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Slyke@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Nope, there were two different versions! The 6 switch is the original. (And in my opinion the better looking one!) The 4 switch came later, and still has 6 switches, they just moved the difficulty switches to the back. I believe it saved them some money and made production a little easier because everything was on one circuit board with that setup.

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  • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    There were several models including an all-black one that ditched the woodgrain.

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    • stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yeah, I should have specified I was just talking about the switches!

      I was never a big fan of the “Vader” style 2600, but it seems a lot of people like the aesthetic. I was always partial to the six switch look, I just wish they would have made a Sears Video Arcade sixer with the Atari branding! I like the silver by the switches better than the black on the official ones.

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      • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        The burl woodgrain is also very fancy!

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