Atari 2600 & 2600Jr

Atari 2600 & 2600Jr

	Atari 2600 Video Computer System [1977]
Specification: -CPU:8-bit M6507 -Clock Speed:1,7 MHZ -Ram: 128 Bytes -Res:160x260 Pixels	Top games: Moon Patrol, Demon Attack, Space Invaders, Ms. Pac Man, Asteroids
Review: The Atari 2600 VCS was an 8-bit machine and not a 4-bit system like you would assume, but lacks the capabilities of other consoles in this bracket, including the NES and the Sega Master System. It also lacked the RAM to keep up with the rivals. This console could be said to be the main contributer to the great video game market crash of 1983-4. This started in 1981 when Atari decided to release Atari Pac Man. Much was expected by the makers - about 20 million copies. This was never going to happen as the majority of the public were not impressed by the version and it sold only 7 million. There was money that needed to be made up by Atari, so they created a game around the movie, E.T. This needed to sell at least 25 million copies to make up for thge cost of the license. Most people hated it, selling only a million copies, leaving loads of the game unsold on shop shelves. Atari being the leader in video games at the time left the video game market in tatters. The stores discontinued all video games sales, including all games for consoles around this time. Conclusion A very popular console on its release but fell away badly towards the market crash - almost causing the end of video games. Atari never really recovered beyond this point on.   Rating

	Atari 2600 Junior Video Computer System [1986]
Specification:: -CPU:8-bit M6502 -Clock Speed:1.19MHz -Ram: 128 Bytes -Res:160x260 Pixels	Top games: Ms. Pac Man, Dungeon Master, Impossible Mission 2, Dragon's Breath, Screaming wings
Review: Originally designed in 1983, the Atari 2600jr was the last video computer system made by Atari. It is a similar system to the 2600 with a slightly slower CPU.   Rating