Atari 2600+

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The 2600+ is an 80% scale replica of the 1980 CX2600-A model of the Atari 2600{{cite web |last=Scullion |first=Chris |date=August 22, 2023 |title=The Atari 2600+ is a modern version of Atari's classic console which plays original cartridges |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-atari-2600-is-a-modern-version-of-ataris-classic-console-which-plays-original-cartridges/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822144556/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-atari-2600-is-a-modern-version-of-ataris-classic-console-which-plays-original-cartridges/ |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |work=VGC}}{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Wes |date=August 22, 2023 |title=A new Atari 2600 will play your old cartridges |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23841336/atari-2600-plus-compatible-with-7800-cartridges |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822153436/https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23841336/atari-2600-plus-compatible-with-7800-cartridges |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |work=The Verge}} and still carries the Video Computer System name on it. The system comes with a replica CX40 joystick.{{Cite web |last=Macy |first=Seth G. |date=2023-12-07 |title=Atari 2600+ Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/atari-2600-review |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=IGN |language=en}} The joystick also uses the same hardware and therefore the system is backwards compatible with the older joysticks.{{Cite web |title=Atari 2600 Plus Review: A Modern Throwback |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/atari-2600-plus-review-a-modern-throwback/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=CNET |language=en}} The system weighs {{convert|1.3|lb|g}}, which is less than a third of the original unit.

The display output is provided through a single HDMI interface, while power is provided by a single USB-C to USB-A cable to a wall socket. The processor is a Rockchip 3128.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Wes |date=2023-08-22 |title=A new Atari 2600 will play your old cartridges |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23841336/atari-2600-plus-compatible-with-7800-cartridges |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=The Verge |language=en}}

Atari 2600+ is backwards compatible with the vast majority of Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 cartridges. A few cartridges do not function because the system uses software-based emulation instead of a binary compatible system-on-chip hardware.

The bundled cartridge has switches itself for selecting what game to launch. It includes 10 games:

• Adventure (1980)
• Combat (1977)
• Dodge ‘Em (1980)
• Haunted House (1982)
• Maze Craze (1980)
• Missile Command (1980)
• RealSports Volleyball (1982)
• Surround (1977)
• Video Pinball (1980)
• Yars’ Revenge (1982)

Atari 2600+ was announced on August 22, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Matt |title=The Atari 2600 Is Back, Backward Compatible, And It's Got Wood |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattgardner1/2023/08/22/the-atari-2600-is-back-backward-compatible-and-its-got-wood/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Forbes |language=en}} Atari, Inc. worked together with German publisher Plaion who is the manufacturing and distributing partner.{{Cite web |title=Choose your country - PLAION Press Server |url=https://presse.plaion.com/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=presse.plaion.com}} The console was released in November 2023 in North America, European territories, Australia and New Zealand.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-13 |title=Atari® 2600+ Now Available for Pre-Order Worldwide |url=https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/atari-2600-now-available-for-pre-order-worldwide |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Atari® |language=en}}

Seth Macy of IGN reviewed the system and gave a score of 7 out of 10, concluding: "An attractive, emulator-based solution to reliving the 1980s in the modern era, with a dedication to recreating the original experience that's both a blessing and a curse." PC World{{'s}} Ida Blix, with a score of 4 out of 5, praised the design and cartridge backwards compatibility, but was critical of the price and that it only comes with one controller.{{Cite web |title=Atari 2600 Plus review: Party like it's 1977 |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2161782/atari-2600-plus-review.html |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=PCWorld |language=en}} Phil Hayton of GamesRadar+ called it an "awesome recreation" of the original system, and further stated that "after 46 years, I might retire my original console, as the newcomer is a worthy successor."{{Cite web |author1=Phil Hayton |date=2023-11-15 |title=Atari 2600+ review: "After 46 years, I might retire my original console" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/atari-2600-plus-review/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=gamesradar |language=en}} The Guardian's Keith Stuart, however, commented that "as with many pop cultural relics from the 1970s, the charm and novelty may wear off too soon, the weirdness and limitations all too obvious". He also thought it was expensive compared to what the Atari Flashback offers.{{Cite news |last=Stuart |first=Keith |date=2023-11-16 |title=Atari 2600+ review – a perfect 1970s pop cultural relic |url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/nov/16/atari-2600-review-a-perfect-1970s-pop-cultural-relic |access-date=2024-09-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

• Atari Flashback
• Atari VCS (2021)

• {{official website|https://atarivcs.com/}}

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