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Introduced in 1982,the Atari 2600 is primarily black with no woodgrain, and otherwise looks like the VCS CX2600A. It came packaged in a silver box with two joysticks and two pack-in games (Combat and Pac-Man), and is also found in a more compact silver box without the games and with only one joystick.
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Introduced in 1982,the Atari 2600 is primarily black with no woodgrain, and otherwise looks like the VCS CX2600A. It came packaged in a silver box with two joysticks and two pack-in games (Combat and Pac-Man), and is also found in a more compact silver box without the games and with only one joystick.
 

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Average Rating: 5/5 stars 2 reviews | Write a review at Epinions.com
 

Epinions Atari 2600- not much to it

by  garfield135,  Aug 10, 2008
Pros: Fun, nostalgic factor.
Cons: Simplistic games.
Review: There really isn't much to this system, so this will be a short review. The system- The 2600 is a big console, bigger then the NES. The controller- Just a stiff joystick with a button. I prefer to use the Sega Genesis controller. The games- The Atari ...
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Author's Rating: 5/5 stars
 

Epinions The key to retro gaming

by  HawgWyld,  Mar 2, 2008
Pros: Inexpensive; lots of support; easy to collect for; definitive home editions of early arcade games
Cons: A lot of junk titles; graphics and sound are terrible compared to modern systems
The Bottom Line: Have you played your Atari today? I've owned one of these since 1981 and I still play it. It may pale to today's system, but it has its charms.
Review: I'm not even going to try debating the merits of this machine as this thing is absolutely puny when compared with the polygon-pushing video game consoles out there today. In fact, anyone who think an old console is a Sega Genesis or a Sony ...
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Author's Rating: 5/5 stars
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