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Launched as the Atari Video Computer System in 1977, [7] the console was renamed the Atari 2600 in 1982. Between Atari and third-party publishers, hundreds of games were released for it, [8] with some selling millions of copies. [9] The 2600 continued to be manufactured through the 1980s, long past its peak years, until Atari Corporation ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Atari 2600 games. It includes titles that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Atari 2600 homebrew games"
Activision Anthology is a compilation of most of the Atari 2600 games by Activision for various game systems. It also includes games that were originally released by Absolute Entertainment and Imagic, as well as various homebrew games.
The site is also home to a community of homebrew developers for Atari and other classic video game systems. [3] Some of the homebrew games originally published by AtariAge have been included in official video game compilations such as Activision Anthology. [4] AtariAge was acquired by Atari SA in September 2023. The site will remain under ...
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.
In 2003, Oystron was one of several Atari 2600 homebrew titles selected by Activision for inclusion in the Game Boy Advance version of their Activision Anthology. [5] In 2005, it was named one of the five "Best 2600 Homebrew Games" in the book Gaming Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools by Simon Carless, who praised the game's fast pace, sprites and color scheme.
Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs.
Duck Attack! was initially conceived as a ROM hack of the Atari 2600 game Adventure, but was then rewritten as an original title. [1] The game displays sprites that are larger and more detailed than commonly seen in Atari 2600 games, but with a lower vertical resolution.