Atari 2600

The Atari 2600, released in 1977, is the first successful video game console to use plug-in cartridges instead of having one or more games built in. It was originally known as the Atari VCS, for Video Computer System, and the name "Atari 2600" (taken from the unit's Atari part number, CX2600) was first used in 1982, after the release of the more advanced Atari 5200. It was wildly successful, and during the 1980s, "Atari" was a synonym for this model in mainstream media. The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a cartridge game.

See also

• List of Atari 2600 games
• Atari 2000
• Atari 2700
• Atari 2800
• Atari 5200
• Atari 7800
• Atari Lynx
• Atari Panther
• Atari Jaguar
• Atari Jaguar II
• Coleco Gemini a clone by Coleco
• Intellivision System Changer, a clone by Mattel
• Gallery of Atari 2600 screenshots
• TV Games
• TV Boy a clone, by Systema.