The Atari 2600+ is Surprisingly Good

The 2600+ is a brand new console by Atari that can play 2600 and 7800 games. But you might have been hearing negative things about it. Is this console really that bad? And if not, is it worth it over other options like the Retron 77 and Atari Gamestation?

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[gdodson]

In 1981, for my 9th birthday, my parents got me the Atari 2600. Jump to 2023 and my mom asked me what I would like for Christmas, I emailed her the link for this. :)

[Larry]

There's quite a compatibility issue with PAL versions of games, which a lot of the press hasn't picked up on yet.

[MCastleberry]

When I was a kid, we had a 7800 but no TV just dedicated to it, so I had to ask anytime I wanted to play. Having to take everything out of the box and fiddle with the RF adapter anytime I wanted to play Ms Pac man was the bane of my 8 year old existence lol

[AlessandroScuderi]

i have tested more than 60 games on cart and all works, sometimes i had loading failed but with accurate cleaning of the cartdrige and little trick when i insert (take the cart on up side during loading) i succesfully load all 2600 and 7800. Thanks for the review i love the new 2600+

[nightbirdds]

Honestly, I kind of love how unapologetically simple this system is. The dip switches are awesomely authentic! I really feel as if the retro community, or at least some elements of it, have gotten into the Jazz Snob kind of mentality and turn their noses up at anything meant to bring retro gaming to more people. Not a very good thing, if you ask me.

[Syragar]

At 1:53 you mentioned that the joysticks have a rubbery finish that made it different from the originals. I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure I remember my original joysticks back in the day being rubbery as well.

[theoriginalKland]

I have 3 OG ataris, heavy 6, vader and Jr. and at least 120-150 games
I also have the 77. I got it for the HDMI and I've been very happy with it. ALso considering you can load extra games onto the SD, you kinda get the best of both worlds.

[RickyD]

Look I have been an Atari fan for over 42 years and i am 55 yrs now so I was 13 yrs when I got my new Atari 2600 for Christmas. I still have my Atari 2600 and over 60 games. This Atari 2600+ is Awesome plays just like my Atari 2600 and I love how they lit up the Atari logo on the 2600+. But the new Atari 2600+ plays and feels just like the Atari 2600 just a little smaller!!! Awesome job Atari !!!

[PhilipMarcYT]

Watching your Atari videos has made me interested getting into it. I've always been a Nintendo/Genesis guy, but Atari has quality games, too.

It's also a shame Atari Jaguar sucks so much because it had a huge potential to be amazing, especially Checkered Flag aka Atari's Virtua Racing. If you play the prototype of Checkered Flag you'll see what an incredible game it could have been.

Thanks again, Pojr.

[devcybiko]

I don't understand all the hate for software emulation… From your perspective you wouldn't know the difference between software or hardware emulation… Especially if what you're concerned about is the look of the external cabinet… At the end of the day they play the same

[Rushlarz]

I'm 38 and the atari to me when I was young was something I saw at my friends house that his older brother had. I was so confused by the joystick and knobs. Flash forward and Santa's bring this for Christmas. I have Berzerk and Mr run and jump and so excited.

[JohnCrawford]

I wish they didn't use Stella. They had an opportunity to use the 2600+ to produce modern cart games, along with the classic carts. Seriously, an Atari cart could easily hold the data for a modern game and still have plenty of storage space for saves, as well space for additional, specialized chipsets. Problem is, Stella doesn't read chipsets, which is why Pitfall II can't play on the 2600+.

[marklechman]

I actually find the dip switches charming. Back in the 80s and 90s, we had to set dip switches on stuff all the time.

[redglass]

I just discovered your channel. I dig it. One would have to wonder if there are any plans to release a 7800 controller for the 2600 +

[superbrosdeluxe]

Could you cover the Atari 50 update? They added warbirds in finally, wondering if it has differences to the version included in the physical release of Atari 50

[gz-kbct]

3:14 The 2600+ won't work with menus because it works as a cart dumper. It reads the ROM and runs it from the on-board RAM using a no-frills version of the Stella emulator. A game cart with a menu has some level of basic circuitry inside to select the game as well as a ROM containing multiple games. The 2600+ can't handle anything that isn't a standard cart containing a simple ROM.

[wizzel]

If the community hacks the 2600+ to boot into Stella, i will consider replacing my Retron77. If not, i won't. But that's no hate, just facts.

[guschampion]

I'm barely into video games, but I watch everything that POJR puts out because he just seems so darn happy and LIKEABLE. Much appreciated.

[fabricatedego]

I actually want this console to play my old games. I was 8 when I got my 7800 and would love to be able to play them again.

[Dmarcoot]

i appreciate you not using a click bait headline or thumbnail