bleedingcool

The Atari VCS Console will Run Linux OS to Keep that Atari Homebrew Feel

It is 2018 and Atari is back in the console game. Didn't think I'd be typing that one even after they announced the Ataribox last summer. Now, the re-branded Atari VCS was supposed to launch back in ...
Gizmodo

The Atari 7800+ Looks Just Like the Long-Forgotten Console, but Now With Games Worth Playing

Atari’s follow up to its 2600+ retro console for modern TVs is the Atari 7800+. Just like the console from 1986, it’s backwards compatible with the 2600. Reading time 2 minutes There must be at least ...
Fudzilla

Homebrew Halo comes to 2600

Taking only 4K of programming space, programmer Ed Fries has created a new title called Halo 2600 for the Atari VCS 2600 platform. The Homebrew title is perhaps best described as a cross between the ...
Engadget

'Mr. Run and Jump' will be the first official cartridge for the Atari 2600 since 1990

Before Nintendo and its iconic mascot plumber, Atari used to run things in the console space. The late 1970s and early 1980s saw a slew of high-profile releases for the Atari 2600 console, from ...
HotHardware

Atari 2600's Long-Lost Tarzan Game Swings In 40 Years Later To Challenge Pitfall

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 ...
Engadget

Atari 2600 emulator for the Nintendo DS at alpha

A DS user with a passion for the Atari 2600 is working on a DS port of the 2600 emulator ' Stella'. Currently the port is at a very early alpha stage, but with a little time it could be a very popular ...