Why Atari Is #1

The Atari 2600 was the first video game system I owned and probably my favorite still (if you don't count the Commodore 64). It was released all the way back in 1978 but was still going strong when this ad came out in 1982. The Atari 2600 pictured above looks just like the one I got for Christmas in 1983. Older models had six switches on the front instead of four and newer models were all black (no wood grain).

Despite the so-called video game crash of 1982/3, the Atari 2600 was produced until 1992 and sold 40 million units worldwide. It has also been revived in the various Atari Flashback units that have been released over the last several years. As far as North America is concerned, no other console can claim the success and longevity of the Atari 2600 except for the original Nintendo Entertainment System which ultimately outsold it by about 10%.

Thanks for stopping by and check out some of my other recent retrogaming posts below!

Missile Command (Atari 2600, 1981)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/missile-command-atari-2600-1981

Computer Gaming World (July 1987)
https://steemit.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/computer-gaming-world-july-1987

WWF WrestleMania Challenge (NES, 1991)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/wwf-wrestlemania-challenge-nes-1991

Pac-Man (Atari 5200)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/pac-man-atari-5200

Extreme Ghostbusters
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/extreme-ghostbusters

Burning Rangers (Sega Saturn)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/burning-rangers-sega-saturn

Uncharted Waters
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/uncharted-waters

GamePro, 1996
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/gamepro-1996

TECMO Sports (1994)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/tecmo-sports-1994

Laser Invasion (NES, 1991)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/laser-invasion-nes-1991

Metroid (NES, 1987)
https://steemit.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/metroid-nes-1987