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Atari battle tanks11/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The scores will start to flash when time is almost out though so you can at least try and turn the tables or avoid giving up points when you realize the round is almost over. Combat is, on the whole, devoted to multiplayer play exclusively though, each game designed as a one on one competition to eliminate the other player more often within a time limit that is slightly longer than two minutes but unfortunately isn’t visible. While the parlance of the time referred to these modes as video games, truly they are mostly minor rule twists or changes to the conditions save for the tank combat and aerial dogfights being distinct from each other in design. Packaged with this console for much of its early years was a game that felt like it was truly meant to show off how an Atari game differed from offerings elsewhere while still being somewhat familiar, Combat providing 27 variations on tank and plane combat that can be modified with the difficulty switches. Released initially as the Atari Video Computer System, the console now known as the Atari 2600 would launch with color games comparable to arcade hits of the time and it became such a hit that it almost seems like one of the few Pre-NES consoles that still has a good amount of respect and nostalgia attached to it. Things would change though in 1977 when Atari, already one of the biggest names in this nascent entertainment medium, decided to have a go at home console hardware. While home consoles have been a part of the video game medium since nearly the start, the Magnavox Odyssey even predating Pong, the consoles rarely made a splash compared to the titles being released in the arcade. ![]()
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