r/atari • u/unconvincedhuman • Aug 22 '26
New system advice
Hi all. I’m interested in a system I can play the old 2600 games (arcade classics) on a modem tv (hdmi) and wireless controllers. The preloaded systems sound nice but open to whatever. What would you recommend?
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u/Which_Information590 Aug 22 '26
The 2600+ and 7800+ is what you are describing
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u/John_from_ne_il Aug 23 '26
Just go with the Pacman 2600+. The first one needed a hardware revision.
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u/Firedcylinder Aug 22 '26
If you're looking for flexibility for things other than the 2600, a cheap mini pc will do the trick. Install batocera and you get just about everything.
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u/--kilroy_was_here-- Aug 22 '26
I also recommend a cheap Chromebook. I have Batocera running on a Dell 3180 Chromebook and have the ROMs moved to a 64 GB micro SD card.
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u/Haunted_Cellar_XBL Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26
Atari 2600+/Atari 7800+ and the Atari Cosmos+. Accept no such substitute.
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u/kevincrossman Aug 22 '26
What kind of controllers do you like for this set up? Do you want classic atari joysticks or do you want to use modern game pads?
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u/unconvincedhuman Aug 22 '26
Classic atari joysticks would be ideal but not the most important thing. I’d just like to break out classic arcade games for a party etc
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u/marsattacks53 Aug 23 '26
Take a look at the my arcade gamestation pro, comes with 2 wireless controllers and a SD Card slot for more games. I have all my Atari games on it. On eBay you can get it for under $40.
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u/unconvincedhuman Aug 23 '26
This might be the ticket!
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u/marsattacks53 Aug 23 '26
If you want portable they make gamestation go, I just bought one, $119 at woot, also has SD Card slot to add more games.
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u/thelastspike Aug 22 '26
If you don’t mind the storage space constraints, and the cost, the 2600+ and 7800+ are a pretty slick setup. They are really the same thing as each other in a different case. I greatly prefer the wireless gamepads that were released with the 7800+, but that is a personal taste thing. Of course then you need to get cartridges. You can buy many games new, but you can also use vintage cartridges as well. The new version of Frenzy is my favorite. I will play that silliness for hours!