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Atari 2600 vs Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

    Atari 2600 Game Console
    Atari 2600
      Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Game Console
      Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
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      Editiorial reviews
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      3 editorial reviews
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      Activision Tennis review. http://www.ClassicGameRoom.com Classic Game Room reviews TENNIS for Atari 2600 from 1981 by Activision. Tennis is a fun two player game on Atari 2600 but fails to deliver real single player action because the computer is smarter than you are. It's like playing chess against HAL 9000. Enjoy this competent programming effort that looks like real tennis with somewhat life-like players holding tennis rackets as they bat the ball back and forth across the lush, grassy tennis court. CGR Activision's Tennis video review features Tennis video game gameplay on Atari 2600. Select from four modes of gameplay (two single player and two 2-player modes) and choose your difficulty (A or B) as your compete to become the tennis pro champion in 1981's TENNIS for Atari 2600.Read more
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      4 editorial reviews
      A nostalgia-fuelled trip back to the '80sRead more
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      The NES Classic Edition is a miniature Nintendo Entertainment System with 30 classic games, an HDMI output, and a fantastically nostalgic design.Read more
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      User rating
      46
      4.3 out of 5
      46 user ratings
      5 stars
      		43 %
      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      2 stars
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      5 stars
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      3 stars
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      2 stars
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      Full Comparison

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      Hardware

      Atari 2600Atari 2600
      Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
      StorageNoneNone
      CPU cores11
      CPU speed0.0 GHz0.0 GHz
      CPU model1 Core MOS Technology 6507 @ 1.19 MHz
      1 Core Ricoh 2A03

      Screen

      Atari 2600Atari 2600
      Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
      HDRnono

      Controller

      Atari 2600Atari 2600
      Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
      Alternative Controller Includednono

      Features

      Atari 2600Atari 2600
      Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
      Backward compatibilitynono
      Type of media supportedCassetteCassette

      Dimensions

      Atari 2600Atari 2600
      Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
      Colour of productBlack,BrownGrey

      Connectivity

      Atari 2600Atari 2600
      Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
      Ethernetnono
      WiFinono
      USBnono
      Number of USB Inputs00
      HDMInono
      Component outputnono
      Composite outputnoyes
      SCART outnono
      Number of connection ports22
      S-video outputnono
      VGA outputsnono
      Digital optical input nono
      Digital optical outputnono

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              Atari 2600 vs Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) - User Opinions

              • wanda.heller
                over 1 year ago
                While the NES is more powerful than the Atari 2600, it was the way that the two consoles differed in their approach to graphics that gave the NES the ultimate edge. The 2600 used drawn graphics, where the entire frame was drawn and redrawn to create the game world. One of the more advanced games was Pitfall!
              • darrick_torp
                over 1 year ago
                The NES had: More RAM (2KB compared to 128 bytes, though additional RAM and bank switching could permit the 2600 to access 64KB of game and the NES to access up to 1MB) A much more capable CPU. Built-in composite, which gives a cleaner signal (the 2600 used RF)
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