The Atari 2600 came out in 1977 and was discontinued in 1992.
The Atari 2600 came out in 1977 and was discontinued in 1992.
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AtariQuest is an interactive novel based on 400-plus Atari 2600 games

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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AtariQuest is an interactive novel based on the retro gaming trend, as it is set in the world of Atari 2600 console games.

The Atari 2600 era lasted from the introduction of the console in 1977 until 1993, and the console lives on in the Atariverse since the games are playable on some modern hardware as well as emulators on the internet.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.