My first childhood memory was playing Pitfall! on the Atari 2600. I loved them at the time. All that said, I definitely feel that Atari games have not held up the way NES and SNES, and even some ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Following the success of Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition and Sony Playstation Classic retro mini-consoles, ...

One thing long-time gamers love is nostalgia, and Atari, with help from Plaion, is banking on it with the release of the Atari 2600+ retro home console. With Plaion handling publishing duties, Atari ...

Some four decades ago, developers of the game Tarzan for the ColeVision console were ready to release a version for the Atari 2600, but it never saw the light of day. Why? Crummy timing, for the most ...

Atari is teaming up with Plaion on a new retro home console after finally taking a mulligan on its last one. The Atari 2600+ pays homage to the original Atari 2600, which delighted children of the ...

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.

The Atari 2600–the console that shook the world in the late ’70s and early ’80s–is back. Atari, in partnership with PLAION, has today unveiled a “modern-day, faithful recreation” of the console that ...

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 ...

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, ...

The Atari 2600+ is billed as a faithful recreation to one of the most beloved classic video game consoles of all time. Boasting HDMI functionality, a genuine cartridge slot, and backwards ...

TL;DR: The Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition, launching in 2025, revives the classic console with modern features like HDMI output and wireless joysticks. Priced at $169.99, it includes a 2-in-1 PAC-MAN ...