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Red Sea Crossing (video Game)
Red Sea Crossing is a Christian video game for the Atari 2600. The game has only two copies known to exist, making it one of the Video game collecting#Rare games, rarest video games in existence. Description The game begins with Moses Crossing the Red Sea, parting the Red Sea, with the goal of reaching the Sinai Peninsula. The player, taking on the role of Moses, then attempts to dodge various underwater obstacles such as seaweed and Giant clam, giant clams, as well as pursuing Egyptians. When killed the Red Sea closes. The game was published independently in 1983 and sold exclusively through advertisements in ''Christianity Today''. Rarity Only two copies are known to exist. One copy was sold in 2012 for $10,400.{{Cite web, last=Goldfarb, first=Andrew, date=2012-09-10, title='Holy Grail of Atari Games' Sells for $10,000, url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/10/holy-grail-of-atari-games-sells-for-10000, url-status=live, access-date=2022-01-09, website=IGN, language=en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600, initially branded as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS) from its release until November 1982, is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released in September 1977, it popularized microprocessor-based hardware and games stored on swappable ROM cartridges, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F in 1976. The VCS was bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a game cartridgeinitially '' Combat'' and later '' Pac-Man''. Atari was successful at creating arcade video games, but their development cost and limited lifespan drove CEO Nolan Bushnell to seek a programmable home system. The first inexpensive microprocessors from MOS Technology in late 1975 made this feasible. The console was prototyped as codename Stella by Atari subsidiary Cyan Engineering. Lacking funding to complete the project, Bushnell sold Atari to Warner Communications in 1976. The Atari VCS launched in 1977 with n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
