Similar to Sega, Atari will always be a name which conjures up those warm, happy memories amongst gamers of a certain age, and have younger players looking on with strange wonderment at just how a console such as this could possibly hold anyone's attention for longer than a few minutes of awkward gameplay. Truthfully, the 2600 hasn't aged well, but how could it? There's nonetheless something utterly delightful about booting one of these babies up and reliving a time when you simply had to use your imagination when playing video games - graphics weren't nearly good enough, forcing players to suspend disbelief for the duration of play, and fill in a lot of the gaps. In fairness to the ancient system, it's cool in a retro way, even though it must look positively archaic to anyone whose first console memory lies with a PS3. Best games: Pitfall, Super Breakout, Adventure, Pole Position, Raiders Of The Lost Ark.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
