Atari 2600

Summary

Atari 2600 is an electronic device model^[1]. It draws 2,244 Wikipedia views per month (electronic_device_model category, ranking #12 of 43).^[2]

Key Facts

• Atari 2600's image is recorded as Atari-2600-Light-Sixer-FL.jpg^[3].
• Atari 2600's image is recorded as Atari-2600-Four-Switch-Black-Console-01.jpg^[4].
• Atari 2600's image is recorded as Atari-2600-Jr-FL.jpg^[5].
• Atari 2600's instance of is recorded as electronic device model^[6].
• Atari 2600's logo image is recorded as Atari2600logo.svg^[7].
• Atari 2600's follows is recorded as Atari Home Pong series^[8].
• Atari 2600's followed by is recorded as Atari 5200^[9].
• Atari 2600's followed by is recorded as Atari 7800^[10].
• Atari 2600's manufacturer is recorded as Atari, Inc.^[11].
• Atari 2600's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2008005000^[12].
• Atari 2600's subclass of is recorded as home video game console^[13].
• Atari 2600's Commons category is recorded as Atari 2600^[14].
• Atari 2600's publication date is recorded as +1977-09-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Atari 2600's publication date is recorded as +1979-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Atari 2600's publication date is recorded as +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Atari 2600's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01136^[18].
• Atari 2600's CPU is recorded as MOS 6507^[19].
• Atari 2600's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atari 2600^[20].
• Atari 2600's Curlie ID is recorded as Games/Video_Games/Console_Platforms/Atari/VCS_Family/Atari_2600/^[21].
• Atari 2600's nominated for is recorded as Golden Joystick Awards − Best Gaming Hardware of All Time^[22].
• Atari 2600's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Atari-console^[23].
• Atari 2600's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Atari VCS 2600'}^[24].
• Atari 2600's different from is recorded as Atari VCS^[25].
• Atari 2600's FAST ID is recorded as 1745904^[26].
• Atari 2600's units sold is recorded as {'amount': '+30000000'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

Atari 2600's instance of is recorded as electronic device model^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Atari 2600 include Atari VCS^[28], a home video game console model^[29].

Why It Matters

Atari 2600 draws 2,244 Wikipedia views per month (electronic_device_model category, ranking #12 of 43).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Atari VCS^[28], a home video game console model^[29].