Atari 2600 Video Computer System Console

by Atari

Product Features

• True-To-Life Game Sounds
• On-Screen Scoring
• Difficulty Options
• Color on Color Televisions
• Copyright 1980, Atari Inc.

Product Details

• ASIN: B000X8EYQU
• Item Weight: 5 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,916 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

The original Atari 2600 Video Computer System that started the home video game revolution.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Cool!, April 1, 2005

A Kid's Review

The Atari 2600 is really cool! Even though the graphics might not me that good, it's still a really cool and fun system. Some games I reccomend are:

Missle Command

Vanguard

Yars Revenge

Space Invaders

Astroids

Combat

Pac-Man

Space Invaders

Donkey Kong

In conclusion, I think that this product is great!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go Retro!, February 8, 2005

By 

Arcade Extreme "ArcadeStuffBuyer" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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Forget all those new fangled games of today that are basically no more than interactive movies... step back into the world of the late 70's where gameplay and innovative design were the only way to make a game fun. The graphics on the 2600 were never amazing, even back then... but when gameplay is compared, some of the classics available on the 2600 blow away most of today's most popular titles! Go have some REAL fun... GO RETRO! GET Atari 2600!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!, February 24, 2005

By 

Jessie (USA) - See all my reviews

I love my PS2 and XBox and much as anybody, but the Atari 2600 is just as-sometimes even more fun. The games are short and action-packed so that you get as much out of them in a three minute session as you would with an hour session. Plus, most of them are "pick up and play" meaning you don't have to study a gigantic instruction booklet in order to grasp them or learn the any complicated plots. Here are some of my favorites that I highly recommend playing:

Q*Bert

Centipede

Millipede

Frogger

Spider Fighter

Tapper

Kaboom!

That is, of course, besides the classics like Space Invaders and Asteroids.

There were also some "adult oriented" Atari 2600 games released that you might find amusing or just plain offensive:

Beat 'Em And Eat 'Em/Philly Flasher

Custer's Revenge

Burning Desire/Jungle Fever

Cathouse Blues

X-Man

Lady In Wading

Bachelor Party/Bacherlorette Party

Some of the rarest and most highly desired 2600 games are:

Cubicolor

Swordquest Waterworld

Crazy Climber

Quadron

Q*Bert's Qubes

Chase The Chuckwagon

WORD OF WARNING: NEVER remove a game without turning off the power. I accidently removed my copy of Q*Bert before switching the power off and it broke the difficulty switch and the game cartridge. The game cartridge is now "frozen" and random events are always the same.