Learn to say classic home video game console brand names correctly.
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How is the Atari 2600 (early home video game console that popularized cartridge-based gaming) correctly pronounced?
The Atari 2600 is pronounced 'uh-TAH-ree TOO-SIKS-HUN-dred' — 'Atari' stressed on the middle syllable, plus the number read as 'twenty-six hundred'. In a technical interview: "The Atari 2600 turned Pong-style paddle games into a full library of swappable cartridges."
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How is ColecoVision (early 1980s home video game console from Coleco) correctly pronounced?
ColecoVision is pronounced 'koh-LEE-koh-vizh-un' — the company name 'Coleco' plus 'vision', stress on the second syllable. In a technical interview: "ColecoVision's arcade-accurate ports outclassed most rival consoles of its generation."
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How is Intellivision (early home video game console from Mattel, a rival to the Atari 2600) correctly pronounced?
Intellivision is pronounced 'in-TEL-ih-vizh-un' — 'intelligent' blended with 'television', stress on the second syllable. In a technical interview: "Intellivision marketed itself on more realistic sports simulations than the Atari 2600 offered."
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How is the Sega Genesis (Sega's 16-bit home video game console of the early 1990s) correctly pronounced?
The Sega Genesis is pronounced 'SAY-guh JEN-uh-sis' — 'Sega' rhyming with 'saga', plus 'genesis' said the everyday way. In a technical interview: "Sega Genesis marketing leaned hard on faster processing speed than its main rival at the time."
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How is the TurboGrafx-16 (NEC's home video game console, known as the PC Engine in Japan) correctly pronounced?
The TurboGrafx-16 is pronounced 'TUR-boh-graf-siks-TEEN' — 'turbo' plus 'graphics' shortened, plus 'sixteen' read as a word. In a technical interview: "TurboGrafx-16 launched with a tiny library, and it never caught on outside Japan the way its Japanese counterpart did."