Computer game
Atari
Category
Technological items
Date
1981
Materials
Plastic and paper
Measurements
20 x 80 x 98 mm
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672721.5.1
Summary
A Super Breakout video game cartridge for an Atari home video games console. Originally developed by Atari Inc. as an arcade game in 1978, this cartridge version was first published in 1981. The black plastic cartridge has a paper label with a colour image from the game on the top with 'SUPER BREAKOUT' printed across the top in orange letters. There is an Atari logo in the bottom left corner of the label and the number of the game (CX2608) is printed at the bottom right. 'SUPER BREAKOUT' is also printed along the front edge of the cartridge, again in orange letters.
Provenance
Manufactured by Atari Inc. in 1981
Makers and roles
Atari , manufacturer