The Atari 2600+ and joystick. [credit:
Atari ]
If you read about Atari issuing a new cartridge of a new Atari 2600 game and your first thought was, “What am I supposed to play this on?” there’s an answer for you. Today, the company announced the Atari 2600+, a $130 retro console with a cartridge slot that can accept vintage and modern Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges, plus a $25 CX40+ joystick and $40 CX30+ paddle controller bundle that appear to more-or-less faithfully re-create the originals.
All items are currently available for pre-order and will ship in November 2023. The console includes a 10-in-1 game cartridge with Adventure, Combat, Missile Command, Haunted House, Yars’ Revenge, and a few other 2600 games.
The Atari 2600+ takes its design cues from the early-1980s revision of the original console, with fake wood grain on the front and four