From Atari Interactive, Inc. comes the Atari 2600+, the highly anticipated refresh of the Atari Video Computer System (VCS), Atari’s legendary console that was first released in September 1977.
Atari is proving that retro gaming isn’t just a nostalgic fling—it’s a full-on revival. In 2025, new cartridges for the Atari 2600 and 7800 are still being produced, fueled by the popularity of the ...
As Senior Video Producer at CNET, Sean has worked on more videos than he can count. He covers video games and video game hardware through previews, reviews, events, and more. The Atari 2600 is back, ...
I can still remember every detail of my years spent playing my mom’s hand-me-down Atari 2600 as a kid. I had the system set up on an old CRT TV in the corner of my bedroom. On weekends, I’d sit down ...
Released in 1977, the Atari 2600 was among the second generation of video game consoles and was hugely influenced by the arcade era. Originally called the Video Computer System, it would go on to be ...
Unboxing and gameplay of the updated Atari 2600+. A retro gaming experience! #atari #videogames #gameplay #retrogaming ...
Both a best-seller and infamous, industry-shaking failure, Pac-Man's Atari 2600 port was recently rereleased for the ...
When the Atari 2600 came out in 1977, it revolutionized gaming by popularizing the use of game cartridges and microprocessor-based hardware. No longer were all of a console’s games built into the ...
On Sept. 11, 1977, Atari unveiled the Video Computer System (VCS). It wasn’t the first game console, or even the first console to accept cartridges. But the Atari 2600, as the VCS came to be called, ...
If you read about Atari issuing a new cartridge of a new Atari 2600 game and your first thought was, “What am I supposed to play this on?” there’s an answer for you. Today, the company announced the ...
The Atari 2600 is also the one console that could arguably be claimed as the herald of modern gamings success and a stark reminder of economic collapses ability to topple even the mightiest; the crash ...