Part of the reason I wanted the Pac-Man Edition Atari 2600 Plus console was because I thought it would look cute in my living ...

One of the best products to be unveiled at Gamescom 2023 isn't actually a game at all – it's a reimagined console. However, my first impressions of it were possibly as impactful as if I'd seen Grand ...

The Atari 2600+ comes with a single joystick controller and a 10-in-one game cartridge, though it should support any of the old software and hardware you have lying around. Image: Atari Atari is again ...

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, ...

Back in the halcyon days that only sort of were terrible, 2016 to be exact, Nintendo released a mini version of its original ...

The Atari 2600 Plus is a nostalgia dream for those who remember the original, but also fun for new generations. Equipped with HDMI, you can now play the games on a modern TV. Not everything is perfect ...

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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Atari 2600 Plus is a shrunken version of the 2600 that works with both 2600 and 7800 cartridges, and it’s ...

If you're of a certain age, that is to say "old," then your first video game experience was likely on an Atari 2600 console. The wood-grain accented plastic box, with its mechanical switches and ...

Atari is in the middle of celebrating a massive milestone in gaming. It's not often that any video game company gets to turn 50 and Atari has been commemorating the occasion with new games, new ...

As the successor to Atari’s home console crown, Nintendo, pushes forward with its Switch system, and newer players like Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation 5 traffic in blockbuster, Triple-A games ...

Atari rolled out its home console, the Atari 2600, in 1977, and in the ensuing years, the device became the dominant console of choice for gamers. Despite growing competition in the space, the 2600 ...