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Atari 2600, a Rare card
The Atari 2600 is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released c. September 1977 as the Atari Video Computer System, it popularized microprocessor-based hardware and games stored on swappable ROM cartridges, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F in 1976.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 320,000
Ranked #810 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Atari 2600 quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Atari 2600 card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Sears sold the ______ as the Tele-Games Video Arcade.
Answer
system. Sears sold the system as the Tele-Games Video Arcade. From the Atari 2600 article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Atari rebranded the VCS as the Atari 2600 in November ____, alongside the release of the Atari 5200.
Answer
1980s. Atari rebranded the VCS as the Atari 2600 in November 1982, alongside the release of the Atari 5200. From the Atari 2600 article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The VCS was bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a game cartridge, initially Combat and later Pac-Man.
- Sears sold the system as the Tele-Games Video Arcade.
- Atari rebranded the VCS as the Atari 2600 in November 1982, alongside the release of the Atari 5200.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Atari 2600 article was read about 320,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Atari 2600
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Atari 2600 (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Evan-Amos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
