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(6,154 posts)Atari did a horrible job at quality management. Tons and tons of games were released for the 2600 that were just junk, horrible, horrible junk, because they wanted to make a quick buck in what at the time was a video game super bubble. But the glut of bad games, it wasn't JUST ET and Pac-Man, that flooded the market, spelled their downfall. Atari also tried to release beefier consoles like the 5200, 7800 etc so it's not like the 2600 (which was released in 77) was the only Atari console on the market, it just proved to continue to be the most popular. Other consoles at the time also had much better hardware like the ColecoVision and the like. What it REALLY took was a shit in how games were developed. With Mario, Zelda and other RPGs on the NES people were suddenly opened to a new type of gaming that told a story with progression, adventure, discovery and development. There were a few games that tried something similar earlier but it took Nintendo to really do it right and with good quality.
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