yorgle Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Purusing the net I've found a number of instances where a VCS or 2600 is referred to as an "Atari 1600." Try googling "Atari 1600" to see what I mean. Seems odd that so many people would make the same mistake. Is there some reason (unbeknownst to me) why the term "1600" would be associated with a VCS or 2600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segataritensoftii Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Purusing the net I've found a number of instances where a VCS or 2600 is referred to as an "Atari 1600." Try googling "Atari 1600" to see what I mean. Seems odd that so many people would make the same mistake. Is there some reason (unbeknownst to me) why the term "1600" would be associated with a VCS or 2600?You know, you're topic made me think about a certain Uncyclopedia article. Going back to the subject of confused naming, I did a search for "Atari 1600", and it turns out that you were right. This confused naming really baffles me, as well. Anyone else have any opinions on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight magicman Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Purusing the net I've found a number of instances where a VCS or 2600 is referred to as an "Atari 1600." Try googling "Atari 1600" to see what I mean. Seems odd that so many people would make the same mistake. Is there some reason (unbeknownst to me) why the term "1600" would be associated with a VCS or 2600? yes, key [1] is right next to key [2] Mystery solved. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 pwned! (get it?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 (edited) Purusing the net I've found a number of instances where a VCS or 2600 is referred to as an "Atari 1600." Try googling "Atari 1600" to see what I mean. Seems odd that so many people would make the same mistake. Is there some reason (unbeknownst to me) why the term "1600" would be associated with a VCS or 2600? yes, key [1] is right next to key [2] Mystery solved. Peace Then there should be a plethora of Atari 3600 references out there, too? Or 2500, or 2699, etc.? [Edit]: Hmm...there does appear to be legitimate 3600 references. Apparently it's the prototype for the 7800. Edited December 27, 2007 by BigO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninermaniac Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 The only legitimate system that's odd that i've seen is the VCS 2800. The old Japanese version. Anything else could exist but I'm never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 The only legitimate system that's odd that i've seen is the VCS 2800. The old Japanese version. Anything else could exist but I'm never heard of it. At least some Atari powersupplies reference the CX-2000 which baffled me for a long time until I found out what the "Val" was supposed to be: http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/cons...2000/a2000.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I guess by this point some folks think the original Atari can't be advanced enough to be a 2600, so 1600 sounds better. Just like they think it's a two or four bit system, because it just can't be an 8 bit system, like the NES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninermaniac Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 The only legitimate system that's odd that i've seen is the VCS 2800. The old Japanese version. Anything else could exist but I'm never heard of it. At least some Atari powersupplies reference the CX-2000 which baffled me for a long time until I found out what the "Val" was supposed to be: http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/cons...2000/a2000.html Thanks for the refresher course. I completely forgot about that little gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Didn't the 1600 come a thousand years before the 2600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Maybe the 1600 was the unit that lacked the difficulty switches and had only one controller port. That was an interesting read on the CX-2000. Another interesting read I had recently was on the 2700, which was a wireless console. Wireless sticks with a range of 1000 feet!? Hey, not only can I take control of my neighbor's game, but I can reset every single game on the entire block!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchien Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Maybe the 1600 was the unit that lacked the difficulty switches and had only one controller port. That was an interesting read on the CX-2000. Another interesting read I had recently was on the 2700, which was a wireless console. Wireless sticks with a range of 1000 feet!? Hey, not only can I take control of my neighbor's game, but I can reset every single game on the entire block!! did they ever come out with the 6200 and 6800 then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer raul Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 pwned! (get it?) LOL!!1!1!!uno!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Driver Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Whenever coworkers, fellow students, and other such acquaintances find out I'm into old games, they'll always tell me something like "Oh, I have an old Atari computer! It's a 5400! I play Super Mario Bros. and/or Tetris on it all the time!" I've heard of the Atari 500, 5400, 7200, 7600, 2200, 6200, 200, 1000, and the like-- all in person, not something that can be blamed on a typo. The simple explanation-- people remember Atari "some number that ends in hundred," usually remember one of the leading digits, and they extemporaneously try to recreate the name from this memory. Now, if I can figure out why they all claim to be playing SMB or Tetris... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 (edited) Whenever coworkers, fellow students, and other such acquaintances find out I'm into old games, they'll always tell me something like "Oh, I have an old Atari computer! It's a 5400! I play Super Mario Bros. and/or Tetris on it all the time!" I've heard of the Atari 500, 5400, 7200, 7600, 2200, 6200, 200, 1000, and the like-- all in person, not something that can be blamed on a typo. The simple explanation-- people remember Atari "some number that ends in hundred," usually remember one of the leading digits, and they extemporaneously try to recreate the name from this memory. Now, if I can figure out why they all claim to be playing SMB or Tetris... I've played "Mario Bros." on the 2600 and you can play a flavor of Tetris relatively recently, but... It is funny what the mind synthesizes and treats as "memories". Edited December 28, 2007 by BigO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Oh c'mon guys. Everybody knows that the atari 1600 plays all of those 'atari tapes' the flea market types are always talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I've opened up a whole bunch of Atari games, but I never could find any tape in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 The 1600 was the special Presidential version Warner/Atari was making for use by White House staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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