The first hobbyist-developed game for the Atari 2600 video game console was written in 1995, and more than 100 have been released since then. The majority of games are unlicensed clones of games for other platforms, and there are some also original games and ROM hacks. With only 128 bytes of RAM, no frame buffer, and the code and visuals closely intertwined, the 2600 is a difficult machine to program.[1] and many games were written for the technical challenge. Emulators, programming tools, and documentation are available.[1]
Games that have received attention outside the hobbyist community include Halo 2600,[2][3] Duck Attack!,[4] and A-VCS-tec Challenge by Simon Quernhorst (2006), an unofficial port of the 1981 Atari 8-bit computer game Aztec Challenge.[5] Others have been included in commercial products.[6]
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