he test pattern cartridge contains 15 displays that can be used to check or align most adjustments for a black and white or color television. One pattern is also included to check the alignment of the color generation circuitry on the Atari VCS ™ console circuit board. A 1kHz and 3kHz tone can be selected with the DIFFICULTY SWITCHES, and the patterns can be selected by scrolling forward or backwards through the list via the GAME SELECT or GAME RESET console switches. * Title page and VCS color adjustment pattern * Color bar pattern * Grey scale pattern * Cross hatch pattern * Dot pattern * Vertical lines * Horizontal lines * Center cross * Circle pattern * Wide vertical bars * Window pattern * White screen * Red screen * Green screen * Blue screen
Color Bar Generator
2600 · 1984 · NTSC-U
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Live listings
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What it's actually worth
The three-tier spread, verified comparable sales, and where this title sits inside its cohort. Live snapshot lives above in Pulse; this is the time-and-context layer.
The same game at three prices — Loose, CIB, and Sealed on one ruler. The scale is logarithmic: each gridline step is 10×, so the distance between bars shows the size of the jump between tiers.
No verified comparable sales in window. Real comp data integration (Heritage / Goldin / eBay Insights) ships V15.22+.
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Why collectors care
The cultural context, the production lineage, the place this artifact holds in its console's history.
- First print documented
- No
- Release date
- 1984-01-01
Is what you're holding real
Documented variants, identifying marks, and the print-vs-reprint discriminator. Pick a variant to focus the walkthrough; the Companion can talk you through your own copy.
Production reference
No production variants are documented for this title yet. The identifying marks below cover the title's first-print and reprint signals across all tiers.
Production reference
No production variants documented for this title yet. Identification reads against the title's known print signals across all tiers.
No documented marks for this tier yet.
No documented marks for this tier yet.
No documented marks for this tier yet.
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