Atari 2600 Joystick Controller

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The PCB has five membrane switches mounted on top. Four of the switches are arranged in a cross pattern around the hole in the middle of the PCB; the fifth is offset near one of the corners. The PCB connects the switches to pins in the 9-pin D-connector that leads to the console via a cutout in the upper right corner of the base. The cutout is shaped to grip a moulded strain relief on the cable. [10]

Two Atari-published games, both from the system's peak in 1982, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [102] and Pac-Man, [103] are cited as factors in the video game crash of 1983.

a b c d e "Listing of games by Atari for all systems". Atari Guide Classic Game Archive. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010 . Retrieved January 2, 2009. [ unreliable source?] John Markoff (December 21, 1981). "Atari attempts to gobble software competition". InfoWorld. Vol.3, no.31. p.1. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023 . Retrieved March 30, 2014. For a time, there was no stopping Atari. If you were a kid in the early 1980s, you had to have a 2600 and the latest games.

a b Current, Michael A. "A History of WCI Games / Atari / Atari Games / Atari Holdings". Archived from the original on May 25, 2018 . Retrieved May 24, 2018. Cover art for Atari's games, such as this cover for Combat illustrated by Cliff Spohn, were aimed to capture the player's imagination and obviate the low fidelity of game graphics.Warner Communications reported weaker results than expected in December 1982 to its shareholders, having expected a 50% year-to-year growth but only obtaining 10–15% due to declining sales at Atari. [43] [44] Coupled with the oversaturated home game market, Atari's weakened position led investors to start pulling funds out of video games, beginning a cascade of disastrous effects known as the video game crash of 1983. [43] Many of the third-party developers formed prior to 1983 were closed, and Mattel and Coleco left the video game market by 1985. [45] AtariAge – Atari 2600 – Controllers – Kid's Controller". atariage.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019 . Retrieved February 18, 2019. Also known as the Star Raiders controller, functionally identical to the Kid's Controller and Keyboard Controller. Game included an overlay with commands, for use with Star Raiders. When connected to a television set, the 2600 brought real Atari arcade games home. And it transported you to an array of virtually unlimited new worlds right from your living room or den.

Mark P. Wolf (2012). Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and Art of Gaming. Vol.2. ABC-CLIO. p.6. ISBN 9780313379369. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023 . Retrieved March 30, 2014. Where every home game turns out to be a winter". The Guardian. March 6, 1986. p.15. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021 . Retrieved October 3, 2021. The CX40 was so popular during its run that it became as iconic to Atari as the company's "Fuji" logo; [1] it remains a common staple in video game iconography to this day, [2] and is commonly referred to as the symbol of 1980s video game system design. [3] The CX40 has been called "the pinnacle of home entertainment controllers in its day", [4] and remains a staple of industrial design discussions. [5] retroplace. "Atari 2600 Jr. | Atari 2600". retroplace.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022 . Retrieved August 27, 2022. In Europe, the Atari VCS sold 125,000 units in the United Kingdom during 1980, [29] and 450,000 in West Germany by 1984. [30] In France, where the VCS released in 1982, the system sold 600,000 units by 1989. [31] The console was distributed by Epoch Co. in Japan in 1979 under the name "Cassette TV Game", but not sell as well as Epoch's own Cassette Vision system in 1981. [32]

Atari Forever

The Atari 2600 was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York, in 2007. [108] In 2009, the Atari 2600 was named the number two console of all time by IGN, which cited its remarkable role behind both the first video game boom and the video game crash of 1983, and called it "the console that our entire industry is built upon". [109] Reeves, Ben (February 26, 2013). "Activisionaries: How Four Programmers Changed The Game Industry". Game Informer. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021 . Retrieved July 10, 2021. Marketed as an advanced controller, features a pistol grip and trigger button, with the controller and an additional button above the grip. L’émetteur/récepteur exempt de licence contenu dans le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: Yarusso, Albert. "Atari 2600 Catalog: Telegames". AtariAge. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020 . Retrieved August 31, 2010.