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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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Not knowing at the time, but home consoles will make a huge impact on society. Released in 1976, the Atari 2600 was one of the very first home consoles and somewhat invented the

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There were three big game consoles introduced in the era of 1976-2000: Nintendo, Sega, and Sony Playstation. The first video game ever was "Brown Box." In 1967, game consoles were not that popular until Nintendo came out with the Color TV game. A problem with the game was that it could only have one title. Then Nintendo came out with the Entertainment system which was one of their biggest hits and gamers could play as many different titles as they wanted.

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Order 4 Why Atari 2600 Gamers Remain So Loyal Recently we’ve seen an influx of video game companies packaging old systems in new ways, bringing along a wave of nostalgia-buying from gamers who fell in love with those systems back in the day and are perhaps tired of the complexity of modern games. In truth, the original home video game system that broke through on a widespread basis was the Atari 2600. It became popular in the 1980’s and enjoyed several years of dominance before heavy competition and advanced technology left if obsolete. Even though its heyday was relatively brief, it’s hard to explain the level of fondness and admiration people who once possessed this system have for it.

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