Atari 2600
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The Atari 2600 (also titled VCS, or Video Computer System) is a game console manufactured by Atari. It was originally released in America in 1977. In Japan, the system was released in 1983 as the Atari 2800.
Atari 2600 | |
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Generation | Second generation |
Manufacturer | Atari |
Type | Home console |
Release date | September 1977 Europe 1978 Japan October 1983 |
Discontinued | 1992 |
Successor | Atari 5200 |
In 1981, Nintendo, in collaboration with Coleco, released their first game for the Atari 2600, a port of Donkey Kong. Later in 1983, a 2600 version of Mario Bros. was made. Following the release of the Family Computer, Nintendo lessened their involvement with the Atari 2600, and their last Mario-related title for the system is Donkey Kong Jr., released in 1988.
The Atari 2600 uses a joystick as its controller, and it only consists of a control stick and a red button.