I Bet You Don't Want This... Atari's NEW Console The 2600 PLUS!
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Atari gets an "A" for effort considering how precarious of a financial situation the company is in at the moment. Their heart seems to be in the right place.
Mate, this is probably gonna send em under.
Are they bad off? I haven't heard anything
I picked this up. I love it. Will I play Atari 2600 games a lot? Nope. However, it sits nicely next to my big screen tv on a nice stand. I smile every time I walk by it, so it brings me joy. I like to remember the fun times back in 1979 loading these cool cartridges.
I ordered one of these systems and it is awesome, I have a few 2600 games and now I can play them, I can now collect for the 2600 and 7800
My first ever memory of playing video games is my mother and I sitting on the floor in front of the TV playing Combat! on the 2600. I was probably four or five years old and the year would've been 1982. I played that Atari until 1985 when for Christmas I got the NES Deluxe Set that came with R.O.B, Gyromite and Duckhunt. With the Atari games, I remember looking at the box art for certain games and would use that image to help me imagine the game world I was seeing on screen.
My fascination with Atari now lies within the homebrew scene. I love seeing talented folks outside the constraints of memory and timelines recreate NES, Arcade or other more modern games. I am amazed at how creative programmers can get to get the most out of the atari CPU.
I have grown to love a few of these games since discovering them on the Evercade and then the Atari 50 collection. I’m hyped for this, even though it was well before my time.
I have about 100 Atari cartridges, this thing does seem pretty appealing to someone like me
My wife bought me this, but I'm not allowed to open until Christmas. That's ok though as I have a bunch of other games to play in the meantime. My first console was the 2600 Jr. I played it until the power switch wore out on it. This despite having a Game Boy for a few of those years. Wish I still had the console as it's an easy fix now, but I was 16 and saw no value in keeping it at the time. Since then I got a 7800 and modded it a few years ago to output S-Video. Looks great, but having this 2600+ will simplify the connection.
I think it looks neat . I wouldn't mind getting this actually. I suppose if you have a vast library of old carts, it's a no brainer
That's exactly why I got mine.... I have OG hardware, but hdmi is so easy these days, and I love how ultra crisp it looks on an LED screen
Atari had some great features for the day. Atari used beam racing which locked to the CRT clock, which is why movement is always so smooth and jitter free on CRT displays. It's also 60fps which PlayStation didn't even have until fairly recently (and still frame buffered so jitter exits). It also had hardware collision registers and modern systems rely on hit boxes. It could do single line resolution for all pixels and could do single clock pixels by dividing the screen into large playfield pixels and high (single clock) resolution sprites. Because it didn't have to frame-buffer all pixel elements could be changed independently per line (I've seen up to any of 8 colors per line from a large palette of 128 colors in a demo), for a total of 128 actual displayable colors on any screen with only 128 bytes of ram. That's crazy for 1977. The color gradients can look almost Amiga-like. Some recent homebrews like Freight Zone and the ChampGames stuff have made some good use of the hardware, but I expect to see great things from the hardware in the future if it's used as it was intended and within its limits.
I mean if it plays original 2600 game carts & 7800 game carts AND uses original controllers, it's a great way to play vs using the old consoles with aging capacitors. The only downside I see, for me, is HDMI only. I prefer CRTs for retro gaming. Coulda easily added composite out.
I started gaming back in 1986 with the Nes and Master System. The Atari 2600 is before my time and really doesn't resonate with me like it does others. We (fiancee and I) do have a heavy sixer in our retro collection but we never use it. It's still pretty neat...
Look up some homebrew games and 2 player games. My favorite games came out late on the system
The 2600 was my very first console (I believe I received it in 81). As far as video games, THIS was it. Obviously the NES buried the 2600 on its release. However, Atari was an important piece of gaming history. It had no blueprint to go off of. So naturally, it made mistakes. Gaming was also different back then. With the lack of good graphics, it required an imagination while playing. People who weren’t born yet when the 2600 was released, wouldn’t understand. And no, I’m definitely not bashing those who weren’t born yet. It is just a generational difference is all. I still play my original 2600 and did purchase the Gamestation, but will most likely pass on this. Though I do still respect the Atari for being the pioneers of gaming, I definitely can’t sit and play the games as long today as I can with more modern games. 👍
They had a very fast ride to being insanely successful. I keep going back and playing Pitfall 2, HERO and Adventure. When we were kids Atari was the only game in town so we played the heck out of whatever games we had.
Most of the atari games are only fun for about five minutes. Your right it takes a lot of imagination to keep playing some of them.
Same here, I got mine christmas of 82. Asteroids and combat were all I had for 2 years, lol. But then I ended up with Chopper command, Atlantis, Pitfall and Barnstorming. Never had many games for it because back then new games were like $50 and that was a fortune in those days and my mother was raising me by herself and she made like $3 an hour. But I cherish those memories.
If they wanted to compete with Evercade they should've released an updated Atari Lynx ;)
Lots of complaining in the comments, about this system.
This console obviously isn't for you. But there are still a lot of people that grew up on this, and still enjoy playing Yar's Revenge, HERO, Beamrider etc.
Yes, you have to use your own imagination, but that's what I like about it.
And if it wasn't for this console, and the huge success it had, the NES etc, might not even have been created.
So show some respect for you elders 😂
But it does not play new games. I recently bought HERO 2. It only works on original hardware.
@@patriklundstrom4371it looks like the system can be updated lets wait and see.
Now this is what I want!
i really dislike when they expect you to get your own usb power cube and cord. Just give me an AC power cord.
dipswitch cart and cable too short no menu
You can power it from the USB on your TV
look around you, no power cube included is mainstream. where do you live? under a stone? 😂😂😂
@@RetroTutor-GuNKeNJust because it's mainstream doesn't mean it's acceptable.
Welcome to all of Japan
I'm loving this console.
i started in 1986 with a Atari 2600jr. so for a while a played a lot of Atari games. The atari has a soft spot. Mostly play SNES, Megadrive, NES, Master System etc since i have the best memories about those games but Atari will always be my first console i owned and played. I bought it for the collection.
As someone who grew up with the 7800 I am kind of mad at them for finally putting out a system that plays 7800 carts but then only putting one button on the joystick. 7800 games use two buttons, how does Atari not know this?!
I didnt grow up when atari was king, i was born in 91 and we had a NES, the next newer console was an N64 then a playstation.
However, I STILL play Adventure at least once a year.
I'm interested in seeing how well Atari's new paddle controllers work. My original paddle controllers stopped working.
I'd like to have a good reason to get my KABOOM! cartridge off the shelf.
Definitely not for me, but I can see this being real cool for someone who's already got a big collection of carts
Atari was way before my time and I have to say I want this! I have the both Atari collections on the Switch and I enjoy them alot.
There are Atari games that are more complex than most people realize. Like Riddle of the Sphinx. That game actually needs the Atari console to play properly. Developers supplemented the One controller button by using the switches on the system.
Atari was huge back in the day as it was the beginning of home gaming because Atari wasn't near perfect it still drove people into the arcades, I remember when colecovision came out and 6 months before its release I got an Atari and wish I would of waited! Finally arcades were being challenged as coleco turned into a overnight monster providing close to the real arcades, My friend down the street had got a colecovision and it was absolutely awesome and to the point going home to play my Atari became not very enjoyable after playing colecovision and as coleco faded do to the Nintendo coming out no longer did people rush into a arcade and wait inline to play! I just can't get excited for this Atari but the memories were great, If they did a decent colecovision loaded and played real cartridges as well I would definitely jump on it as its still one of the coolest consoles ever made !
Theres a retro colecovision out there!! about 80 dollars. Just wanted to help you out!!
I think for me it will work well. I got back into Atari about 2 years ago. I bought a Retron 77, then I bought a OG 2600, then I bought a OG 7800. I have 122( 2600 carts) , I have 12 (7800 carts). I'm always looking for a better experience for old school tech, I think this may fit the bill. I wish it was fpga but this should work. My 2600 + is in the mail, looking forward to it.
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
This brings me back way back. NES came after this and i still remember getting that nes. I think it was 88 or 89. With our bright ass color shirts
River Raid is why I game today. Have fond memories playing this game w my mom lol Love Keystone Kappers n Pacman as well. I wouldnt mind owning this for the right price.
The video title made me chuckle. Well done! thx!
My only issue is that it doesn't support the Harmony cartridge. I had to drag out scores of games and they make a mess. Also, I had to clean games that I thought were already clean and some games just refuse to play.
I kinda like it, although the Retron 77 is probably a better choice.
Wonder if there are hidden games on that cart trying to use the other dip switch settings. 16 possible settings.
I did not want this so badly that I did not order it.
Oh wait yes I did and I got mine.
Same sort of deal with my orders though too I got the console but the 2 games I got for the system say they are not shipped yet as well.
I will also have my review up on my channel here soon.
I do say something similar in that the system is not for every one.
I got it because it is not just another plug and play mini flash console.
I liked that I could plug in my old Atari 2600 games and was like sweet can do 7800 games too so will have to get some of those at some point.
I did get one. It’s pretty cool.
Good review, haha,brings back memories 😊
I definitely do, always wanted to start collecting 2600 and 7800 games. Heck back in highschool I always wanted to learn how to make 7800 or genesis games. Getting this would be a neat adventure, and a great introduction into gaming for my younger family members.
Definitely want it and have ordered it. It arrived, except not the extra paddle set and Berzerk+, but I'm saving for Christmas.
Using the classic color animated logo would have been better. More accurate
Correct. Weirdly enough, when i was growing up, we had an NES before we had a 2600. My parents friends had a 5200. You could buy new games at Big Lots.. came home and my console wouldnt turn on. A Genesis was in our home soon after.
Nice! Thanks.
I have original 2600s and most other retro systems, but I bought this anyway. It's great to have the HDMI connection built-in, switches and controllers all remarkably like originals. Plays most of the 400+ Atari carts in my collection, though you'll occasionally get a load error every time with a few of them. Worth it if you'd like a branded hardware update that's made for modern displays but has the tactile experience of the original.
Good video! I ordered one of the Atari 2600 Plus! systems from Atari! I have a bunch of Atari 2600 and 7800 games to try out on this system! My first game system was the Atari 2600!
I don't need the new atari because i have a heavy sixer and 2 jr's. But the more u see the 2600+ the more i want one. Theres some great new games for the 2600
Where did you get the monitor?
I got the Atari 2600 when I was like 12 or 13 and my front neighbor had a Gemini to play Atari. We played like for 3 or 4 years and then the Atari Fever died out. But at 18 I was working and studying and bought a NES and there was no turning back. The technological leap abysmal. Anyway good review and cool video Ron!👉🙂👈
Happy Thanksgiving and eat a lot!😋
I had to pick one up after watching this video, I can play a lot of these games on antsream arcade, but the look and feel of a new 2600 and that classic stick controller really brings back the memories, I'm only 40, but I did play these games as a kid, my uncle had one, I got introduced to this and 8 bit nes at the same time.
I was initially interested in getting one of these to replace my 7800. Once I saw the controller ports in the back, I changed my mind. They could have made the front panel flip down and have the ports behind that.
I have my original 1980 Atari2600 and all my games. Still all works. Do you know if this 10 in one game cartridge will work in the old original systems?
I at least want that 10 game cart just for collecting purposes. Maybe they'll pop up on Fleabay soon.
Can you side load games? that's the determining factor for is it worth it or not for me!
Im going to get it its cool
I had a small collection of games, around 15 and the Atari 2600 JR, only one of my controllers was working and two year ago during the COVID I sold it, I was low on money to buy games, so I sold things I would not use to buy some new games. So after selling my games there is no point in buying this console.
If the console was an NES, SNES, GAME BOY, or N64, like a more smaller consoles that use real cartridges and real controllers I would not think twice and just buy those consoles, I already had an Everdrive fro those console, getting a new console with hdmi would be so cool. But probably this will never happen, nintendo decided that if you want to play his retro games you must do it on the switch on the virtual rental console.
What watt of charging brick did you use ?
I brought the flash back I think the 6th release, the 7800 flash back ( which only had about 6 7800 games all the others where 2600 games ) the atari 50th release, I also have orginal 2600 and 7800 console converted to rca ( red, white and yellow cords ) and now the 2600+ I love this new console, HDMI, plays almost all cartridges, plays NTSC and PAL, 2600 and 7800 games, accepts old controllers.
Looks like an interesting console. Owned a Jr and 7800 but got rid of them years ago. Only good if you have a collection, or want to start collecting them.
If your wanting to play old skool 7800 game cartridges, this system is a better choice than the original hardware. All the 7800 systems I've seen used and the one I bought used from a video game dealer had bad picture quality with snow and those horrible diagonal lines in the picture even with a new radio shack TV Game switchbox.
Loved my Atari 2600 back in my childhood but the games just didn't age at all, I just can't play them anymore, same for Intelivision and Odyssey. The lowest I can go back is third generation like NES and SMS
Question: On that supplied cartridge there's 16 different possible dip switches positions, but only 10 positions/games listed ... what happens (if anything 😁) when you set the cartridge to a non-listed position like 'down down down down' or 'up down up down' for example ?
Another youtuber tried that with a few combinations, nothing cool happened, it just said `error loading game`. He didn't say if he tried all the different combos though.
@@meetoo594 Ah thanks for the heads up - I was afraid that'd be the case, would've been great of there were some hidden easter eggs by setting certain dip switch combos....
That’s what she said 5:06 😂
I give Atari more credit for trying something and making it real. At least they’re not like AMICO that can admit they messed up lying to the consumers. If you have tons of Atari 2600 and 7800 games then this might be your answer for playing it on a modern HDTV. Plus Atari at least is working on updating the list of games and homebrew titles that are compatible with the console.
What's your opinion about the Atari 2600+ compared to the Reton 77 is the emulation better just curious thanks
"There we go" needs to be a meme! 😂
It's not my thing, but I know people who would love this.
Unboxed it today. Played 10 cartridges for 45 minutes. Didn’t play any dip switch games. I got the paddle bundle. Didn’t play those games either. I put it back in the box. I don’t think I’ll be playing this console too much. I got this on my steam deck anyway.
I‘ll stick with my Retron 77. Does the job quite well, has a better layout and works with original hardware too. Furthermore, the Hyperkin Ranger is a competent hybrid controller to handle all kinds of 2600 games.
No because it plays roms.
Cancelled my.pre order when learned more about it... Atari Flashback 50th with a hack can run everything with all the boxes shown, this cant run many homebrew carts. There is no second button, so not sure how good 7800 will run either...unless i plug in a non Atari pad. So if doing that I may as well use my launch box 7800 emulation.
Overall not for me I think... but then I am lucky enough to have an original woody Atari and a CRT.
I am interested if the paddles and sticks may work on flashback and pc emulation as the paddles do look better.
Will be delivered tomorrow
Ok. My thoughts
I just wanna say I bought one for myself AND one for my nephew after playing it (and him basically taking over mine)
This is also perfect for those who want to get initiated into game collecting. It's a very inexpensive start. I just recently bought 32 carts for $70. Averages to about 2.60 each.
It's a great thing for those who want physical copies of games and to obtain them without the grey area issue of roms.
Yes there are collections but how many of those collections have demon Attack, cosmic ark, empire strikes back, berzerk? 0. Most of the flashbacks and collections are the same games just updated with a couple extra games from time to time. The 50th was great for what it was but ataris strength was in Activision and imagic games. Even 20th century to a degree (alien and fantastic voyage)
So I think it's great that they did this. My nephew, who's 7 , has played this more than his PS4 over the last few days
I'm going to be one of those who aren't gonna complain about the plug. I've got a lot of those just laying around. The only thing I didn't like was the length of the cord. I had to use a much longer one to make sure it reached. But I had one of those kicking around the house too.
The only real complaint I have is with the joystick. I don't know if it's because it's brand new but it seems a lot more stiff than how I remember it as a kid. Definitely noticeable when I'm playing pitfall and pacman.
Overall for the price point and the fun that it's bringing the 2nd time around. It's well worth it. Not to mention it's nice not playing a game with 8+ buttons again!
It's true I don't want it but I also agree that it is interesting and the fact it is an official modern version of the 2600 is sweet. Meanwhile we get "mini" versions of the old nintendo sega and playstation stuff that can't play original games and is essentially an emulator and roms. Atari had to do SOMETHING after that mess with the VCS or whatever cuz that probably cost them some loot though which is maybe why they did this at all.
What you got on que for blackfriday , big dog?
I will pick one of these up next year after a price drop. Its a neat little novelty console.
Hopefully there will be some firmware updates or hacks to make it even more compatible/useful.
There's stuff from one of the devs saying there is firmware updates coming
I’ve got a 9 pin port to usb adapter, hope it works with this so I can use a 360 controller, trying tonight
Congratulations, you won your bet.
I’m sticky with my og Atari 2600 mostly because I own a Retrotink 5x for my snes and N64. Only downside is I need to use a vcr to use with my tink I am also 29 with about 15 games just ordered my first homebrew game from Atari age. The tink does a good enough job to make the game playable even though it’s RF.
Bring out the A Atari jaguar flashback unit
I'm 43 and don't feel old enough for this 1 lol to me home gaming didn't find its legs until Nintendo 8 bit came.
So far it works will all of my 7800 games but I don’t have a 7800 controller which you need because of the 2 buttons.
I wish it would run with the new homebrews coming out. That's a dealbreaker
Would've been cool if the system had not only RF but also AV (Composite, S-Video, RGB, Component) without using a converter
I have my families original Atari 2600 but it doesnt work so I use it as a display piece in my room. for sure getting this so I can play our games we already have.
The biggest benefit is that you can play original games on it (with cartridges). Compare to snes mini.
Imagine if the classic snes and nes could actually play carts
I love it, but no proper power supply😢
jokes on you, my mom has a macrovibe
I’m 45. I’ve played video games since the late 80s. I never owned any Atari systems back in the day. My cousin had the 2600 junior and even then I thought it was primitive. Another cousin had a nes and there was no competition. I have limited gaming time these days so there’s no way I’d pick an Atari 2600 game over something like Streets of Rage 2 or Castlevania 4
Here is to hoping Atari sticks around. Love seeing them back in business. I think many are a bit tired of Sony Microsoft and Nintendo being the only options in gaming. I think there is room for a scaled back version of Sega to go along with Atari. Second tier gaming if you will. They don't have to compete with the big boys if they don't want to. There is plenty in Segas libraries for them to lean hard on without trying to compete as a next gen console. Sega and Atari could collaborate on a system for goodness sake. It doesn't have to be next gen to draw gamers. It could be something both companies budgets could handle without loss and play all of their classic games from the earliest Atari libraries all the way through Segas many years and be a power house in its own niche.
I love this, and wish Nintendo, Sega, and others would do the same with their old systems.
I'd get this since it plays both 2600 and 7800 gsmes.
Looking for a sd carousel for the games like the c64
Atari all they need to do is come out with a VCS 2 and add Sega as a partnership and add all sega software games online and upgrade software hardware
I bet I do, and I am about to order one.
This thing is perfect, priced right, sized right, compatibly right, what else do you need?
My older brothers had an Atari when I was very young but I don’t remember playing anything on it. I do think this is cool; I’m just not sure any of the games would appeal to me given how rudimentary they are. For those of you that played Atari back in the day are there any games you would say have stood the test of time, if nothing else from a gameplay standpoint? I respect the history here but I wouldn’t get one of these or pickup old cartridges unless I’d actually want to play them. Maybe the multiplayer focused titles would be easier to get into?
defender
centipede / millipede
fathom
River raid
I would say the multi-player games are harder to get into because you need to find another person who can "endure" the primitive graphics/gameplay.
why i want it, im gonna start collecting
I was never in the old Atari consoles. I just had the 800 and 1040 computers.
But i like this system and would buy it.
Just… 130 bucks for this?
I get it when it becomes 50 dollars
I used to have an Atari VCS but lost it along the way in the last 43 years. If this had an SD card to load additional games then I'd buy it but I'm not going to pay additional money to buy old cartridges off eBay. Lets be honest, most of the games are pretty rubbish by modern standards so it needs more games so I think I'll try a My Arcade Gamestation Pro although I wish that looked like the 2600+!