It takes a video game wizard to identify all these classic Atari games
Even if you didn't play them, we bet you can identify them.
In September 1977, the video game craze truly blasted off with the release of the Atari 2600. The console quickly became the ultimate electronic toy of the late-Seventies and early-Eighties. Kids quickly learned the fine art of button mashing — and how to blow dust out of the cartridges.
The graphics may be a lot more realistic today, but nothing beats the simple brilliance of those old games.
Below, we've gathered screens from some of the biggest games for the Atari 2600. Even if you didn't play them, we bet you can identify them.
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Which sport is being played in this Atari game?
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Okay, which game is being played here on the Atari 2600?
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Which sport is being played in this Atari game?
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This notorious Atari game was based on a blockbuster movie — and ended up in a New Mexico landfill.
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Who is this big guy?
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Which outta sight outer space Atari game is this?
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We cut off a bit of the screen — but which game is being played here?
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Activision made this popular jungle adventure game.
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Fire away! Which game is being played here?
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Take a close look — which Pac-Man game is this?
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This pioneering game was the first to hide an "Easter Egg" so common in games today.
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Finally, can you recognize this popular arcade game on the Atari 2600?
