Atari

About the Atari and what it means to me

The Atari 2600, released in 1977, is a landmark in video game history, often credited with popularizing home console gaming. Its iconic wood-panel design and simple joystick controllers became symbols of gaming in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With a library of over 500 games, including classics like "Pac-Man" and "Space Invaders," the Atari 2600 introduced many to the joys of interactive entertainment. The Atari means a lot to me personaly, my mother gifted me her old Atari 2600 for my 19th birthday, it was hers as a child and she wanted me to have a piece of history that changed how games are played.