The VCS, later called the 2600, was a simple home video game created by Atari in the mid 1970’s. It retailed for USD $199 (equivalent to $849.88 in 2020) and became the dominant home system in the second era of home video games. The low graphic resolution, simple control and play, and lack of sophistication made it the perfect foil for Mattel to leapfrong with the Intellivision console 2 years later.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600
web.archive.org/web/20210529122614/www.goretro.com/2013/02/video-game-console-smackdown-atari-2600.html
web.archive.org/web/20210529124307/www.techspot.com/article/2210-intellivision/
web.archive.org/web/20210317223522/vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Second_generation_of_video_games