Blackjack (Atari 2600)

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Blackjack is a video game cartridge developed by Atari for its Video Computer System (later known as the Atari 2600). The game was one of the nine launch titles available when the Atari 2600 went on sale in October 1977.

The game is a video simulation of blackjack. The objective is identical to the card game: obtain a score of 21 (or as close as possible) without going over to win a bet. One to three players played the computer dealer in the game.

Most of the standard blackjack rules are featured in Blackjack. The player uses the paddle controller to enter a bet of up to 25 chips from an initial pot of 200. An up card is then presented, and the player decides whether to "hit" (accept another card) or stand. The player breaks the bank by obtaining a score of 1,000 chips, or is "busted" upon losing everything.