HARDWARE QUIRKS
Games machines don’t have to be much more than nondescript boxes that sit under your TV, yet history is littered with examples of quirky little design choices that give your hardware some character – and here are ten that we love
ATARI 2600
PHYSICAL SWITCHES
With limited processing power and a simple joystick, the idea of navigating an options menu on the Atari 2600 doesn’t bear thinking about. The chunky metal switches used to set difficulty and change modes makes it feel like something you’d play with in a workshop, rather than in front of your TV.