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Atari has just announced that the 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’t be able to play flash carts or modern homebrews with special processor chips, it’s still impressive that we get a modern way to play both Atari 2<\/a>6<\/a>00<\/a> and 7800<\/a> cartridge games on a small, and relatively inexpensive ($129.99), HDMI-based system. The full compatibility list is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Atari CX30+ Paddle Controller Bundle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It looks like Atari also has a nice CX30+ Paddle Controller Bundle<\/a>, with a 4 Games in 1 Cartridge, for just $39.99. That’s another solid deal, especially because the community is always on the lookout for working paddle controllers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Berzerk – Enhanced Edition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Finally, 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, Berzerk, now with improved gameplay and speech<\/a>. At just $29.99, it’s a far better deal than some of their previous modern cartridge releases.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Berzerk’s gameplay is timeless<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I’d say it’s well worth supporting Atari’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’m set in regards to 7800-compatible two-button controllers, but I bet many new owners won’t be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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