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Asteroids was released for the Atari VCS (later renamed Atari 2600) and Atari 8-bit computers in 1981. Programmers Brad Stewart and Bob Smith were unable to fit the Atari VCS port into a 4 KB cartridge. It became the first game for the console to use bank switching, a technique that increases ROM size from 4 KB to 8 KB. [20]
The Atari 2600+ (2023) is a replica of the 2600 and is 20% smaller. The 2600+ includes support for original Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges. [88] The Atari 7800+ (2024) is a smaller replica of the Atari 7800. It has similar features to the Atari 2600+, but its exterior encasing design pays homage to the Atari 7800.
The Atari 2600 has been a popular platform for homebrew projects, with 88 games publicly released. Unlike later systems, the Atari 2600 does not require a modchip to run cartridges. Many games are clones of existing games written as programming challenges, [27] often borrowing the name of the original.
One of the original space odysseys in video gaming, Asteroids, has reached Facebook in the much updated form of Asteroids Online. Made possible by its original publisher, Atari, Asteroids Online ...
Atari Classics Evolved was published for PlayStation Portable in 2007 and includes 11 arcade classics from Atari Anthology (such as Asteroids and Super Breakout) and also 50 unlockable Atari 2600 titles. Also, every arcade title has an "evolved" version with new graphics and sounds.
- Runners-up: Asteroids, Galaxian, and Lunar Lander. Released for the Atari 2600, "Adventure" formed a basic template for adventure video games, with the player exploring a castle, finding keys ...