File 001 · Category Openers
Record 071 · Games · 1977
77.71.GAtari Video Computer System (2600)
Atari
“Cartridges in the living room — and the crash that taught the industry about glut.”
Don't watch TV tonight. Play it.
Combat pack-in, then Space Invaders (1980) made it a phenomenon. E.T. and 1983 crash became the cautionary tale NES had to undo.
Filed notes
- ROM cartridges as interchangeable software
- Selling games separately from hardware
Units. 30 million
SIC
3944
Games, Toys, and Children's Vehicles
NAICS
334118
Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
