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Impact Of Home Video Games

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The release of the Atari 2600 (originally known as the Atari Video Computer System, or VCS) was the moment that was most influential on modern video games. It was released in 1977 and was one of the first home consoles. It was an extremely successful console that changed game development and gaming forever. The 2600 made the concept of the home video game console mainstream. At the time that it was released, games were mostly played in arcades, but Atari brought ports of many arcade games such as Space Invaders, Pac-man, and Breakout to people’s televisions. Atari 2600 games came on cartridges, as opposed to being built into the system, so more games could be made for it over time. The system featured modular controllers, which allowed for
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