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Original vintage circa 1981 Ataris Cosmos dual incandescent hologram for Asteroids (EG505), measuring 6.5 x 4.75, labeled at the top: "VA017179-05," with a 1981 Atari, Inc. copyright notice at lower right. Includes period copies of a color advertisement of the "New Cosmos 3-D Programmable Game System," an 'Inside Story' specification sheet, and an image of two youths playing the "revolutionary new game system." In overall fine condition.
The Atari Cosmos system was intended to have nine built-in games—Asteroids, Basketball, Dodge 'Em, Football, Outlaw, Road Runner, Sea Battle, Space Invaders, and Superman—which would be activated by a low-cost cartridge containing the holographic image and a notch by which the system would identify which game to load. The low-cost holography process developed by Atari for the Cosmos would go on to be adopted by the American Banknote Corporation for use in credit cards and other high-security financial applications. The Atari Cosmos project was ultimately cancelled by Atari's president, Ray Kassar, after the product was announced but before it was released—making any Cosmos hardware exceedingly rare.
