Atari 2600 Video Computer System, 1982-1983
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The Atari 2600 "Black Vader" was the company's most popular console system, produced for 14 years. It marks a transitional period -- the last console produced by Atari before the "Video Game Crash of 1983." This collapse occurred due a flooded market, the rise of personal computers as gaming systems, and highly anticipated (but poor quality) games like "E.T." and "Pac-Man."
The Atari 2600 "Black Vader" was the company's most popular console system, produced for 14 years. It marks a transitional period -- the last console produced by Atari before the "Video Game Crash of 1983." This collapse occurred due a flooded market, the rise of personal computers as gaming systems, and highly anticipated (but poor quality) games like "E.T." and "Pac-Man."
Artifact
Game console
Date Made
1982-1983
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
2015.56.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 in. (box)
Width: 19 in (box)
Length: 13 in. (box)
Height: 3.5 in. (console)
Width: 13.75 in. (console)
Length: 9.125 in. (console)
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