{"product_id":"atari-2600-promotional-use-only-console-atari-2600","title":"Atari 2600 \"Promotional Use Only\" Console (Atari 2600) (Online Order Only)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtari 2600\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, initially branded as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtari Video Computer System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtari VCS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eits release until November 1982, is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehome video game console\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e developed and produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtari, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Released in September 1977, it popularized \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emicroprocessor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-based hardware and games stored on swappable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eROM cartridges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a format first used with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFairchild Channel F\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e in 1976.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiven out to retail stores to display\/show the Atari 2600\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHad differences from the other Atari 2600s, including: chrome switches, and tweaked colors on the words on top of the switches and the outline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Had \"Not for resale for promotional use only\" engraved on the bottom of the console.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePromotional Use Only CIB Atari 2600 Console (NFR) Atari 1981 USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  It's widely accepted that these promotional units originated from consumer consoles that were refurbished by Atari and were then packaged and distributed to stores and used as demo units at events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J2Games","offers":[{"title":"Complete - Acceptable","offer_id":42624343998487,"sku":"ATRPRMOCA06","price":299.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/8099\/9959\/files\/NC0yMi53ZWJw.webp?v=1752814878","url":"https:\/\/animeimports.net\/products\/atari-2600-promotional-use-only-console-atari-2600","provider":"Anime Imports LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}