Atari 2600

home video game console by Atari
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Atari 2600
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Atari 2600

Summary

Atari 2600 is an electronic device model[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Atari 2600's instance of is recorded as electronic device model[3].
  • Atari 2600 followed Atari Home Pong series[4].
  • Atari 2600 was followed by Atari 5200[5].
  • Atari 2600 was followed by Atari 7800[6].
  • Atari 2600's manufacturer is recorded as Atari, Inc.[7].
  • Atari 2600 is a type of home video game console[8].
  • Atari 2600's Commons category is recorded as Atari 2600[9].
  • Atari 2600 was released on September 1977[10].
  • Atari 2600 was released on 1979[11].
  • Atari 2600 was released on 1982[12].
  • Atari 2600's CPU is recorded as MOS 6507[13].
  • Atari 2600's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atari 2600[14].
  • Atari 2600's nominated for is recorded as Golden Joystick Awards − Best Gaming Hardware of All Time[15].
  • Atari 2600's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Atari VCS 2600'}[16].
  • Atari 2600's different from is recorded as Atari VCS[17].
  • Atari 2600's units sold is recorded as {'amount': '+30000000'}[18].

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Designation and Status

Atari 2600's instance of is recorded as electronic device model[3].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Atari 2600 include Atari VCS[19], a home video game console model[20].

Why It Matters

Atari 2600 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for it include Atari VCS[19], a home video game console model[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . pcgamer.com. Retrieved . pcgamer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Tom Morris · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Platforms/Atari_2600
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Platforms/Atari_2600, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293229682|Atari 2600 (#293229682)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7986|‎Giant "
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by Atari 5200, Atari 7800
    Follows Atari Home Pong series
    Instance of electronic device model
    Follows
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007556846505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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