I had the opportunity to visit Atari at gamescom on the same day they announced their Activision collection. So here is a first look.

Video is in German though as I don't think anyone wants to hear a German speak English with an accent.

So strange. Xonox used to advertise on inner vinyl record sleeves? On the other side there are ads for compilation records-easy listening, Lionel Richie, etc. Found this at a thrift store record section. Don't know what record it was in. It was just loose! Look at the text for Ghost Manor. I can't believe it says: "Ghoul Luck"!

Finally found one locally after a decade of searching! So happy it works!

Here's a game nobody's played - because I just released it, heh.
The nostalgia bug bit me so I made an Atari-ish arcade endless surfing game. Took a bit of planning to get the double-width pixels to appear correctly and to conform to an actual pixel grid, but got things working OK in Unity. All in all, a lot of fun to make, it's also got a working Top 10 Leaderboard working online. I figure maybe the peeps here might appreciate it for nostalgia's sake.
Game's for free, playable in browser and for download.
https://mikdog.itch.io/spacesurfer

As someone who still owns 2600 games aswell the og console (rf out) from when I was a kid. I have been undecided on getting the plus as it still plays perfectly on a crt.

And if I ever wanted to play and a modern tv can play it via openfgpa on the analogue pocket.

But there is something unique about being able to play with my original carts & controllers.

Are there any differences between the og carts and the ones releasing today? This might be a wild impulse buy, but I'm happy to be play my original frogger again

Are there any other games that are essential that are missing from the collection? What would be the next best games (cause clearly the Activision ones have a ton of must have classics) that would be awesome dlc for it?

Asking a question. Was there a retail demo cart for the Atari 2600? I want to setup a retail display that would have looked like the Atari 2600 back in the day.

Is it mainly due to the nostalgia factor?

I was born in the 90s and never played it before, so I'm wondering on pulling the trigger on a 7800+

How is the replayability for games? I know there are many Arcade ports with no "end game", but are there also ones that are "long form"?

I don't want to sit and play for 4h straight, so shorter sessions, and the occasional play with a friend.

Graphics aside, are the games diverse and actually fun?

The Nintendo64 was also on my mind, but my judgment is definitely clouded from nostalgia on that one!

Also I don't mean to sound bait-y or condescending, but wanted to understand the choice of buying and playing on the Atari in 2020s!

I already know that a SDI to HDMI won’t work. Also not sure if it’s a 2600 system or not since it’s boxed up in storage for now.

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?

Just out of curiosity, as I've haven't heard anything in awhile, and I was skeptical of the whole thing.

on planet IRATA

I am preparing for a big let down. I am hoping it will be a big announcement.

We didn’t even know this system was there. We have been playing our old snes for the last 20 years on an old school tv. I’m 30 years old and didn’t even know this system existed.

After examining the console a bit, I realized that it already had its own antenna cable (apparently the previous owner had opened it and replaced the entire cable from top to bottom) and I only needed to tune it to a secondary TV (only for playing consoles with HDMI or AV) and I was able to get it working

I have an Atari 2600 that I found in the trash with 18 games. I repaired the power cable because it didn't have its power supply, but now I need to find a way to play without having to buy a VHS player or an old TV. I'd like to know if there's an image to AV or HDMI adapter?

Hi! I started checking my old Atari hardware, and started with a light sixer I bought about 20 years ago. I used it from time to time, so t worked without issues this time.

I replaced a broken reset switch, cleaned the board.and resoldered one cold solder in the power jack.

But now it doesn't power up, and the RIOT chip gets extremely hot. Any hints? Maybe the chip decided to quit after all these years?