{"id":184698,"date":"2023-08-22T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T13:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=184698"},"modified":"2023-08-22T10:23:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T14:23:00","slug":"atari-2600-plus-console-plays-atari-2600-vcs-and-atari-7800-cartridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2023\/08\/22\/atari-2600-plus-console-plays-atari-2600-vcs-and-atari-7800-cartridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Atari&#8217;s new Atari 2600+ console plays both Atari 2600 VCS and Atari 7800 ProSystem Cartridges!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atari has just announced that the <a href=\"https:\/\/atari.com\/products\/atari-2600-plus?_kx=Q5uxI5WXZrS6DCaQGfXleVoLsco_q6zReDOLn9pCptQ%3D.Vvtdy7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atari 2600+ is available for pre-order<\/a>, with expected shipment in November 2023. While my suspicion is that this is basically just an emulation-based cartridge dumper, meaning it likely won&#8217;t be able to play flash carts or modern homebrews with special processor chips, it&#8217;s still impressive that we get a modern way to play both <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2fHq6pQ\">Atari 2<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2fHq6pQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2fHq6pQ\">00<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Vintage-Game-Consoles-Commodore-Platforms\/dp\/0415856000\/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=armcharcad-20&amp;linkCode=w00&amp;linkId=5CWAMKSJWKUEAZW6&amp;creativeASIN=0415856000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7800<\/a> cartridge games on a small, and relatively inexpensive ($129.99), HDMI-based system. The full compatibility list is <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3658\/5381\/files\/Atari-2600Plus-Compatibility.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"824\" data-src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CX30plus-paddle-controller-bundle.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Atari CX30+ Paddle Controller Bundle\" class=\"wp-image-184704 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CX30plus-paddle-controller-bundle.png\" alt=\"Atari CX30+ Paddle Controller Bundle\" class=\"wp-image-184704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CX30plus-paddle-controller-bundle.png 750w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CX30plus-paddle-controller-bundle-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CX30plus-paddle-controller-bundle-137x150.png 137w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Atari CX30+ Paddle Controller Bundle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It looks like Atari also has a <a href=\"https:\/\/atari.com\/products\/cx30-paddle-controller-bundle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nice CX30+ Paddle Controller Bundle<\/a>, with a 4 Games in 1 Cartridge, for just $39.99. That&#8217;s another solid deal, especially because the community is always on the lookout for working paddle controllers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"536\" data-src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Berzerk-2023-Atari-2600.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Berzerk - Enhanced Edition\" class=\"wp-image-184702 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Berzerk-2023-Atari-2600.png\" alt=\"Berzerk - Enhanced Edition\" class=\"wp-image-184702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Berzerk-2023-Atari-2600.png 750w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Berzerk-2023-Atari-2600-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Berzerk-2023-Atari-2600-150x107.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Berzerk &#8211; Enhanced Edition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, <a href=\"https:\/\/atari.com\/collections\/atari-2600-plus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the rest of the updated site<\/a> is worth checking out for new-to-Atari (not the community) cartridge titles like an enhanced version of all-time classic, <a href=\"https:\/\/atari.com\/products\/berzerk-enhanced-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Berzerk, now with improved gameplay and speech<\/a>. At just $29.99, it&#8217;s a far better deal than some of their previous modern cartridge releases.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/berzerk-animated-1.gif\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Berzerk gameplay\" class=\"wp-image-184703 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/berzerk-animated-1.gif\" alt=\"Berzerk gameplay\" class=\"wp-image-184703\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Berzerk&#8217;s gameplay is timeless<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s well worth supporting Atari&#8217;s positive retro efforts here. The current leadership really seems to get it, although I would have preferred the included Atari 2600 joystick to be updated with a second button for compatibility with the Atari 7800 games that require one. I know I&#8217;m set in regards to 7800-compatible two-button controllers, but I bet many new owners won&#8217;t be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atari has just announced that the Atari 2600+ is available for pre-order, with expected shipment in November 2023. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Atari's new Atari 2600+ console plays both Atari 2600 VCS and Atari 7800 ProSystem Cartridges! #atari #atari2600 #atari7800 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