Atari 2600+ Review: Atari's NEW 2023 Console

I was born in 1983 - but the Atari 2600 was still my 1st game console growing up. So I have a lot of nostalgia for it. And I still have all of my original cartridges

I was born in 1971, so I was 6 when the Atari 2600 came out. It was my first game system & I still have it along with my entire collection of cartridges. It will be nice to give my old games a new home.

This is facinating since I worked on the assembly line building original 2600s in 1977.

I was born in ‘78 and grew up with the Atari 2600. The release of Atari 50th is a great addition along with the recharged series on modern platforms. These games need challenges for longevity.

Born in 71. Got a new 6 switch in 1980 for Christmas. Couple things I am reminded of. Atari Age magazine showed how you could convert a joystick controller to make it left-handed. Also when playing Space Invaders if hold the start switch down while switching on the power you would shoot double. Maybe you folks know that stuff, good memories.

I was given an Atari 2600 in early 1985, it was about 5, 6 years old at the time with about 2 dozen games, including Pitfall II. I was visiting my grandparents in summer of '85, there was a Revco Drug Store selling Atari & Activision games on sale for $2.00 a piece! Grandmother did surprise me with 2 of them since she saw me showing interest in them for Christmas; I got Defender & Chopper Command. I still have the system & the games in my closet. Also, I have a ColecoVision console with a dozen+ games too.

I'm 48 and Atari was my first and favorite game console. Still have an original Atari 2600 and it still works great. Very fond memories for me. Cheers 🍻👍

I am 24 I grew up playing on my dad’s Atari 2600, I have nostalgia for the system, I used to play it a lot when I was younger. I was excited to pick the Atari 2600+ up and play all the cartridges my dad had laying around. Now I want to collect for the 2600 and the 7800

I'm an Australian born in 1968. My mum bought me my Atari 2600 in 1979/80. It was incredibly expensive at the time, but it made me extremely popular with my friends. Lol. I'm pleased to say that 43 years later, I still have my console and accessories, all in excellent condition. I haven't used it in decades. Perhaps one day, I'll try to get it fired up again. 😊

I was born in 1966, I had an Atari 2600 and wore out two sets of joy sticks! I loved Elevator Action and Galaga. They used to heat up quite a bit and the cables did break. But it was the toy of my youth!

This is way cool and so nostalgic. I was born in 1968, and I received an Atari 2600 Game Console, and several game cartridges, for Christmas in 1978. If I remember correctly, in 1978, the Atari 2600 was selling for around $140 and the game cartridges were between $25 and $40 each, depending on the newness and popularity of the arcade version (if there was one) of the video game at the time. Considering each game cartridge only had a 4k ROM chip in it, that is pretty pathetic by today's video game standards, but the Atari 2600 was still a blast to play at the time. My friends and I would spend hours playing Atari everyday after school, and yet we still managed to go outside and play as well...lol. The Atari 2600 joysticks would wear out really fast. I can remember "rebuilding" many of the joysticks in order to get more life out of them, even though they were only around $10 to replace at the time. The first thing to usually wear out was the fire button spring, which had to constantly be restretched in order for the fire button to work properly. Then the directional membrane sensors on the PCB circuit board would fail. Good times. I still remember when Activision started making game cartridges for the Atari 2600. The graphics were so much "better" than the original Atari game cartridges. Eventually, Atari's graphics got better also. Well, Except for the "E.T." game, which was a total disaster for Atari. I ended up selling my Atari 2600, and around 30 game cartridges, in the mid- 80's, for around $200. What a bargain that was. I pretty much quit playing video games after that, even though I have had a great career as an IT Professional for over 25 years. Maybe I will purchase one of these new Atari 2600 consoles just for the nostalgia, and also to play with my grandson. We never really grow up now, do we?...lol 😊

Its hilarious that the inside is mostly empty space. The technology/machinery to create the 1970's circuit boards no longer exists, so everything done with modern tech to look retro is really cool.

Was born early 1990s, oddly enough i picked up a 2600 from an ebay auction in 2008 with a ton of games and ended up really enjoying how simple and abstract everything was, my favourite game being Berzerk from the lot. With how it sounds and just the feel of things its such a drastic contrast from anything out now game wise. Despite it being WAY before my time i sort of like how everything requires a lot of imagination to get into it, i guess i would be in the minority here.

Born in 1970, we got the 2600 in 1978 Christmas and Brakeout was the first game we played on it. I remember like yesterday going to Sears at the mall and playing Air Sea Battle or waiting in line to play on several occasions. Life was completely different back then, then again I was just a kid.

I bought one on pre-order. I was born in 1966 and grew up with Atari, so this is right in my wheelhouse. I do have a couple of old 2600s and a large collection of carts. I don't need to buy one of these... but it gives me HDMI and 7800 compatibility. I'm really looking forward to getting mine!

Received mine today, The Atari 2600 was my first console and have to say this recreation doesn't disappoint

Great review, Dan! 50+ gamer here and the Atari 2600 was actually my first contact with video games. Loved the game "Demon Attack" on it. Atari is actually heading into the right direction, but i think the prices are too high for the new games...

born in 75. Plus have a collection of old 2600 cartridges. For me its is a must have. It was the first gaming console I,ve had. Mine will arrive tomorrow. One thing that has caught my eye is how expensive it has gotten to play old retro games. Lets hope that this send a trend for a new generation of gamer.

Born 73. Started for a year in 1984 with a second hand Commodore Vic-20, then did another 2 with a Vic-64, first with cassette only, later with a 1541 floppy I saved up for and bought new. The day after, in school i i was king of the nerds, 7th grade this. After school like 15-20was waiting for me outside school for my last class to end so they could come with e home to check it out. I loved that Vic 64. Still to this day dream about how we'd stay in my room for 60h, straight a frew guys in the summer and just play. After that I got the Amiga 500 of course, and those 3!" disks. First time I brought one to school, there could be a group of 8.10 of us just admiring that disk and the IMMENSE amount of data it could store.

While I probably wouldn't get one myself, I do have to admit adding 7800 support was an appreciated touch on Atari's part.