Video Olympics
Video Olympics — frequently asked questions
- Is Video Olympics on Steam?
- No. Video Olympics is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is Video Olympics on?
- Video Olympics is available on Atari 2600.
- When did Video Olympics release?
- Video Olympics was first released on September 11, 1977.
About Video Olympics
Video Olympics a collection of games from Atari's popular arcade Pong series is one of the nine 2600 launch titles. The games are a collection of "bat and ball" style games, including several previously released by Atari as coin-ops in the early 1970s. The games are played using the 2600s paddle controllers and are for one to four players (three or four players requires a second set of paddle controllers). Each of the 10 main games have several variations to count the total of 50 games.
Summary via IGDB.
Video Olympics on Wikipedia
Video Olympics is a sports video game programmed by Joe Decuir for the Atari 2600. It is one of the nine 2600 launch titles Atari, Inc. published when the 2600 system was released in September 1977. The cartridge is a collection of games from Atari's popular arcade Pong series. A similar collection in arcade machine form called Tournament Table was published by Atari in 1978.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Atari 2600
- Developer
- Atari
- Publisher
- Atari
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Collector value & authenticity
Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06
Label variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text Label | $4 | $19 | — |
| Text # Side Label | $8 | $22 | — |
| Pong Sports | $15 | $25 | $84 |
Release record
| Territory | Label | Catalog # | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America Atari | Picture | CX2621 | Common+ |
| North America Atari | Text | CX2621 | Common+ |
| North America Atari | Text # - "21 video olympics" | CX2621 | Scarce |
| North America Sears | Picture | 99806 | Rare |
| North America Sears | Text | 99806 | Scarce |
Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 2600 software database
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1977
- Controller
- Atari Paddles
- Players
- 1 - 2
- Authenticity
- Low
Pong in a 2600 cartridge, one of the nine launch games, and a few dollars loose.
Video Olympics is a collection of games from Atari's Pong series, programmed by Joe Decuir and released as one of the nine 2600 launch titles in 1977.
Decuir was also one of the engineers behind the console itself, responsible for the gate-level prototype, sound design and system debugging. Sears sold the same cartridge as Pong Sports.
How it was made
Programmed by Joe Decuir, who also worked on the 2600 hardware: he built the gate-level prototype and handled sound design and system debugging.
Cartridge & preservation record
Program size 2 KB, measured from the preserved dump.
Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.
Worth knowing
- 1981 dealer price. Atari's confidential retailer price list for January 1 to June 1, 1981 lists Video Olympics (CX2621) in its basic tier: dealers paid $14.00 against a suggested retail price of $22.95.
Before you buy
Low risk and very common. Several labels exist: the standard cart, a text label, and a text label with a numbered side label, all priced within a few dollars of each other. The Sears version, Pong Sports, is the same game under a different name and costs a little more, so check which name is on the label.
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