The answer to the Direct competitor of Atari 2600 in the late 1970s in CodyCross is ASTROCADE. CodyCross is an amusing word game. It is a word play game that challenges one's word knowledge in different categories and themes. If this clue had you baffled, you're not alone! Many of the puzzles in CodyCross are pretty tricky, but that's what makes the game so fun.