Over the years there have been many official and unofficial clones of the Atari 2600 which came with built in games, allowed you to use original cartridges or both. In recent years these imitation machines have become affordable for most people, allowing everyone to play the Atari 2600 with the classic joystick.
- In most cases when a bad Atari 2600 console is turned on (with a good 2600 game cartridge installed), the TV screen will usually go from displaying White TV Snow and Normal static sounds on the TV screen to a completely Black, Gray or other color screen with no sounds or funny sounds. That shows that the Atari 2600 is broadcasting a TV signal.
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Here are some of the clones that have been released (in no particular order) 🙂
Sears Video Arcade
The Sears Video Arcade was the first Atari 2600 clone ever made. It was licensed by Atari and sold from 1977, it actually played a big part in the 2600 becoming successful. The system was very similar in design to the original Atari 2600 except it had 4 switches instead of 6 (Atari would later adopt this design).
Sears Video Arcade II
The Sears Video Arcade II was Sears last Atari machine. The design of the console and it's controllers were based on the Atari 2800, which was released in Japan the same year (1983).
Coleco Gemini
The Gemini is an Atari 2600 clone released by rivals Coleco in 1982. The system was smaller than the Atari 2600 version which was out at the time though the main difference was the controllers. The traditional joystick was replaced with a controller which had both a joystick and a paddle on it.
Avs video editor coupon. It was also sold as the Columbia Home Arcade in Canada and certain stores in the USA.
Supergame VG 2800
The Supergame VG-2800 was an Atari clone which was developed by a company called CCE and released in Brazil in 1984. It is very similar to the Coleco Gemini.
The joysticks were based on those from the original Atari 2600 although the fire button was much larger.
Supergame VG 3000
The Supergame VG 3000 was an Atari 2600 clone which was released in Brazil in 1985. It's the successor to the Supergame VG-2800.
The system came with two controllers which were hard-wired to the console itself. Each controller had a joystick and one fire button at the left hand side.
MegaBoy
The MegaBoy was a portable Atari clone which was released by Dynacom in Brazil. It came with 3 educational games which helped teach Mathematics, Music and English though any Atari 2600 cartridge worked with it.
TV Boy
The TV Boy, TV Boy 2, TV Boy 3 and Super TV Boy were unlicensed Atari clone consoles which were made in the 90s and sold throughout Europe (particularly the UK). The console had 127 Atari 2600 games built into the joypad itself and therefore had no cartridge slot to play additional Atari 2600 games.
Atari Flashback
The Atari Flashback Game System is an official Atari machine which was released by Atari in 2004.
The console came with joysticks similar to those from the Atari 7800 and played 20 games from the Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 catalogue. The hardware they used for the system is different from that of the original Atari machine therefore most games had to be ported, which proved to be very unpopular with gamers.
You can pick up the system brand new from sites like Amazon for around $15.
Atari Flashback 2.0
The successor to the Flashback was released a year later in 2005 by Atari. This machine proved to be more popular with retro fans.
The Sears Video Arcade II was Sears last Atari machine. The design of the console and it's controllers were based on the Atari 2800, which was released in Japan the same year (1983).
Coleco Gemini
The Gemini is an Atari 2600 clone released by rivals Coleco in 1982. The system was smaller than the Atari 2600 version which was out at the time though the main difference was the controllers. The traditional joystick was replaced with a controller which had both a joystick and a paddle on it.
Avs video editor coupon. It was also sold as the Columbia Home Arcade in Canada and certain stores in the USA.
Supergame VG 2800
The Supergame VG-2800 was an Atari clone which was developed by a company called CCE and released in Brazil in 1984. It is very similar to the Coleco Gemini.
The joysticks were based on those from the original Atari 2600 although the fire button was much larger.
Supergame VG 3000
The Supergame VG 3000 was an Atari 2600 clone which was released in Brazil in 1985. It's the successor to the Supergame VG-2800.
The system came with two controllers which were hard-wired to the console itself. Each controller had a joystick and one fire button at the left hand side.
MegaBoy
The MegaBoy was a portable Atari clone which was released by Dynacom in Brazil. It came with 3 educational games which helped teach Mathematics, Music and English though any Atari 2600 cartridge worked with it.
TV Boy
The TV Boy, TV Boy 2, TV Boy 3 and Super TV Boy were unlicensed Atari clone consoles which were made in the 90s and sold throughout Europe (particularly the UK). The console had 127 Atari 2600 games built into the joypad itself and therefore had no cartridge slot to play additional Atari 2600 games.
Atari Flashback
The Atari Flashback Game System is an official Atari machine which was released by Atari in 2004.
The console came with joysticks similar to those from the Atari 7800 and played 20 games from the Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 catalogue. The hardware they used for the system is different from that of the original Atari machine therefore most games had to be ported, which proved to be very unpopular with gamers.
You can pick up the system brand new from sites like Amazon for around $15.
Atari Flashback 2.0
The successor to the Flashback was released a year later in 2005 by Atari. This machine proved to be more popular with retro fans.
The design of the flashback is similar to the original Atari 2600 and the 7800 inspired controllers were replaced by the iconic 2600 joysticks. There were 40 games bundled with the system, including some homebrew games.
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Unfortunately, the system cannot take original 2600 or 7800 cartridges but it's supposed to be fairly easy to fix with this with a hack. The flashback 2 proved to be incredibly popular, selling close to one million systems in the states alone!
Jakks Atari Classics 10 In 1
The Jakks Atari Classics retro joystick is a cool looking Atari 2600 clone which connects directly to your TV using standard AV cables. It's had positive reviews from retro gamers so far.
Consola Tv Game 2600 Player
The joystick takes 4 AA batteries and has the following games build in: Centipede Asteroids, Missile Command, Circus Ataru, Yar's Revenge, Breakout, Gravitar, RealSports Volleyball, PONG and Adventure.
Atari Paddle Controller
The Atari Paddle Controller TV Video Game System is an Atari clone similar to the Jakks Atari Classics device, however there is a paddle instead of a joystick.
The following games were built into the paddle: Super Breakout, Casino, Warlords, Steeple Chase, Nightdriver, Breakout, Canyon Bomber, Demon to Demand, Video Olympics, Pong, Arcade Warlords, Circus Atari and Streetracer.
Atari 2-Player Paddle Controller
Console 2600 Tv Game
Another plug and play product from Jakks, the Atari 2-Player Paddle Controller features 13 built in games and connects directly to your television using AV cables. The main selling point here is clearly the addition of a second paddle controller.
The TV Boy and its successors TV Boy II and Super TV Boy are 1990s handheld TV games sold by many different companies, including Systema, Akor, and NICS, based upon an unlicensed clone of Atari 2600 hardware. They were widely available across Europe. In the UK they were most visibly available through Argos. They were released around 1992, and an improved version of the TV Boy 2, the Super TV Boy, was also made by Akor in 1995.[1]
Users can play any one of 127 built-in games. In the UK, they were marketed with '126 games included'; the Super TV Boy has '127 games included' printed on the packing box.[2]
Hardware[edit]
Resembling a large handheld pad, the systems plug into a TV and operate on either four AA batteries or a 6V power supply. The only difference between a TV Boy and TV Boy II is that the former has two 9-pin, Atari-type joystick connectors for the optional use of external joysticks. This is true for the TV Boy-Version of Systema and NICS, but not for the TV Boy from AKOR, which does not have such external ports at all.[3] As the TV Boy II has no capacity for external joysticks, only a single player may play using a built-in pad.[4] Some versions of the TV Boy, but not all, have a jumper labeled NTSC/PAL on its motherboard. There is no cartridge slot for additional games.
Games[edit]
The system contains a single 512KB ROM housing 128 programs. One is the program that enables the others to be selected, so only 127 games are included; none of them use any sort of paged ROM scheme.[5]
All 127 are original Atari 2600 games by companies such as Atari, Activision, and Mattel, hacked to remove copyright notices and other assets demonstrating ownership. The colored bars to the left of the A in the Activision logo remain in some games but the company name is excised. False and ambiguous names – such as Mad Kong (Donkey Kong) and The Flying Man (Superman) – are printed on the packing box and in the instruction manual.
For the UK versions, one game originally included with the TV Boy was removed from the TV Boy II: game #91: Protection (Defender). No replacement game takes its place (it was left non-operational) making the TV Boy II a 126-game handheld console. This space was filled in the Super TV Boy with Winter Adventure (Mountain Man). Also, three games were exchanged in the UK: Maze Town (Maze Craze) with Full Attack, Football (Pele's Soccer) with Besieged (Z-Tack), and Duel (Outlaw) with Laser Attack (Laser Blast).
Some of the games slightly alter the graphics of the originals. All play with altered colors — for example, Pitfall! (retitled as The Jungle) is set in a blue forest — because the game ROMs are NTSC versions played on a PAL console.
List of included games[edit]
The following is a complete list of the Atari 2600 games modified for inclusion in the TV Boy, according to the game number on that device, with the original game name listed beside:
- Desert Strike – Chopper Command (Activision) – 1982 (001)
- River Raid – River Raid (Activision) – 1982 (002)
- Pacmania[6] – Pac-Man (Atari) – 1981 (003)
- Wolf Fight – Pooyan (Konami) – 1983 (004)
- Star Force – Earth Dies Screaming (20th Century Fox) – 1983 (005)
- Asteroid – Mission 3000 (Puzzy/Bit) – previously PAL only – 1983 (006)
- Space 2010 – Demon Attack (Imagic) – 1982 (007)
- Invasion – Space Invaders (Atari) – Original release 1978 ported in 1980 (008)
- Motocross – Motocross (Suntek) – Year unknown (009)
- The Frogs – Frogs and Flies (M Network) – 1982 (010)
- Helicopter Squad – Time Warp (Funvision) – 1982 (011)
- The Birds – Krieg Der Stern (Suntek) – Year unknown (012)
- The Jungle – Mr. Postman (Puzzy/Bit) – 1983 (013)
- Submarine – Katastrophen-Einsatz – (Quelle) the German version of M*A*S*H (014)
- Pacmania (2) – Jawbreaker (Tigervision) – 1982 (015)
- River Crossing – Frogger (Parker Bros.) – 1983 (016)
- Tank Battle – Thunderground (Sega) – 1983 (017)
- Fire! – Fire Fighter (Imagic) – 1982 (018)
- Forest Walk – Pitfall! (Activision) – 1982 (019)
- The Sharks – Seaquest (Activision) – 1983 (020)
- Pin Ball – Video Pinball (Atari) – 1980 (021)
- Sea Hunter – Sub Scan (Sega) – 1983 (022)
- Dragon Treasure – Dragonfire (Imagic) – 1982 (023)
- The Dentist – Plaque Attack (Activision) – 1983 (024)
- Mad Kong – Donkey Kong (Coleco) – 1982 (025)
- The Gardener – Gopher (US Games) – does not appear on the TV Boy – 1982 (026)
- Forest Battle – Nuts (Technovision) – previously PAL only – 1983 (027)
- Space Conquest – Flash Gordon (20th Century Fox) – 1983 (028)
- F1 Race – Enduro (Activision) – 1983 (029)
- Treasure – Criminal Pursuit (ZiMAG/Vidco/Emag) – Year unknown (030)
- Symbols – I.Q. Memory Teaser (Suntek) – 1983 (031)
- The Hen House – Farmyard Fun (Suntek) – previously PAL only – Year unknown (032)
- Rescue – Zoo Fun (Suntek) – 1983 (033)
- Duck Pass – Challenge (Funvision) – 1980 (034)
- Thief! – Keystone Kapers (Activision) – 1983 (035)
- Bowling – Bowling (Atari) – 1978 (036)
- Brick Wall – Circus Atari (Atari) – 1980 (037)
- Rodeo – Stampede (Activision) – 1981 (038)
- Space Battle – M.A.D. (US Games) – 1982 (039)
- Parachute – Parachute (Suntek) – 1983 (040)
- Monsters – Berzerk (Atari) – 1982 (041)
- Lost Ships – Worm War I (Sirius-Fox) – 1982 (042)
- The Maze – Dodge 'Em (Atari) – 1980 (043)
- Around The World – Bobby Is Going Home (Puzzy/Bit) – previously PAL only – 1983 (044)
- The Ladder – Master Builder (Spectravision) – 1983 (045)
- Rambler – Walker (A.K.A. Clown Down Town) (Suntek) – 1983 {046}
- Space Defence – UFO Patrol (Suntek) – 1983 (047)
- Evil Fighter – Immies & Aggies (A.K.A. Spectracube Invasion) (ZiMAG/Vidco/Emag) – 1983 (048)
- Flying saucers – Great Escape (Bomb) – 1983 (049)
- Town Attack – Z-Tack (Bomb) – 1983 (050)
- Fire Dragon – Dragon Defender (Suntek) – 1983 (051)
- Chinese Plates – Dancing Plate (Puzzy/Bit) – 1983 (052)
- Rivercross – Frostbite (Activision) – 1983 (053)
- Base Defenses – Commando Raid (Vidtec) – 1982 (054)
- Wolf! – Oink! (Activision) – 1983 (055)
- The Mouse – Snail Against Squirrel (Puzzy/Bit) – previously PAL only – 1983 (056)
- Maze Town – King Kong (Tigervision) – 1982 (057)
- Ice Polo – Ice Hockey (Activision) – 1981 (058)
- Tennis – Tennis (Activision) – 1981 (059)
- Sea War – Sea Monster (Puzzy/Bit) – 1982 (060)
- Volley Ball – Realsports Volleyball (Atari) – 1982 (061)
- Evil Attack – Spider Fighter (Activision) – 1983 (062)
- Rocket – Missile Control (Video Gems) (Atari) – previously PAL only – 1983 (063)
- Besieged – Wall Defender (Bomb) – does not appear on the TV Boy – 1983 (064)
- The Spider – Amidar (Parker Bros.) – 1982 (065)
- Fly in the Sky – Barnstorming (Activision) – 1982 (066)
- Car Race – Grand Prix (Activision) – 1982 (067)
- The Flying Man – Superman (Atari) – 1979 (068)
- Robot Attack – Space Robot (Dimax) – previously PAL only – 1983 (069)
- Robot City – Lock 'n' Chase (M Network) – 1982 (070)
- The Ghosts – Venture (Coleco) – 1982 (071)
- Space Ship – Cosmic Ark (Imagic) – 1982 (072)
- Tank Action – Strategy X (Konami) – 1983 (073)
- Laser Ship – Cross Force (Spectravision) – 1982 (074)
- One Against all – Planet Patrol (Spectravision) – 1982 (075)
- Golf – Golf (Atari) – 1980 (076)
- Robot Strike – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Parker Bros.) – 1982 (077)
- Street Battle – Dark Cavern (M Network) – 1982 (078)
- Tunnel – Pharaoh's Curse (TechnoVision) – 1983 (079)
- Operation Thunderstorm – Turmoil (20th Century Fox) – 1982 (080)
- Sky Squadron – Tac-Scan (Sega) – 1983 (081)
- Spiderman – Spider Man (Parker Bros.) – 1982 (082)
- Maze Craze – Bank Heist (20th Century Fox) – 1983 (083)
- Earth 2010 – Space Cavern (Apollo) – 1981 (084)
- The Shield – Spacemaster X-7 (20th Century Fox) – 1983 (085) (?)
- Sea Warp – Atlantis (Imagic) – 1982 (086)
- Holy Ghost – Open, Sesame! (Puzzy/Bit) – 1982 (087)
- Funfair Rifle Range – Carnival (Coleco) – 1982 (088)
- Laser Tank – Threshold (Tigervision) – 1982 (089)
- Luke and the Monsters – Fast Eddie (20th Century Fox) – graphics altered from original – 1982 (090)
- Protection – Defender (Atari) – 1981 (091)
- Tic-Tac-Toe – 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe (Atari) – 1980 (092)
- UFO Ship – Assault (Bomb) – 1983 (093)
- Birds of Prey – Condor Attack (Ultravision) – 1982 (094)
- Deep-Sea Fishing – Name This Game(US Games) – 1982 (095)
- Spider King – Pac-Kong (Funvision) – previously PAL only (096)
- The Crabs – Crackpots (Activision) – 1983 (097)
- Billiard – Trick Shot (Imagic) – 1982 (098)
- Moon Driver – Gas Hog (Spectravision) – 1983 (099)
- Tank Battle in The Streets – Phantom Tank (Puzzy/Bit) – 1982 (100)
- Squash – Racquetball (Apollo) – 1981 (101)
- Tunnel Battle – Laser Gates (Imagic) – 1983 (102)
- Space Exploration – Cosmic Creeps (Telesys) – 1982 (103)
- King Building – Robin Hood or Save Our Ship (Technovision) – previously PAL only – 1983 (104)
- Galaxy 2 – Challenge of NEXAR (Spectravision) – 1982 (105)
- Tom's Adventure – Panda Chase (Home Vision) – 1983 (106)
- Moto Kid – Mega Force (20th Century Fox) – 1982 (107)
- Karate – Karate (Ultravision) – 1982 (108)
- Sky Destroyer – Missile Command (Atari) – 1981 (109)
- Fighter Pilot – Air Raiders (M Network) – 1982 (110)
- Pacific War – Seahawk (Sancho / Tang's Electronic Co.) – 1982 (111)
- Robot Alert! – Hey! Stop! (Suntek) (112)
- The Vulture – Tuby Bird (Suntek) (113)
- Submarine Fishing – Bi! Bi! (Rainbow Vision) (114)
- River Fishing – Fishing Derby (Activision) – 1980 (115)
- Traffic – Freeway (Activision) – 1981 (116)
- UFO Attack – Space Jockey (Vidtec) – 1982 (117)
- Game of Draughts – Checkers (Activision) – 1980 (118)
- Duel – Outlaw (Atari) – 1978 (119)
- Ottello – Othello (Atari) – 1980 (120)
- Sidereal attack – Cosmic Swarm (CommaVid) – 1982 (121)
- Ski – Skiing (Activision) – 1980 (122)
- Invaders – Astro War (Dimax) – previously PAL only – Year unknown (123)
- The Trap – Gangster Alley (Spectravision) – 1982 (124)
- Elevator – Infiltrate (Apollo) – 1981 (125)
- Hamburger – Fast Food (Telesys) – 1982 (126)
- Invader – Megamania (Activision) – 1982 (127)
References[edit]
- ^Akor Super TV Boy system information, old-computers.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^Akor TV Boy system information, old-computers.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^Akor TV Boy hardware information, old-computers.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^Akor 'TV Boy', Atari History. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^Akor TV Boy, museo8bits.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^Not to be confused with the arcade game with the same name produced by Namco in 1987.
