That would be really fun,” he said. 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 ...

Three years later, Atari scored a hit with its Home Pong console. The company soon followed up with plenty of variations, including Super Pong 10, Super Pong ProAm, Stunt Cycle, and Video Pinball.

Atari has taken the wraps off the Atari 2600+, a modern reinvention of its most popular home console. Set to ship in November, the Atari 2600+ plays original Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 cartridges.

Atari pioneered the home video gaming industry in the 1970s with their 2600 console, which brought (at the time) state-of-the-art games like "Space Invaders," "Pole Position," the "Pac-Man" series ...

From the early '80s to the 90s, the Atari 2600 had become a cultural icon, with “Atari” practically synonymous with video ...

Following the home version of arcade sensation Pong, the Atari 2600 became a cornerstone of the second generation of gaming consoles. With replaceable cartridges and a programmable CPU instead of ...

It’s not often that I get to write about a console that’s as old as I am, but here we are. Atari has just announced a renewed ...

but it wasn't the first to blur the lines between handheld devices and home consoles — those that need to be plugged into a TV to function. In 1980, Atari planned to release a tabletop console ...

The Atari 7800 Plus will officially hit shelves later in 2024. The Atari 7800 Plus will officially hit shelves later in 2024. Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries ...

The new 7800+ console is more compact than the original, features HDMI connectivity, and can play both Atari 2600 and 7800 game cartridges. Expect it to ship this winter.

The Atari 7800+ is the most pure gaming experience I’ve had from any device in a long, long time. I don’t have nostalgia for the original console, which came out in 1986, eight years before I ...