If you want to see just how far game consoles have come over the last few decades, check out iFixit’s teardown of the Atari 2600. As you can see, there’s not much to onetime king of home entertainment. Just look at how complex an iPhone 4 is in comparison! The Atari teardown was part of a full week of retro console deconstructions, including the Famicom, Magnavox Odyssey and even the Virtual Boy. Check them out for yourself — if you think you can handle all that naked, aging PCB.
Retro consoles torn apart, ancient innards exposed originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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