When released in October 1977, it was $200.
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The Atari 2600 Retail price was $199.99 the equivalent of $771 today.
The Atari 2600 came out in 1977. Originally known as the VCS or "Video Computer System," it was renamed to it's catalog number (CX-2600) in 1982.
E.T. is definitely the worst Atari 2600 game (Worser then Pacman on Atari 2600).
The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a cartridge game: A Combat cartrige was included in the Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 was invented collectively by Jay Minor, Steve Mayer, Ron Milner and Joe Decuir. The Atari 2600, sold over thirty million consoles and was originally called the Atari VCS.