Atari 2600 In 2024... Worth Playing Today?

Atari 2600 in 2024... is it actually fun?

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[joshx]

I feel they definitely hold up, i got my 2600+ a month ago, got all the games you showed and some old ones from ebay, then a week later, i decided to get the new vcs and got the Atari vault, vault 2, and the 50 collection on that. I have been having endless hours of fun. I like Atari for the simple arcade quality of the games. Not that i mind a complicated rpg sometimes, but every now and then i want simple and fun. Plus, i was a little kid when i first played atari, and grew up more as an NES kid, so some of the titles i never played before. Now i see what i missed out on. Been having a blast.

[TheDailyNostalgiaShow]

It's fun for a short burst of nostalgia here and there. I think it's pretty cool overall. If you didn't grow up with an Atari 2600 then it may be a little harder to get into if you can get into it at all. You have to be really retro to fully appreciate the Atari.

[victorteixeira]

As someone who grew up with Atari 2600 I don't see the appeal in this. The 'Enhanced' games don't seem to offer me an experience I missed. With the technology available, why does the 'Enhanced' offering need to be nothing more than a small step up from the original incapability of the hardware of the original console.

Having another console, and more cartridges are a waste of space. The 'Recharged' versions of the same game could easily be run on the same console, look better, offer more challenges, but don't appear to be an offering.

Why are there so many decent to good reviews about this?

[JesterEric]

The manuals that came with the original games and the artwork on the boxes were usually great. You don't get the same sense of nostalgia without the actual cartridges.

[matzieq]

As a hobbyist gamedev I find these games endlessly fascinating. I also dabbled into programming the 2600 at some point, and here's my take: what makes these games important is that the hardware that runs them is essentially a horrible piece of garbage, and you have to jump through ungodly, ridiculous hoops just to make it display anything at all. And even when you do, there's so little it can do it's a miracle that these games even exist. So when working with hardware this limited, the ONLY thing you can do is make the game so good, so much fun, so compelling that the player ignores the crude, bare bones presentation. And if you work with the hardware, not against it, you can achieve insane results with some clever trickery. Just look at Carol Shaw's River Raid. It can display a colorful, endless canyon with a variety of enemies, in buttery smooth 60 FPS and no flicker whatsoever. And it's all possible because it takes the hardware's limitations and flips them around, turning them into advantages. The same with David Crane's pitfall. These people were wizards.

[scarfadesforever]

activision was the best thing about Atari. Sadly there are no collection games for next gen with those games on them.

[AnimalFacts]

Berzerk is still my favorite 2600 game. I play it on my Retroid Pocket all the time.

[christofalbat]

Starting with C64 & NES the Atari is a Dinosaurier to me.

[legendodinson]

I still love 2600 games. Nes was a big step up, but a lot were very similar action platformers.

Most Atari games were pretty different and requires that you read the manual. Plus, there's nothing quite like playing a game that requires paddles.

[Rock_a_ho]

I still like playing 2600 games and the new homebrews for it are awesome

[TheDailyNostalgiaShow]

If anybody says they are confused by Atari games and can't figure them out then they got some troubles 😂

[adamkane]

I occasionally play a few games on my Miyoo Mini such as Enduro, Pole Position, Wizard of War, Pac-Man & Venture.

Apart from Enduro there are better versions to be found elsewhere but nostalgia is a powerful drug!

😊

[DangerAmbrose]

There is a reason I haven't played my Atari 2600 since the late 80s.

[joysticksnjukeboxes]

Gotta understand that 2600 games are more arcade-style than anything else, and aren't meant to consume 100 hours of your time. And most of them are intended to be played with a friend.

[stevewallis]

The homebrew scene is pretty cool for this old console. Someone ported boulderdash and load runner on cart and there pretty damn good.

[mtshark]

The atari 2600+ is a fantastic console.

[RedHorseAdventures]

I totally played Circus Atari on my mom's vibe, worked flawlessly. 👍

[MrEd]

Depends on the game. Quite a few 2 player games are quick and easy pick up and play. While not the best graphics, still fun. I remember a Thanksgiving where we all played Freeway and has a blast, this was in Xbox 360 days

[richg]

Played 2600 plus for an hour when I got it a month ago. Now it’s collecting dust.