Atari 2600
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The Atari 2600 is an old video game system and a running gag in the Homestar Runner body of work, with Atari characters, games and controllers appearing often. Quite possibly the simplest video game system of all time, the Atari 2600's single button, single joystick controller conveys the feeling of a simpler, easier time. It featured games such as Asteroids, PONG, and Missile Command.
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Characters
Graphics
The graphics of the Atari 2600 are extremely pixelated and low-tech. Atari graphics appear in the following toons.
- Debut: In Search of the Yello Dello - Specifically, this appearance is a reference to the game Pitfall.
- Second Games Menu
- Email duck pond
- Main Page 13
- HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!
- Everything Else, Volume 3 (The interior of the case)
System and Controller
The Atari 2600 is blocky and black, and the controller is similar with a joystick and button. They have occassionally made appearances in various toons.
- Debut: In Search of the Yello Dello — An Atari 2600 joystick is watermarked on the first deleted scene's description page.
- Strong Bad's Room Main Page — Strong Bad's Room has an Atari 2600 system.
- Main Page 13 — Its icon is an Atari 2600 controller.
- Puppet Time — An Atari 2600 system is the last item Homestar steals from Strong Bad.
- Experimental Film — Homestar plays on the ATM with an Atari 2600 joystick.
- Bug In Mouth Disease — What appears to be an Atari 2600 system is visible on the TV during the taped head scene.
- Email space program — An Atari 2600 joystick is duct taped onto the real Proud Anselmo.
- Kid Speedy — The fake online play's loading screen features two Atari joysticks being connected via the Internet.
- Email concert — Strong Bad and Strong Sad play an unseen Atari game in their basement.
Games
The following games are modeled after the Atari 2600 games of old.
- Armless Invaders
- The Cheat's Smoking Challenge
- Nighttime Driving Type Game
- Secret Collect. (for the FunMachine)
- Duck Guardian
- 50K Racewalker
- HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS! Free Sample Game
- C.H.E.A.T.
- Where's an Egg?
- Where's The Cheat? (game)
Also, the Videlectrix game catalog is presented as stacks of Atari 2600 games.
