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  • An Atari Game Brain. A few consoles are known to have been produced.
    An Atari Game Brain. A few consoles are known to have been produced.

History

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The Game Brain was developed by Atari as an early effort by the company to create a game console which used interchangeable cartridges.[1]

Development on the Atari Game Brain was discontinued before release in order to focus efforts on the Atari 2600, which featured a more advanced design.[2]

Technology

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Each cartridge for the Game Brain essentially contained all major hardware for the console, essentially being condensed versions of previous Atari dedicated consoles.[2]

The use of 4 rounded buttons arranged in cardinal directions is considered a precursor of sorts to the later D-Pad design.[3]

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    On display at E3 2011.
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    On display at E3 2011.

External Resources

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Wikipedia has related information at Atari Game Brain

  • Atari Museum - Game Brain Page with history and photographs.

References

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  1. ↑ "Atari Game Brain - Ultimate Console Database". ultimateconsoledatabase.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ↑ a b "The Atari Game Brain (C-700)". www.atarimuseum.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Venables, Michael. "Adam Coe's Modded Future: Eco-Friendly, Ergo-Friendly, Evil D-Pads And White Zombies" (in en). Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelvenables/2013/07/07/adam-coes-modded-future-eco-friendly-ergo-friendly-evil-d-pads-white-zombies/?sh=52dccfb45641. 
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