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VGCDB — 190 platforms · 50 years of gaming history

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Atari 2600 — VGCDB

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Atari 2600

Also known as: VCS

First successful cartridge-based console. Survived 1983 crash. Over 30 million sold establishing home gaming.

AtariReleased 1977Official site

Specifications

CPU

MOS 6507 @ 1.19 MHz

Graphics

Television Interface Adapter

Memory

128 bytes RAM

Storage

ROM cartridges

Atari Family

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