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Dismac was a significant Brazilian consumer electronics company in the 1970s and 1980s. Among other products, the company produced Atari clones, which were replicas of the popular Atari gaming consoles.
Dismac manufactured two well-known Atari clones:
Dismac VJ-8900:
Produced in 1990
A Brazilian clone of the Atari 2600
Dismac VJ-9000:
Also from 1990
A re-release of the previous model
Was shipped without the so-called 'Paddle Controllers'
These consoles were part of a series of Atari clones produced in Brazil. Other Brazilian companies that manufactured similar products included CCE and Gradiente (owner of Polyvox), which produced officially licensed versions. The production of Atari clones in Brazil was common in the 1980s and early 1990s, as import restrictions made it difficult to directly sell foreign consoles. This led to a thriving market for local versions of popular gaming systems. |