The Atari 2600 was designed as a simple video game system like Pong or Breakout. It wasn't designed for complex games per se. Almost every game could be played

The Atari 2600 was designed as a simple video game system like Pong or Breakout. It wasn't designed for complex games per se. Almost every game could be played without a user manual because they were so simple. The Atari 5200 had better graphics and sound but didn't do as well as the 2600.