{"id":189143,"date":"2025-05-14T15:14:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T19:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=189143"},"modified":"2025-05-14T15:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T19:14:40","slug":"polymega-em06-pro-module-set-for-atari-2600-and-7800-cartridges-up-for-preorder-as-well-as-a-new-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2025\/05\/14\/polymega-em06-pro-module-set-for-atari-2600-and-7800-cartridges-up-for-preorder-as-well-as-a-new-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymega EM06 &#8211; Pro Module Set for Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges up for preorder, as well as a new controller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/polymega-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polymega console platform<\/a> has yet another module coming, this time to play Atari 2600 VCS and Atari 7800 Pro System cartridges. In addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/polymega.com\/products\/em06-pro-module-set?se_activity_id=161576124664&amp;syclid=d0iei2bllfac739ctmc0&amp;utm_campaign=Introducing+the+Polymega%C2%AE+EM06+Pro+Module+Set_161576124664&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=shopify_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EM06 &#8211; Pro Module<\/a>, there&#8217;s a matching controller, <a href=\"https:\/\/polymega.com\/products\/pr06-pro-joystick?pr_prod_strat=collection_fallback&amp;pr_rec_id=f04bc98d1&amp;pr_rec_pid=9070631583992&amp;pr_ref_pid=9069117800696&amp;pr_seq=uniform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pro 6 &#8211; Pro Joystick<\/a>, with a digital joystick, paddle, and mini trackball that&#8217;s also compatible with PCs and other devices. The controller concept seems similar to what you get with the <a href=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2023\/09\/19\/game-list-for-my-arcade-atari-gamestation-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Arcade Atari Gamestation Pro<\/a> or some <a href=\"https:\/\/atari.com\/products\/classic-joystick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atari VCS units<\/a> (also available separately), so definitely seems promising.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EM06_PM_Version.Side_box_Shot_1_1800x1013-1024x577.webp\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Playmaji Polymega PR06 - Pro Joystick\" class=\"wp-image-189144 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" 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