Video Life

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Video Life is an implementation of Conway's Game of Life on the Atari 2600 developed by CommaVid. Video Life cartridges were distributed by the company through a mail order system alongside the Magicard, a programming utility.[1]

Video Life is notable due to being perhaps one of the rarest Atari 2600 games;[2] CommaVid co-owner Irwin Gaines estimated that less than 20 Video Life cartridges were ever manufactured,[3] although other sources estimate the total to be as high as 500.[1] Cartridges containing the game were estimated to sell for around US$3,000 in 2003.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20190113001823/http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=584
  2. ↑ http://www.rarityguide.com/atari2600_view.php?FirstRecord=501
  3. ↑ http://www.digitpress.com/archives/cc_commavid.htm
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150914165137/http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/game-boy/Content?oid=913130


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