Although we might all fundamentally recognize that gaming consoles are just specialized computers, we generally treat them, ...

Special Edition” There was nothing special about the game itself, “Atari Chess,” which was released in 1979 for the Atari 2600 game console. A 4k game at a t ...

Polish engineer Piotr "Osa" Ostapowicz recently unveiled "Atarino," which may be the world's smallest 8-bit Atari computer re-creation, according to retro computing site Atariteca.

And as before, the book covers the 2600's creation and launch—then named the Video Computer System, or VCS for short.

In 1977, Atari unveiled the Atari VCS (Video Computer System), better known as the Atari 2600, which, at $200. Instead of playing a single game, the Atari 2600 let you play multiple games that came on ...

One year later, the Atari Video Computer System 2600 was released, with two joysticks, two paddle controllers and a two player game with 27 variations included.

Founded in the Bay Area, Atari launched its cartridge-based Video Computer System in 1977, bringing games like Asteroids and Pac-Man to living rooms all over the world.

While the 2600 is Atari’s most iconic system, gaming history buffs tend to have a soft spot for the 400. Originally released in 1979, the home computer was home to a host of out-there games.

Originally called the Video Computer System, it would go on to be renamed, with the Atari 2600 still getting held in high regard as a massively important platform in video game history.

To be specific, this is a recreation of the 1981, four-switch version of the console, back when it was still called an Atari VCS (Video Computer System). The Atari 2600 name only came into ...

The Atari 2600+ ($129.99, out today, on Atari.com and Amazon) is a modern-day re-creation of the original Atari VCS (video computer system), released in 1977 and later renamed the 2600.