Atari 2600 - 128 Games Built-In is a game console released in 1991. It features many pirated Atari 2600 games built in - but bizarrely, appears to be officially affiliated by Atari, or an affiliate thereof. The console is likely connected to Futuretronics, the former Australian distributor of Atari products.
Overview[]
Little is known about the system, other than that it was available at some stores in Australia [1] (likely in very limited quantities) and likely originated from Asia. The console was produced in the Christmas 1991 shopping period. It features a switch on the back labeled "GAME GROUP", which selects between four 32-in-1 game menus. Its built-in games include hacks of titles not developed by Atari (such as "Tom Boy" and "Super Ferrari", hacks of Activision's Pitfall! and Enduro), alongside unhacked bootlegs under altered names (Coleco's Donkey Kong renamed as "King Kong"). The console resembles the Junior model of the Atari 2600, but the controller appears to be taken from the European version of the Atari 7800. The console's instruction manual and game list contain various grammatical errors.
While one would think the console is unquestionably a bootleg, it was very likely licensed by Atari. This is most evident by the circuit board, in which every chip is labeled "© ATARI 1991" [2] - something a bootlegger would be very unlikely to do. This would be one of several instances of Atari releasing pirated software under their own name, with another example being the 32-in-1 Game Cartridge included with several Australian 2600 models.
The game list also seems to lineup with carts made by "New Exciting".[3] Wolf Coming (Pooyan) is one of the many games which show up on the same list as this console.
Game List[]
Game Group 1[]
- SUPER FERRARI (Enduro)
- CURTISS (Atlantis)
- ASSAULT BOMB
- M.A.D.
- SEA HAWK
- SPACE ROBOT ARTIC
- THRESHOLD
- BANK HEIST
- KEYSTONE KAPERS
- BOBBY IS GOING HOME
- Z-TACK
- SPIDER FIGHTER
- MISSILE CONTROL
- RIVER RAID
- BERMUDA (Hack of River Raid)
- FLASH GORDON
- GAS HOG
- JAWBREAKER
- LASER GATES
- DONKEY KONG
- NUTS
- BERZERK
- SPACE RAID
- THE YEAR 1999 (Hack of Condor Attack)
- ZOO FUN
- ROOM OF DOOM
- INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
- PACMAN
- SEESAW (Circus Atari)
- PARACHUTE
- MEGA FORCE
- THUNDERGROUND
Game Group 2[]
- CRIMINAL PURSUIT
- SKI RUN
- PAC KONG (Hack of King Kong) (Visual glitches make the game nearly unplayable)
- BRICK KICK
- SKY JINKS
- ICE HOCKEY
- FIRE FIGHTER
- CHALLENGE
- MASTER BUILDER
- FAST EDDIE
- PELE'S SOCCER
- NETMAKER (Hack of Amidar)
- DUCK SHOOT
- CLOWN DOWNTOWN (WALKER)
- FARMYARD
- PANDA CHASE
- VENTURE
- REAL SPORTS VOLLEYBALL
- POOYAN
- MR POSTMAN
- FIRE SPINNER
- DODGE'EM
- PLANET PATROL
- INFILTRATE
- 25 CROSS FORCE
- ASTROWAR
- DEFENDER
- WORLD END
- M.A.S.H (Hack with submarines?)
- COL 'N'
- STREET RACER
- GREAT ESCAPE
Game Group 3[]
- FROGGER
- SEAQUEST
- PYRAMID WAR (Hack of Chopper Command)
- TAC SCAN
- TURMOIL
- STRATEGY X
- VIDEO PINBALL
- TRICK SHOT
- TOMBOY (Hack of Pitfall!)
- GRAND PRIX
- AIR RAIDERS
- DRAGONFIRE
- WORM WAR I
- MAZE CRAZE
- RACQUETBALL
- LOCK'N'CHASE
- FROGS AND FLIES
- INDY 500
- OINK!
- CRACKPOTS
- TIME WARP
- GOPHER
- COMMANDO RAID
- CARNIVAL
- DRAGON DEFENDER
- FROSTBITE
- COSMIC ARK
- MOTOCROSS
- SPACE INVADERS
- SUPERMAN
- FAST FOOD
- MISSILE COMMAND
Game Group 4[]
- SPACE JOCKEY
- BASIC MATH
- FLAG CAPTURE
- GOLF
- ADVENTURE
- FREEWAY (Hack with rabbit)
- FOOTBALL
- FISHING DERBY (Hack with crabs)
- BOXING
- FREEWAY
- COMBAT
- SKIING
- PELE'S SOCCER
- SKY DIVER
- BASKETBALL
- BOWLING
- HUMAN CANNONBALL
- 3-D TIC TAC TOE
- OTHELLO
- SURROUND
- BLACKJACK
- MINIATURE GOLF
- SLOT RACERS
- SPACE WAR
- AIR-SEA BATTLE
- TENNIS
- SLOT MACHINE
- STAMPEDE
- FISHING DERBY
- LASER BLAST
- COSMIC SWARM
- HOMERUN
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