While I did play a few games on the A2600, I never owned one myself. I do have to say that I remember the joysticks – these things – requiring a fair bit of muscle to work compared to any other joysticks that I’ve used.
If I remember correctly, I think the game I liked the most on it was Combat.
with the “Lynx” being their last gasp IIRC
Yeah, I do remember that. Had a friend who had one, possibly because I – probably bad advice – recommended it over the Game Gear.
Then again, Atari sort of failed in similar fashion in preparing to win the next round of the console wars, being utterly blown out of the water by the Nintendo NES a whole 8yrs after the A2600 first came out
You know, I thought that the Sega Master System predated the NES, but I just looked it up, and apparently the NES was 1983, and the Master System was 1986. So I guess it really was the NES that hit it first.
If I remember correctly, I think the game I liked the most on it was Combat.
Good game for sure (based on an actual Atari arcade game), but oh man, that system had many games equally-good, as well as borderline amazing. For example, their version of Defender’s sequel Stargate was -seriously- impressive. You can try it out (and others) at this link if you care to: https://www.free80sarcade.com/atari2600_Stargate.php
You know, I thought that the Sega Master System predated the NES, but I just looked it up, and apparently the NES was 1983, and the Master System was 1986. So I guess it really was the NES that hit it first.
Oof, I forgot about the Sega MS. Actually, I’d say that was a much closer race than any of the earlier comparisons. For example, they were really close in hardware capability IIRC, with the NES hitting NA in 1985, and the Sega MS coming over ~one year later. By that point I wasn’t really in to consoles anymore, but IIRC theirs was a reasonably close sales and popularity race.
While I did play a few games on the A2600, I never owned one myself. I do have to say that I remember the joysticks – these things – requiring a fair bit of muscle to work compared to any other joysticks that I’ve used.
If I remember correctly, I think the game I liked the most on it was Combat.
Yeah, I do remember that. Had a friend who had one, possibly because I – probably bad advice – recommended it over the Game Gear.
You know, I thought that the Sega Master System predated the NES, but I just looked it up, and apparently the NES was 1983, and the Master System was 1986. So I guess it really was the NES that hit it first.
Good game for sure (based on an actual Atari arcade game), but oh man, that system had many games equally-good, as well as borderline amazing. For example, their version of Defender’s sequel Stargate was -seriously- impressive. You can try it out (and others) at this link if you care to: https://www.free80sarcade.com/atari2600_Stargate.php
Oof, I forgot about the Sega MS. Actually, I’d say that was a much closer race than any of the earlier comparisons. For example, they were really close in hardware capability IIRC, with the NES hitting NA in 1985, and the Sega MS coming over ~one year later. By that point I wasn’t really in to consoles anymore, but IIRC theirs was a reasonably close sales and popularity race.