Atari 2600 JR. review! br br Follow Classic Game Room!! br br br br br br br br br Classic Game Room reviews the ATARI 2600 JR. video game console, a smaller version of the Atari 2600 Video Computer System. The 2600 "Junior" was released in 1986, nearly ten years after the venerable, VCS. In 1984 Atari released this smaller variant of the popular Atari 2600 at a lower price point but without lower quality! Still working 30 years later, the small, stylish 2600 Jr.