The 1975 Magnavox Odyssey's games were hard-coded into its circuitry - the circuit cards that it was shipped with were not cartridges as we now know them, they were simply breakers that closed the specific circuits necessary to play each of its built-in games. Modern all-in-ones are programmable computers (which are trivial to jailbreak) that have a selection of software pre-loaded on them.
Also, in 1987 Atari released the XEGS . It was a 65 XE computer re-designed as a semi-standalone game console. It is fully compatible with Atari's 8-bit line both games and computer hardware and software, but the keyboard can be removed and it can just be played with cartridges or even the built-in Missile Command game. I have one and it's probably my favorite 80s console.
Wasn´t the keyboard a separate,, a little pricey, accessory for the console ?. I was a little interested in this at the times because of its appearence (i had had a non-XL 800 before, but the steep price for getting a diskdrive was to tough for my teenage period🤔. I hated the cassette solution, and cartridges..,well i had a 2600 too, and EVEN MORE OF expensive cartridges wasn´t exactly what i yearned for). Commodore launched a similar low-budget console for use of C64 cartridges, approximately by the same time in western Europe. But considering it´s CONSOLES, but yet meant for cartridges to COMPUTERS, what happens if the game rom on the cartridge demands AN INTERACTION FROM THE KEYBOARD, in order to go on with the game ?..Without any keyboard, you´ll be sitting there as a moron then !. The way i sees it, this is not true consoles. It is computers, MASKED to be stylish consoles !.. 🤔
@@gevaliasvittne7150 the All-knowing Wikipedia says that there was a "Basic" set of the central XEGS console and a joystick (same one used on the 2600, but in that shade of gray that was really popular in the late 80s for some reason) and the "Deluxe Package" which included the keyboard and light gun. I acquired mine a few years ago, and everything was there, so I'm guessing the previous owner purchased the Deluxe Package. If it's powered on with the keyboard connected and no cartridge, it will boot to Atari BASIC, and can be used just like any other 8-bit computer in the line (I don't have a disk drive though). If powered on without the keyboard or a cartridge, it will default to the built-in Missile Command. If there's a cartridge, regardless of keyboard, it will load that game. I don't have it, but I've seen demos of a homebrew GUI for the 8-bit line and if anyone is thinking of any gift ideas for me for Christmas...
It was a better executed games console than the 5200 released five years earlier. Although the 5200 laid claim to sharing internal specs with the 400 and 800 computers, the library of cartridges for them were not adaptable, and it's said Atari designed the 5200 that way so that the home games division did not overtake from their computer division, but it also had several other problems including its joystick circuitry and, initially, the lack of ability to play the 2600 cartridge library which was rectified later on when they marketed a plug-in adapter that allowed you to play 2600 carts. Therefore, with the XEGS, you could play all the carts going back to the 400 and 800.
You've definitely improved a LOT since the last time I've saw this channel. Your videos are even better. I've beet subbed since 2k! Keep it up! I'mma get notifications!
I refuse to believe the Jaguar only sold 150,000 units. I've seen it and heard about it too much for it to have sold less than the Virtual Boy. It had to have sold at least 1 Million - 1.5 Million, but that's still not a lot.
The Jaguar was frequently defective and had a lot of returns. I had three friends who each got one on launch (the only three people I know who bought one while it was on the market), but had their console fail within a week. They then exchanged the failed unit for a replacement, then had the replacement fail within a week. After the second failure, all three decided to just return the Jaguar and get their money back. Based on that, I can believe 150k units may have been net sales figure, with significantly more having been manufactured.
I remember the Jaguar being the one all the graphics snobs had or wanted. The sales figure mentioned does seem low for the reputation it had back then.
@begula2011 It seems that the reason why the Atari Flashback sold more than the Jaguar was because it was literally $45, and the Jaguar was over $200 back in the 90s. Even then, it's not like the majority of people wanted an Atari even when the flashback was around because most people didn't even know that the Atari was still making consoles during the 6th generation. I mean look at how many people didn't even know that Atari made a few new consoles nowadays they've become very obscure.
@@tchitchouan It is back, many company's get sold numerous times. That is completely irrelevant. Lambo and Bugatti for example have nothing to do with their original owners. Nobody cares. You are pointing out something stupid.
Thanks to a conference arranged by one of my academical institutions, I will have the honor to meet Nolan Bushnell himself. I will even be granted the chance to directly ask him some questions, it is a huge honor to me because this man has done so much for the gaming industry, truly without him none of the blockbuster titles today would exist.
Omg really? so jealous.😮 did that already happened? How was it? By the way sorry for my bad English. It’s not my mother tongue. I am also a huge fan of him, so I just wanted to know 😅
@@hotrod4296 Bushnell was very nice, he also had some very interesting advice. He has done so much in terms of economy, and it is truly admirable. Thanks seeing my comment!
Atari also released a Video Pinball console model C-380 in 1977. It only played built-in games. Combat was released in 1977, not 1983. It was one of the original launch titles for the VCS and was included with many consoles.
Yep. We went from a generic "Tennis/Hockey/Squash/Practice" Pong console; may have been a JC Penny or Radio Shack brand to the Video Pinball console (Pinball, Breakout, and Basketball) to the Sears Telegames 2600 with Target Fun (aka Air Sea Battle) as the pack in.
Playing "Combat" in your living room 1977 = Playing "Halo infinite" on Series X, on a 85" 8K screen, 2022 !...(besides, the "Combat" scenario is much more sensational !). Everything before that was only rectangles and squares/"console gen. 1". Different consoles had/had not colors. Or even, had/had not any sound at all...Damn,..i HATED my Pong console !. "Supersports" was the included game cartridge. But there was no sports. Only "moving squares and rectangles on the screen, with little gay-ish controllers". But in fact, "Submarine" was even worse, believe it or not !. I still owns the stuff. It probably works, but no one wants it i guess.. 🤥
Pong wasn't intended for release at all, it was just going to be Al Alcorn's learning project. They put it into a bar where it proved so popular that it kept malfunctioning due to the quarter receiver overflowing. That's when Bushnell and Dabney decided to release it further.
Great video. Pitfall and Donkey Kong Jr weren't on the Atari Flashback 2004 console though. In fact, even the ones that did appear were not the original Atari versions. It was running 20 NES ports that were made to run on NES-on-a-chip hardware (a cost saving business decision). Of course, Atari fans were appalled about that but they exist as officially produced NES ports of Atari games. That's a pretty strange thing and not many Nintendo fans seem to know about it.
By 1994, the Sega Genesis and SNES were both selling for under $100. The Jaguar was trying to compete with two juggernauts with massive game libraries and underselling it by a massive amount - and worse, the PlayStation was right around the corner. It was NEVER going to work.
Luv the ATARI Classic back in the days. Am so glad that ATARI is making a come back. Can't wait to get the new ATARI VCS. It brought back a lot of memories of the 80-90! Go go go ATARI. Thanks for the great contents.
I had the 2600 as a Christmas gift 1977 cane with combat... I never got addicted to any of the games. Even the more recent consoles. They came an amazing ways with processing and graphics.
I agree with the fact that when I was a kid if you were going to the arcade they call it in that time "going to the Ataris" even though you were playing with Nintendo or Sega Arcades
And it was all the fault of the FCC. Or was it? Why did slow 8 bit computers emit too much radio interference? I propose to use a tube of welded sheet metal instead of expensive cast aluminum halves.
Atari went through a lot of ups and downs, they may not be as popular as they used to, but they are loyal to their fanbase, and they focus on retro gaming. Atari is the king of Retro.
They're really just a name at this point - the original Atari company went under years ago. They were absorbed by another tech company, and the rights to the Atari name have passed through many hands over the years.
The first Atari cartridge game was originally called the Atari Video Computer System. The designation 2600 was only used from 1982 to distinguish it from the new 5200 model but most people called the original machine the "VCS" for many years after. The first Atari VCS had six switches, not four as in the graphic, and originally had a very heavy metal shield to prevent EM interference from the machine. It was then redesigned with a much lighter shielding and slightly sharper corners. "Heavy Sixers" are collectors' items and quite valuable. It was only several years later that the "four switcher" was released with two of the original lever switches being replaced by smaller switches on the back of the unit. The Atari Junior, a redesigned 2600, was not mentioned, nor were the preloaded Atari Juniors that were released in the 1990s to make a few dollars more on the ageing system. During this time, Juniors varied in the number of games in the console ROM -- up to 128 games in some versions -- and could also play 2600 cartridges. All the demonstration games shown for the 5200 were actually the 2600 versions. The Atari name has been bought and sold several times over the years and is not the same entity it was originally. In reality, only the name survives, save for the occasional releases of emulated games on superficially similar hardware.
@@Luke5100 Yes, that sounds like the Junior. Initially they had no built-in games and were redesigned to reduce manufacturing costs. The preloaded versions came out in the 1990s as memory got cheap enough to dump a bunch of games into an onboard ROM chip.
Loved Atari Since 1978 , always wanted a Atari VCS . My 1st Atari was a 600xl computer. After that I was hooked to gaming and my enthusiasm has grown to becoming a content creator 👍👍
I love these Evolution videos of the console brands well made, I would like to see Sinclair, Commodore (Amiga) Amstrad as these brands helped shape where we are today with home computers and consoles most young people won't understand that these brands helped shape what you have today. I know these brands no longer exist but they played a role.
The "5200" games shown at 8:41 (Ms. Pac-Man, Space Invaders and H.E.R.O.) are NOT 5200 versions of these games. Instead, they are the 2600 versions. Also, the Atari Flashbacks are NOT made by Atari. They are made by a completely different company by the name of AtGames.
@@emunews They also forgot the XE, showed 2600 Pac-Man for the 8-bits, and probably should have mentioned how the makers of the Handy went bankrupt - Jack was somehow worse than EA ever was.
Technically, it was developed by DMA Design, which later grew into Rockstar Games. However, it was publisher Psygnosis that bought the IP, which eventually got purchased by and rolled into Sony.
Maybe if you listened to the whole sentence before commenting, you would have noticed that he said "the first handheld game console *with a color LCD screen*. The Microvision wasn't the first handheld game console either.
@@PET_-rp9rxwasn’t it the “auto race” by Mattel? It’s kind of a handheld electronic system that involves a car trying to complete 4 laps in 100 seconds
One thing I would like to see is an evolution of Tiger Electronics. The effort this guy puts into his videos are insane and he talks about stuff that not everyone knows about, like Atari.
I can’t believe Atari isn’t dead with making their consoles when they have the worst console of all time Sega should come back and Atari retire and just make games
its the worst console of all time because its old idiot. also they didnt make the atari vcs to compete with ps5 and xbox series xs, its just a console that is being sold to play retro video games without having to find rare, collectible console on ebay or some junk like that
Ahh, the classic old Atari console with the fine wood texture slapped on it. You know the Stone Age? Well this was the Wood Age where everything back then was made of wood.
I'm surprised you didn't mention E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600. That game has been credited as a major factor in the infamous crash of 1983. They also found the landfill in New Mexico where about 10% of all the games extracted were E.T. games.
8:53 Fun fact about the video game crash of 1983 it was actually due to Atari because they released the worst infamous game for the Atari 2600 and that game was E.T which is based off the famous movie at the time when the game released
yeah, Atari wants one on one on Nintendo, but they didn't know that Nintendo are the one who rise from the ash after the crash, Atari knew their mistakes
Ahh yes another folk who heard something about ET being the worst game and destroying the entire game industry and proceeds to spread the claim around without ever actually having played ET or knowing anything about what actually happened.
@@IanSonicGachaVA “did research” more like “read an article on some random website saying something about it.” I didn’t exist in 1983 either, but I’m not ignorant. ET was a fun game, despite having some annoyances. I’d say one of the best games on the system, definitely one of the most complex. It wasn’t ET being bad that killed Atari; it was that Atari grossly overestimated the sales, manufacturing more games than there existed VCS systems. Atop of that, the entire market was just full of garbage games (mostly made by third parties, NOT Atari) that consumers had no idea if they would be any good. Resulted in people wanting nothing to do with home consoles. Like I said, I wasn’t around in 1983 to speak from experience, but I can tell you that what I’m saying is more accurate than what you are.
@@IanSonicGachaVA You are wrong. ET by itself could not have bankrupted the industry. Atari, maybe, but certainly not an industry. If that was the case, the gaming industry would crash again as soon as another bad game came out. I’ve never played ET before, but the only complaint are the pits.
Блин, я так жду когда ваши видео будут на русском, просто очень интересный канал, хочется максимально расслабиться и смотреть. Конечно можно включить субтитры и на ходу переводить самому, но это не то... Может ли кто нибудь переводить этот канал или хотя бы сделать субтитры?
Atari please don't angry on Nintendo, they gave you the redemption to rise from the video game crash of 1983, if Nintendo never exist, no redemption, no awesome console like Atari VCS
@@begula2011 hey it's 2 years after you comment... it's true after the crash, Atari once again had Tengen, which is an unlicensed games for the NES including their version of Tetris, and Nintendo win the case in San Francisco
props to you for crediting Magnavox. Many people mistakenly credit Atari as the first gaming consoles simply because they perfected a formula which was already out. Atari might have made it better, but Magnavox pioneered the video game.
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Breath of the wild
yeah this is the most basic “story bring told commentator with animations video”
@Flatlife You’re Amazing, Thank You For Helping Me Learn About Gaming When I Got My First Console In Lockdown. Now I’m A Game Brainiac
Fun Fact: The Company Atari is actually making Hotels in United States. Which it will first open in Las Vegas in 2022
which is true, hotel with nostalgic games yeah
And didn’t you know the owner or whatever Nolan bushnell is he opened Chuck E. Cheese
NO WAY I LIVE THERE
Me live las vegas
already know
1975: all games were built-in
2021: still built in, almost 50 years later
? only the atari flashbacks have build in games, which is very nice to have in this world nowadays.
The 1975 Magnavox Odyssey's games were hard-coded into its circuitry - the circuit cards that it was shipped with were not cartridges as we now know them, they were simply breakers that closed the specific circuits necessary to play each of its built-in games. Modern all-in-ones are programmable computers (which are trivial to jailbreak) that have a selection of software pre-loaded on them.
Still got mine from 1977. Still works and still play it. And it still lights me up with joy
Your a rockstar
They don’t make them like they used to
Nostalgia😢
SAME LOL
@@wherefox you're right, they make them way better now
I never knew Atari Still makes consoles to this day. Great video 👍
They don't, but now they'll be back!
@@IamIanOficial oh ok
Knew
*Knew
@@domkingofdum9006 shut
You deserve more subscribers bro, the animations are just insane!
Yup the animations and story's are nice
No he doesn't
Yea like he dosnt already have 265K SUBCRIBES!!!!!!
@@Xxgremlin_guyxX Your a hater
@@rds.cc17 you were just saying how he already has a ton...let me tell you that is not a ton
Also, in 1987 Atari released the XEGS . It was a 65 XE computer re-designed as a semi-standalone game console. It is fully compatible with Atari's 8-bit line both games and computer hardware and software, but the keyboard can be removed and it can just be played with cartridges or even the built-in Missile Command game. I have one and it's probably my favorite 80s console.
Wasn´t the keyboard a separate,, a little pricey, accessory for the console ?. I was a little interested in this at the times because of its appearence (i had had a non-XL 800 before, but the steep price for getting a diskdrive was to tough for my teenage period🤔. I hated the cassette solution, and cartridges..,well i had a 2600 too, and EVEN MORE OF expensive cartridges wasn´t exactly what i yearned for). Commodore launched a similar low-budget console for use of C64 cartridges, approximately by the same time in western Europe. But considering it´s CONSOLES, but yet meant for cartridges to COMPUTERS, what happens if the game rom on the cartridge demands AN INTERACTION FROM THE KEYBOARD, in order to go on with the game ?..Without any keyboard, you´ll be sitting there as a moron then !. The way i sees it, this is not true consoles. It is computers, MASKED to be stylish consoles !.. 🤔
@@gevaliasvittne7150 the All-knowing Wikipedia says that there was a "Basic" set of the central XEGS console and a joystick (same one used on the 2600, but in that shade of gray that was really popular in the late 80s for some reason) and the "Deluxe Package" which included the keyboard and light gun. I acquired mine a few years ago, and everything was there, so I'm guessing the previous owner purchased the Deluxe Package. If it's powered on with the keyboard connected and no cartridge, it will boot to Atari BASIC, and can be used just like any other 8-bit computer in the line (I don't have a disk drive though). If powered on without the keyboard or a cartridge, it will default to the built-in Missile Command. If there's a cartridge, regardless of keyboard, it will load that game.
I don't have it, but I've seen demos of a homebrew GUI for the 8-bit line and if anyone is thinking of any gift ideas for me for Christmas...
It was a better executed games console than the 5200 released five years earlier. Although the 5200 laid claim to sharing internal specs with the 400 and 800 computers, the library of cartridges for them were not adaptable, and it's said Atari designed the 5200 that way so that the home games division did not overtake from their computer division, but it also had several other problems including its joystick circuitry and, initially, the lack of ability to play the 2600 cartridge library which was rectified later on when they marketed a plug-in adapter that allowed you to play 2600 carts. Therefore, with the XEGS, you could play all the carts going back to the 400 and 800.
Fun fact: Apple founder Steve Jobs worked at Atari before he founded Apple
Not only that but he was the co-creator of the 1976 arcade game Breakout!
@@lilnoggin7601yeah I knew that but you let others know this information
That's great
No way
You've definitely improved a LOT since the last time I've saw this channel. Your videos are even better. I've beet subbed since 2k! Keep it up! I'mma get notifications!
I refuse to believe the Jaguar only sold 150,000 units. I've seen it and heard about it too much for it to have sold less than the Virtual Boy. It had to have sold at least 1 Million - 1.5 Million, but that's still not a lot.
So, the Atari Flashback did a lot better than the Jaguar
The Jaguar was frequently defective and had a lot of returns. I had three friends who each got one on launch (the only three people I know who bought one while it was on the market), but had their console fail within a week. They then exchanged the failed unit for a replacement, then had the replacement fail within a week. After the second failure, all three decided to just return the Jaguar and get their money back. Based on that, I can believe 150k units may have been net sales figure, with significantly more having been manufactured.
I remember the Jaguar being the one all the graphics snobs had or wanted. The sales figure mentioned does seem low for the reputation it had back then.
@begula2011 It seems that the reason why the Atari Flashback sold more than the Jaguar was because it was literally $45, and the Jaguar was over $200 back in the 90s. Even then, it's not like the majority of people wanted an Atari even when the flashback was around because most people didn't even know that the Atari was still making consoles during the 6th generation. I mean look at how many people didn't even know that Atari made a few new consoles nowadays they've become very obscure.
I had an Atari 800XL console, tape drive and a couple of Wico Command Control joysticks. Man I loved that thing growing up in the 80’s.
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I cant believe how much your channel has grown since 2020 truly amazing been here since 246 subs and am never leaving.Keep up the good work mate.
i'm really glad atari is back, welcome back to the gaming world
no it's not back, current atari is a french company that has absolutely nothing to do with the old atari
@@tchitchouan yea the name was sold so many times
Back? I would not call that failure of a console, being back into gaming. It is a complete piece of crap.
@@tchitchouan It is back, many company's get sold numerous times. That is completely irrelevant. Lambo and Bugatti for example have nothing to do with their original owners. Nobody cares. You are pointing out something stupid.
They never left, I remember them being on the cd rom box art of Civilization III 😏
Thanks to a conference arranged by one of my academical institutions, I will have the honor to meet Nolan Bushnell himself. I will even be granted the chance to directly ask him some questions, it is a huge honor to me because this man has done so much for the gaming industry, truly without him none of the blockbuster titles today would exist.
Omg really? so jealous.😮 did that already happened? How was it? By the way sorry for my bad English. It’s not my mother tongue.
I am also a huge fan of him, so I just wanted to know 😅
@@hotrod4296 Bushnell was very nice, he also had some very interesting advice. He has done so much in terms of economy, and it is truly admirable. Thanks seeing my comment!
@luke5100clearly English isn’t their first language. You’re being rude
When I pass this channel, there is a translation in every language. It is informative and the animations are really nice.
You missed a fun fact. Nolan Bushnell also founded Chuck E. Cheese’s, which was a pizzaria and an arcade for all ages, in 1977.
Nolan is the man behind CEC?
Yeah, look it up.
@@JulianR2JG What you say sounds like: The man behind the slaughter. (Sorry for the FNaF Reference)
@@melisscholten5047 An impostor took our life away
Atari also released a Video Pinball console model C-380 in 1977. It only played built-in games.
Combat was released in 1977, not 1983. It was one of the original launch titles for the VCS and was included with many consoles.
Yep. We went from a generic "Tennis/Hockey/Squash/Practice" Pong console; may have been a JC Penny or Radio Shack brand to the Video Pinball console (Pinball, Breakout, and Basketball) to the Sears Telegames 2600 with Target Fun (aka Air Sea Battle) as the pack in.
Playing "Combat" in your living room 1977 = Playing "Halo infinite" on Series X, on a 85" 8K screen, 2022 !...(besides, the "Combat" scenario is much more sensational !). Everything before that was only rectangles and squares/"console gen. 1". Different consoles had/had not colors. Or even, had/had not any sound at all...Damn,..i HATED my Pong console !. "Supersports" was the included game cartridge. But there was no sports. Only "moving squares and rectangles on the screen, with little gay-ish controllers". But in fact, "Submarine" was even worse, believe it or not !. I still owns the stuff. It probably works, but no one wants it i guess.. 🤥
Imagine the hard work and dedication to the video, great work!
"Eh...It's too hard to Google 5200 games. Here's some 2600 games. Kids are too stupid to tell the difference."
You finally did the evolution of Atari I'm so loving it 😍
You finally did the evolution of Atari I'm so hating it😡
You finally did the evolution of Atari I'm so bored of it 😐
i'm loving it too. Atari is like the Jesus Christ of gaming
@@NatetheNintendofan Who hurt you?
@@oprix911 Who hurt you?
Two things: Some of the games you showed while talking about the 5200 are the 2600 versions of said games. Also, where's the XEGS?
Pong wasn't intended for release at all, it was just going to be Al Alcorn's learning project. They put it into a bar where it proved so popular that it kept malfunctioning due to the quarter receiver overflowing. That's when Bushnell and Dabney decided to release it further.
Ian here!! FINALLY!! You're talking about the Atari consoles!! Yeah U!!!
Great video. Pitfall and Donkey Kong Jr weren't on the Atari Flashback 2004 console though. In fact, even the ones that did appear were not the original Atari versions. It was running 20 NES ports that were made to run on NES-on-a-chip hardware (a cost saving business decision). Of course, Atari fans were appalled about that but they exist as officially produced NES ports of Atari games. That's a pretty strange thing and not many Nintendo fans seem to know about it.
Great video 👍 fun fact: Atari made pinball machines and the world's BIGGEST machine Hercules that's 7ft tall.
This Guy is so under appreciated
By 1994, the Sega Genesis and SNES were both selling for under $100. The Jaguar was trying to compete with two juggernauts with massive game libraries and underselling it by a massive amount - and worse, the PlayStation was right around the corner. It was NEVER going to work.
Holy hell, Atari is back! My whole Childhood came back!!
Not exactly, a company by the name Infogrames had just simply bought the name Atari and they now go by the name.
@@JulianR2JGI guess Atari changed nationality.
Luv the ATARI Classic back in the days. Am so glad that ATARI is making a come back. Can't wait to get the new ATARI VCS.
It brought back a lot of memories of the 80-90! Go go go ATARI.
Thanks for the great contents.
Not exactly have they returned, a company by the name Infogrames had just simply bought the name Atari and they now go by the name.
These animations are really good. This channel deserves way more attention
Especially all the things he got wrong or omitted, because he didn't give a single shit.
He couldn’t even get his thumbnail right. That’s all the attention I’m going to give it. This was my first and last time checking him out.
Thx I’ve been waiting for this video for years thx 😊
I had the 2600 as a Christmas gift 1977 cane with combat... I never got addicted to any of the games. Even the more recent consoles. They came an amazing ways with processing and graphics.
The animation, the greatly narrated content, it is so surprising you still have not reached 3M subscribers by now, please dont stop!
I agree with the fact that when I was a kid if you were going to the arcade they call it in that time "going to the Ataris" even though you were playing with Nintendo or Sega Arcades
ay, my man's making greater vids, u deserve so much more :D
Fun fact :The atari 800 Home computer was so expensive that it ended up actually competing with apple!😂😂😂
And it was all the fault of the FCC. Or was it? Why did slow 8 bit computers emit too much radio interference? I propose to use a tube of welded sheet metal instead of expensive cast aluminum halves.
Your animations are amazing. Thank you for the quality 👍🏻
4:35, been long since Blackberry was "Major"
Yeeeeeeeaaaaay a Evolution of Atari video thank you Flatlife (thomas) 😊.
Atari went through a lot of ups and downs, they may not be as popular as they used to, but they are loyal to their fanbase, and they focus on retro gaming.
Atari is the king of Retro.
They're really just a name at this point - the original Atari company went under years ago. They were absorbed by another tech company, and the rights to the Atari name have passed through many hands over the years.
I’ve been waiting days waiting for this video
I never realized how much I wanted an Atari console until now 😎 🕹
get the VCS that came out in 2020. I use it as a mini pc and love it. I mainly play PS5
@@thetravelingmerchant3032 im getting one im scared to connect my mac so im playing my games on steam with my deck account logged in
Another awesome video once again 😎
This is what ive been waiting for ages been!
The first Atari cartridge game was originally called the Atari Video Computer System. The designation 2600 was only used from 1982 to distinguish it from the new 5200 model but most people called the original machine the "VCS" for many years after. The first Atari VCS had six switches, not four as in the graphic, and originally had a very heavy metal shield to prevent EM interference from the machine.
It was then redesigned with a much lighter shielding and slightly sharper corners. "Heavy Sixers" are collectors' items and quite valuable.
It was only several years later that the "four switcher" was released with two of the original lever switches being replaced by smaller switches on the back of the unit.
The Atari Junior, a redesigned 2600, was not mentioned, nor were the preloaded Atari Juniors that were released in the 1990s to make a few dollars more on the ageing system. During this time, Juniors varied in the number of games in the console ROM -- up to 128 games in some versions -- and could also play 2600 cartridges.
All the demonstration games shown for the 5200 were actually the 2600 versions.
The Atari name has been bought and sold several times over the years and is not the same entity it was originally. In reality, only the name survives, save for the occasional releases of emulated games on superficially similar hardware.
you're really an atari expert aren't you
@@Luke5100 Yes, that sounds like the Junior. Initially they had no built-in games and were redesigned to reduce manufacturing costs. The preloaded versions came out in the 1990s as memory got cheap enough to dump a bunch of games into an onboard ROM chip.
Loved Atari Since 1978 , always wanted a Atari VCS . My 1st Atari was a 600xl computer. After that I was hooked to gaming and my enthusiasm has grown to becoming a content creator 👍👍
I love these Evolution videos of the console brands well made, I would like to see Sinclair, Commodore (Amiga) Amstrad as these brands helped shape where we are today with home computers and consoles most young people won't understand that these brands helped shape what you have today. I know these brands no longer exist but they played a role.
Only 29 minutes!Keep it up I love your videos!
The "5200" games shown at 8:41 (Ms. Pac-Man, Space Invaders and H.E.R.O.) are NOT 5200 versions of these games. Instead, they are the 2600 versions. Also, the Atari Flashbacks are NOT made by Atari. They are made by a completely different company by the name of AtGames.
Wrong, check in the bottom (if you have a Atari Flashback)
@@begula2011 Just because AtGames licensed the Atari name and logo doesn't mean that Atari actually makes them.
@@emunews
They also forgot the XE, showed 2600 Pac-Man for the 8-bits, and probably should have mentioned how the makers of the Handy went bankrupt - Jack was somehow worse than EA ever was.
Finally and your animation was good
The flashback models were made by a company called AtGames!
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I thought AtGames made the Flashback systems? Either way I really enjoyed this video. Well done.
Correct. The video is wrong. The Atari Flashbacks weren't made by Atari. They were made by a completely different company, AtGames.
Wow 2nd non short upload and upload overall in less than a day or 24 hours and are both over 5 minutes
Woah I still don’t know Atari still continue do game console after 1983
I am 49 years old and atari was my first console back in the 80s it reminded me a great epoc of my early years Great video by the way 👍
Fun Fact: 11:54 Lemmings is actually a game from Rockstar Games.
😑🤥what the heck
They won't from that to making games with killing sex and drugs and Gore
Technically, it was developed by DMA Design, which later grew into Rockstar Games. However, it was publisher Psygnosis that bought the IP, which eventually got purchased by and rolled into Sony.
Bro I love your channel so much!
8:30
Flatlife: “In total only 69 games were released for the console.”
My brain: Don’t do it, please don’t do it
Me: B R U H
*n i c e*
This channel is so underated.
I'm happy for Atari. They continue to game!
Thank you, Flatlife
If Atari is gonna comeback it's going to be legendary!
THANK YOU! i have been waiting for this and just earlier this week I was asking why you did;t make a video about Atari consoles yet.
And I thought I have issues...
Do “The Evolution of super Mario bros games (1981-2021)
Amazing work 👍
13:00
Flatlife: Rayman
rayman: flnally the popular youtuber who remembers me
Lol
Waited a long time for this
"First Handheld Game Console"
The Microvision in 1979: Am I a joke to you?
Maybe if you listened to the whole sentence before commenting, you would have noticed that he said "the first handheld game console *with a color LCD screen*. The Microvision wasn't the first handheld game console either.
@@PET_-rp9rxwasn’t it the “auto race” by Mattel? It’s kind of a handheld electronic system that involves a car trying to complete 4 laps in 100 seconds
Wait a second. 0:16 and 8:53!? Did you just used Saving the World and New Order musics?
One thing I would like to see is an evolution of Tiger Electronics. The effort this guy puts into his videos are insane and he talks about stuff that not everyone knows about, like Atari.
Atari made an AMAZING Transformers game in 2004. One of my Favorite games of All time.
Great video can you please do a Sega controller evolution
I enjoy watching your channel. It's very interesting and I like how you do the evolution of game console's and other stuff.
I really liked the sega video and I also like this!
Animation and voice is amaze!
I can’t believe Atari isn’t dead with making their consoles when they have the worst console of all time Sega should come back and Atari retire and just make games
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Telegram is mad Peter Parker said Atari is bad oh you poor little boy
What’s wrong telegram do you even have a PS5 xbox series X I can picture you homey boy you are broke your still playing on the Atari
its the worst console of all time because its old idiot. also they didnt make the atari vcs to compete with ps5 and xbox series xs, its just a console that is being sold to play retro video games without having to find rare, collectible console on ebay or some junk like that
Ahh, the classic old Atari console with the fine wood texture slapped on it. You know the Stone Age? Well this was the Wood Age where everything back then was made of wood.
i never knew atari was still alive
Another fun fact you forgot: Nolen Bushnell the founder of Atari started creating an Animatronic Pizzaria: Chuck E. Cheese's PTT (Pizza Time Theatre)
Haters can hate for whatever the company is doing.
🙂👊 Atari has and will forever have my respect.
No NES AKA Famicon is better
@@NatetheNintendofan, chances are it would never have existed without Atari.
BRO You have come so far I remember when you had 50k
The first game ever was 1952 Sheep & Gates. 5 years later first VR glasses was released, but it was enormously heavy and the screen wasn't that good!
Guys it’s XvO
Atari can make an Comback like they did with their Flashback Consoles
New atari console and controller looking lit
I hope all the games they developed go on it so that it feels like a archive of legendary games.
Nah Nintendo is the best.
Animations Are Great. Even Explantions, Underrated. This guy needs some 1M!
I come from a universe where there’s a new console called the Atari 2600+!
Been watchin since 1k subs
I'm surprised you didn't mention E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600. That game has been credited as a major factor in the infamous crash of 1983. They also found the landfill in New Mexico where about 10% of all the games extracted were E.T. games.
I understand the thrill of playing Crysis, but what Atari did with its consoles and games was magical... Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴 👍🏻 😃 👌🏻
8:53 Fun fact about the video game crash of 1983 it was actually due to Atari because they released the worst infamous game for the Atari 2600 and that game was E.T which is based off the famous movie at the time when the game released
yeah, Atari wants one on one on Nintendo, but they didn't know that Nintendo are the one who rise from the ash after the crash, Atari knew their mistakes
Ahh yes another folk who heard something about ET being the worst game and destroying the entire game industry and proceeds to spread the claim around without ever actually having played ET or knowing anything about what actually happened.
@@PET_-rp9rx Bruh even though I was not born at the time I did research it and it was due to Atari
@@IanSonicGachaVA “did research” more like “read an article on some random website saying something about it.”
I didn’t exist in 1983 either, but I’m not ignorant. ET was a fun game, despite having some annoyances. I’d say one of the best games on the system, definitely one of the most complex. It wasn’t ET being bad that killed Atari; it was that Atari grossly overestimated the sales, manufacturing more games than there existed VCS systems. Atop of that, the entire market was just full of garbage games (mostly made by third parties, NOT Atari) that consumers had no idea if they would be any good. Resulted in people wanting nothing to do with home consoles.
Like I said, I wasn’t around in 1983 to speak from experience, but I can tell you that what I’m saying is more accurate than what you are.
@@IanSonicGachaVA You are wrong. ET by itself could not have bankrupted the industry. Atari, maybe, but certainly not an industry. If that was the case, the gaming industry would crash again as soon as another bad game came out. I’ve never played ET before, but the only complaint are the pits.
As always, awesome
Блин, я так жду когда ваши видео будут на русском, просто очень интересный канал, хочется максимально расслабиться и смотреть. Конечно можно включить субтитры и на ходу переводить самому, но это не то...
Может ли кто нибудь переводить этот канал или хотя бы сделать субтитры?
I love the intro SO much
Atari please don't angry on Nintendo, they gave you the redemption to rise from the video game crash of 1983, if Nintendo never exist, no redemption, no awesome console like Atari VCS
Too bad Atari is still mad and will I hope it can hack Nintendo to no longer exist
@@begula2011 hey it's 2 years after you comment... it's true after the crash, Atari once again had Tengen, which is an unlicensed games for the NES including their version of Tetris, and Nintendo win the case in San Francisco
Finally thank you Flatlife
Imagine if Atari do a remake of the 5200, 7800 and Atari lynx game consoles
The 7800 had a remake called the Atari Flashback
Awesome. My first console was the handheld Lynx. I will definately be interested if Atary made an upgraded one.
Fantastic Videos you're videos are very historical
Increíble que Atari sigue hasta ahora sería bueno poder jugarlo de nuevo
props to you for crediting Magnavox. Many people mistakenly credit Atari as the first gaming consoles simply because they perfected a formula which was already out. Atari might have made it better, but Magnavox pioneered the video game.