Atari 2600+

The 2600+ plays Atari 2600 and 7800 game cartridges. If you already own some carts or want to collect them, this is a great way to play them on a modern TV with HDMI. The build quality of the 2600+ console and joystick is quite solid. And it looks just like an original 2600, albeit sized down a bit by 20%. So it's smaller than the original but not too small in my opinion. It currently plays 39 out of 40 of my carts and I understand there are a few other officially released carts not supported yet. Atari is currently working on a firmware update to address those games and it should be released shortly. Check out the Atariage 2600+ forum for the latest information. Several 7800 games require a 2-button joystick to play properly but the 2600 joystick only has 1 fire button. Atari will be releasing a new 7800 2-button gamepad to address this. I wish they had released this gamepad at launch. But if you have an original 7800 controller it will work with the 2600+. (As will any original 2600 controller for all 1-button games.) The box does not come with a power block, but any USB power block will work with it. I have a drawer full of those laying around so this was not an issue. The console can also be plugged directly into the USB port of your TV if it has one. Overall this is a very nice piece of hardware and with updates it will get even better. Highly recommended if you want an authentic looking and feeling Atari 2600 experience on a modern TV. 4.5 Stars overall. I will reevaluate after the new firmware is released and when they release a 7800 controller. Update: I see a few reviews mentioning that their cartridges would not load. Atari cartridges are multiple decades old at this point. The metal contacts on the carts need to be cleaned. Just clean them with isopropyl alcohol and a Q-tip. (See YouTube if you need a demo.) I had several carts that did not load initially, that work fine now once properly cleaned.

I ultimately decided to get a 2600+ mainly because of its HDMI connectivity, and to be sure 2600/7800 games have never looked better on a modern TV. The aesthetics of the console are also quite nice - it looks like a classic woodgrain 2600 in about 3/4 scale and the various switches have the same feel as a classic 2600. That said, there are a few disclaimers for prospective buyers. 1. If you have any homebrew titles, you effectively have to get the beta firmware upgrade from the AtariAge website (at least as of March 2024). The 2600+ is effectively a Stella emulator, and when you use a cartridge, the emulator looks for the corresponding ROM. Version 1.0 of the firmware simply couldn't play homebrews. Updating the firmware is not hard, but it takes some effort. 2. Additionally, the 1.0 firmware had its share of bugs, with some games not playing correctly, some difficulty switch settings were backwards, etc. 3. The console is a little too faithful to the original design - in particular, the controller jacks are on the back of the unit just like on the original 2600, but it would be more practical to have the jacks on the front. 4. The cord on the included joystick is quite short, much like the cords on original 2600 controllers. However, in the year 2024, you probably don't want to sit 3 feet from your 60 inch TV the way you did your 19" CRT back in the 80s. 5. There's no USB power brick in the box. Sure, everyone has one, but come on. Additionally, to do firmware updates, you need a USB-C cord which supports data transfer - a micro SD card slot would have been much appreciated. All in all, it's a fun system, and if you have a 2600/7800 library it's worth a purchase.

Great little system. Let's me play my childhood games.

Honestly an amazing console! I'm 23 and wanted to get into retro gaming and didn't want to just get any emulator system I love owning physical copies of my games and I love the fact that this is an official Atari console and this console has been perfect. I was able to find some of my dad's old games and it's very easy to find them online too and it's been really fun. I picked up another joystick and it's been fun playing 2 player games with friends. I've owned this console a few months now and there has been no issues at all. The update process is very easy to do on a PC with the update tool and it seems like there's a lot of support from Atari for this console and I even see on their website that they are making brand new game cartridges for this system! The graphics quality is great and very clear and I love the design of this console, it feels and seems to be very well built. It's been definitely worth the purchase for hours of gameplay it's been awesome!

Yeah, it's an emulation box - but one of the better (best?) ones out there. Think if Nintendo allowed cartridges on the NES or SNES minis (and made the console a little larger) and that is kind of what you have here with Atari's offering. Controllers and games (including the 10-in-1 and new ones being produced) work in the old Atari's as well as vice versa (that includes your original controllers too). There are a small amount of games that don't work and a lot of homebrew doesn't (to be expected on emulation machines), however (as seen in the picture) I was able to boot up a rather obscure PAL multicart from Australia and it worked (though Ice Hockey was played on a black screen instead of white). Like another reviewer stated, maintaining old Atari units are getting cumbersome and are more and more for the hardcore hobbyists and tinkerers. Those who just want to play their old games and maintain a collection of Atari carts they can easily play will love this little unit. That goes for me who dug up my old carts a few months ago but haven't been able to test my original 2600 to see if it even works (let alone try to figure out the cable math to hook it up to a modern TV). This thing is just easy and fun. It doesn't come with a power plug but the USB will plug into any TV with a USB port and will power the console that way (so you don't need an extra wall adapter if you don't want to use one). Everything else looks and feels like the original 2600, which is kinda wild. I'd probably give it a 4.5 in a vacuum, but will give Atari the benefit of the doubt as far as furthering game compatibilities with updates as well as supporting future original 2600/7800 game releases. This has the potential to breathe a lot of life into retro gaming as whole and I'm all for it.

Full disclosure: I have yet to set up and use my new 2600+, so keep that in mind while reading this review. Also, keep in mind that's the point of my review. I can't set it up because I can't turn it on. It doesn't come with any kind of power-generation unit. Yeah, it's got a nice helpful USB-C cable which is supposed to do that, but there's nothing to plug it into. While I knew it didn't come with one, what I didn't know, and find inexcusable, is that there is absolutely zero information about what kind of power unit is required for it. As someone who works in IT, I'm well aware that devices like this have power needs ... which are articulated exactly nowhere. The only information provided is on the "Quick Guide" card which pictures the aforementioned USB-C cable being connected to some kind of plug that then goes into a wall outlet (I've attached photo to my review). Sadly, the picture doesn't disclose anything of consequence about whatever it is I need to plug this thing into. I get it. A charger is needed. But which kind? I can't even begin to tell you. Nor, for that matter, can Atari ... because they don't even bother to try. They just show you a picture of something and hope you make more sense of it than they thought to provide.

Space Invaders and Video Pinball have issues. Space Invaders’ ship is too wide. Video Pinball flippers, when contact is made with the ball, the ball is launched left or right, never up.

There's a surreal quality to taking a 40 year year old cartridge, popping into the 2600 Plus and seeing it appear on a large modern screen in eye-popping colors. Yes, you could play these games through emulation, but there's something magical about taking a vintage cartridge you may have owned since early childhood and finding a new life for it in 2024. Because the 2600 plus employs HDMI output, there are no issues with finding the right adapters to get it to play on new TVs. The image is clean and bright. I've also played it on a large CRT screen (with an HDMI to RCA adapter) and it looks amazing as well. I've only had an issue with one cartridge so far. After I cleaned it with a Q-tip and alcohol, however, it worked like a champ. I don't own any homebrew games yet, so I haven't run into the issue that some players have. But Atari has stated they will correct that with firmware updates. I look forward to that. This was the perfect system for a casual gamer like me, who has a small-ish collection of2600 games but wants to collect more. Physical media is king. I also love that it plays 7800 games. This is a winner.

Com a última atualização: 2.0.1.6 o meu Atari 2600+ está rodando todos os jogos perfeitamente, além da qualidade e nitidez excelentes das imagens dos jogos na TV moderna, que na minha opinião é bem superior a qualquer outro emulador que testei. Tamanho compacto muito prático para uso recorrente e acondicionamento. No geral, gostei muito dessa nova versão do Atari, não me arrependi de ter adquirido. Um ponto negativo que observei foi o fato de não rodar cartucho everdrive, o que pode ser resolvido por cartuchos multijogos chaveados com combinações para cada jogo, tenho um de 512 jogos. Outro ponto negativo é não possuir uma fonte de alimentação, porém é possível usar carregador de celular USB-c, lembrando que o indicado é usar carregador de 5V com 1A. Por último, em relação ao envio, o produto foi enviado em uma caixa bem maior e sem áproteção interna, causando movimentação excessiva do produto e devido a isso alguns pequenos danos na caixa original dele.

Me encantó, es nostalgia pura que funciona muy bien.

When I first saw that the Atari 2600 was being resurrected I went to the Atari website to check it out. Impressed with what I saw I knew I would be buying one. It said they would be sold in Canada through Amazon. I kept checking back. In the US these things are priced at $129 so I was expecting to pay more than $149 for it. When I ordered the 2600 at first it said delivery would be December 1st, then November 25th and then it arrived today. I am giving this 5 stars because of its early arrival, the quality of the product and the memories it brought back. I bought my first Atari 2600 back in 1980 or so with money saved up from my paper route. The original cost me a small fortune back then but it included two joysticks, two paddles and a couple of games. Comparatively speaking this thing is dirt cheap. I ordered up a second joystick to go a long with it and finding a usb compatible plug floating around the house was enough. Set up was a breeze of course. The plus looks very similar to the original, just smaller. The joysticks have the same tight feel of the ones from my youth. The games look great on modern screens, and the game play is still captivating. My 20 year old son saw me hooking it up and it didn't take him long to join me in a game of combat and one of missile command. He commented on the difference between these games compared to the ones he buys with their 3-D graphics and immersive story telling. I have already been on ebay to order up a couple more games and expect to buy the paddle bundle in a week or two. 5/5 stars.

Tal cual el producto ..la entrega muy rápida.. es un regalo para mi mamá en su cumpleaños

Great console, plays all the original cartridges I have. There is no power brick included, but it's no big deal. If you are an 80s kid, you will most likely enjoy this slightly miniature version of the original.