted House (Atari 2600, 1982)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/haunted-house-atari-2600-1982
Mega Man 7 (Super Nintendo)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/mega-man-7-super-nintendo
Rampage (Sega Master System)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/rampage-sega-master-system
Sega Master System (poster)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/sega-master-system-poster
Etrian Odyssey (Nintendo DS)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/etrian-odyssey-nintendo-ds
Alien Trilogy (1996)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/alien-trilogy-1996
GamePro - June 1997
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/gamepro-june-1997
Klax (Sega Genesis, 1990)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/klax-sega-genesis-1990
Sega Saturn NetLink, 1996
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/sega-saturn-netlink-1996
I brought down my Atari 2600 which was a hand me down from my cousin. Seems to work, but the connectors for the controls on the console need some repair...can't move up or right.
I think there are contact pads that can be re-soldered but it might be easier just to find some new ones. They aren't difficult to find. The Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64 and others used the same type of joysticks so there are lot of them out there.
I think the problem is with the connector in the console, I have four joysticks and they all do the same thing...if I place pressure pushing the connector up, then I can more around more
Yeah, your probably right if you are having the same problem with multiple joysticks. I've never had that particular problem but it probably isn't too hard to fix. It may take soldering skills though.