But the Atari 2600 version, released in 1982 ... programmed solely by [Todd Fry], missed the mark, turning an arcade icon into a surprising lesson in over-ambitious marketing.
As Activision’s F-14 Tomcat game for the Atari 2600 console, it seemed ripe for use as a project enclosure of some sort. When he came across a couple of 9-pin D-sub joystick ports, he had an idea.
Priced at $239.99, the Lego Icons Atari 2600 is a 2,532-piece Lego set designed ... to the vintage control levers with connectors, and three buildable cartridges for classic games - Asteroids ...