The
Atari 2600 was the first successfull game console. It was released in 1977 at a price of $200, but initially it sold slowly. It would have completely destroyed the company, but the new owner, Warner Communications, helped out the system after Nolan Bushnell left. Atari rapidly scooped up licenses, including:
Space Invaders from Taito,
Pac Man,
E.T., and others. By 1979, it was the best selling
Christmas present (and console), mainly becuase of its exclusive content. Like all consoles, it was brutally destroyed by the video game crash of 1983.
Specs:
Video Processor: None
Audio Processor: None
RAM: 128 bytes
Storage: Cartridges: 4K Max
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