An Atari 2600 version of Tarzan from the early 1980s, which had once been thought lost forever, was recently rediscovered and made available to play online. The game was a part of a licensing deal ...

Atari's decision to keep the 2600+ as close to the original as possible is kind of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, I am a sucker for attention to detail, and I just can't get over how ...

The Atari home video game system took the late1970s and early 1980s by storm, complete with faux wood paneling and a classic joystick with a big red button. Rival systems eventually surpassed the ...

Atari had licensed Pac-Man to ride the wave of its arcade success, but the home version, ... The game was to be published by Coleco for their ColecoVision console as well as the 2600.

The Atari 2600 joystick had only one button, so you have to move the stick (which you need to move your hero) in different directions while hitting the fire button to attack. It's a mess.

There are two new wireless controllers launching alongside the Atari 7800 Plus. The CX78 Plus Wireless Gamepad — a recreation of the console’s original two-button controller — comes bundled ...

This isn’t the GameStation Plus Atari and My Arcade pushed at the beginning of 2023. The $130 7800+ looks exactly like the 38-year-old console and plays the actual cartridges. You might struggle ...

The Atari 2600 My Play Watch will track your daily steps and lets you play Centipede, Pong, Missile Command and Super Breakout on your wrist. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip.

The Atari 2600 wasn't the first video game console, or even the first one to accept cartridges. Atari released it in the fall of 1977, and it sold reasonably well in its first holiday season.

Atari will reveal more details about the Gamestation Go at CES 2025, which kicks off on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Request Reprint & Licensing Submit Correction View Editorial & AI Guidelines.