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Atari 2600Straight-up old school...enoughschool..'nuff said on this retro bad boy.

ATARI 2600 specs
  • Processor: 6507 (I slightly stripped down version of the 6502
  • Speed: 1.19Mhz
  • RAM: 128 bytes
  • ROM: 4K Cartridge ROM space without bankswitching
  • Sound: TIA custom Atari graphics/sound chip.
  • Graphics: TIA custom Atari graphics/sound chip
    • Graphics RAM: None
    • Colors: 128
    • Sprites: 2, 8 bit wide; 2, 3, 1 bit wide; All sprites full screen height
    • Background Graphics: 40 pixels wide by 192 lines high.
  • I/O: Joystick and console switch IO handled byte 6532 RIOT and TIA
    Ports: 2 Joystick ports, 1 Cartridge port, Power in, RF output

See also