
12. Now place the back half of the NES control pad cover in place and affix the cover with the
six screws removed earlier (see Figure 7.21).You can test your new controller by plugging it
into an Atari 2600 (or another system that accepts 2600 controllers) and enjoying your
favorite games!
Atari 2600 Stereo Audio Output
When Atari introduced the 2600, many home videogame consoles (which consisted mostly of Pong
machines at the time) had a built-in speaker for audio output. It appears that Atari was originally
going to take this same route with the 2600, since the original six-switch model contains two recep-
tacles for mounting small speakers inside ...