Atari says the cartridge socket is a little bigger to help with sticking cartridges. On the back by the HDMI and USB-C outputs, you’ll find two serial ports like those used on the original system.

Atari is proving that retro gaming isn’t just a nostalgic fling—it’s a full-on revival. In 2025, new cartridges for the Atari 2600 and 7800 are still being produced, fueled by the popularity ...

Nostalgic tech enthusiasts who miss collecting Atari 2600 game cartridges will get a shot to add one more title to their collection on July 31, when they’ll be able to preorder a “Mr. Run and ...

Atari’s releasing another collectible 2600 cartridge as part of the company’s XP series. The game is called Save Mary and actually dates back to the 1980s when Atari’s console reigned supreme.

Atari is billing this release as "the first 2600 cartridge launch for a new Atari title since 1990," though there have also been some limited-run cartridge releases for games like 2005's Yars' Return.

The Atari 7800 Plus is a compact recreation of the original 1986 home console, complete with backward compatibility support for both Atari 7800 and 2600 cartridges. The $129.99 Atari 7800 Plus is ...

Atari has released a PDF documenting the 2600+’s compatibility with classic cartridges; it looks fairly compatible, though we counted three “fails” and quite a few more games that were ...

Better yet, it can actually play old Atari 2600 game cartridges as well as later games released on the 7800, but you won’t have to jump through any hoops to get the console to support a modern TV.

The Atari 2600+ is now up for pre-order at a reasonable $129.99; Atari says consoles will ship this November.The package will include the console, one CX40+ joystick, the 10-in-1 Game Cartridge ...

Playing old cartridges—both Atari’s new re-releases and 40-plus-year-old original titles—on a modern screen, I’m reminded just how necessary work like the Atari 7800+ is for allowing more ...

Nostalgic tech enthusiasts who miss collecting Atari 2600 game cartridges will get a shot to add one more title to their collection on July 31, when they’ll be able to preorder a “Mr. Run and ...