After 40 years, the console "Plus version".
Atari today unveiled their latest console, the Atari 2600+.
For the name "Atari," which seems to only be found in historical sources, you might think that this "retro" thing was just a gimmick for the company, but just this year, they did launch a game cartridge that matched the console, Mr. Run and Jump.
Atari officially claims that this is the first time since 1990 that a new Atari game cartridge has been launched, and its price is comparable to the current triple-A masterpiece, which costs $59.99.
If you're an overfunded game collector who bought this cartridge but couldn't find the right machine to start on, now is the solution – another $129.99 for the latest Atari 2600+ console.
The design of the new console is inspired by the famous home console "Atari 2600" launched in the 80s, which was all the rage at the time, and appeared on it with features such as "Pac-Man" and "Pong! " classic games have also given birth to works such as "E.T. Alien" that marked the end of the era.
More than 30 million units of the Atari 2600 were sold throughout its life cycle and were officially discontinued in 1992. The "2600+" officially launched today can be regarded as an upgraded version of the host after more than 40 years.
Although it is an upgraded version, this console still adds a lot of faithful restoration of the era design, such as in addition to the basic CX40+ joystick, it also comes with a CX30+ knob controller:
This controller has been used to play games such as "Tennis"
And in addition to being able to run the new cartridge "Mr. Run and Jump" released this year, there is also a 10-in-1 classic game cartridge released with the console, including the old games "Adventure" and "Combat" launched that year.
Adventure is recognized as the game that gave birth to the first Easter egg in the history of gaming
Of course, in order to allow the Atari 2600+ to run in today's equipment environment, the official has also made some adjustments in hardware and configuration, such as the overall size of the host is only 80% of the original, the official explanation is "to better integrate it into the modern living space", in addition, the host can also output the screen through HDMI, and use the USB interface to power supply.
In addition to the official latest cartridge, this host is also "backward compatible", and the former "Atari 2600" and "Atari 7800" cartridges can run on it.
According to the official information, this "Atari 2600+" will be officially launched on November 17 this year, the price of 129.99 US dollars is equivalent to about 950 yuan, as for whether it is worth spending 1000 yuan to buy such a more collectible host, is a problem that players need to think about.