Although the following text is related to the original Atari 2600 this clone machine has all the same functions as the original and was released at the same time as the "darthvader" 4button Atari 2600. It was just developed for an different part of the world where the Atari had no official presence.
The Atari 2600, (or Atari VCS before 1982) is a home video game console released on September 11, 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and ROM cartridges containing game code, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F game console. This format contrasts with the older model of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware, which could only play the games which were physically built into the unit.
The console was originally sold as the Atari VCS, which stood for Video Computer System. Following the release of the Atari 5200 in 1982, the VCS was renamed to the "Atari 2600", after the unit's Atari part number, CX2600. The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a game cartridge, initially Combat, and later Pac-Man.
We are pretty exited to add this one to our collection here and it´s a pretty rare find these days. We just need to find some games cartridges for it and then give it a go :)
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