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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2023
Just set this up which was so very easy to do even for a technophobe like me!!! HDMI cable into the tv with the HDMI at the other end of the cable going into the Atari, then one other lead going from the Atari into a USB adapter plug which plugs into the extension lead behind my tv. This then provides power to the Atari. Couldn’t wait to get started after that, starting with ‘Adventure’; a game I always loved playing as a kid! The games cartridge that comes with the Atari looks the same as the 2600 PAL original cartridges but with one clever addition - four dip switches that you position into a particular combination that corresponds with each game on the multi-game cartridge included. Once you’ve selected the relevant combination for the game you want to play you just insert the cartridge, use the Game Select switch and away you go ….. back to being that 12 year old kid with the most popular games console available back then …. possibly the ONLY one!
Like the original Atari 2600 console if playing solo be sure to plug the joystick/paddle controller into the left hand socket on the back of the console.
The joysticks look and feel the same as the originals and are very responsive. They feel the same weight and quality as the originals.
I can confirm that my original 2600 PAL game cartridges from the 70s/80s DO play absolutely fine in the console (I tried out my original ‘Space Invaders’, ‘Phoenix’ and ‘Pac-Man’ cartridges). Brilliant that they do as there is no need to re purchase cartridges if you still have old ones kicking about, plus you can cheaply buy original game cartridges on the secondary market. Both the old and new game cartridges display games exactly as they did on my tv screen and have exactly the same sounds and ‘feel’ to them.
On switching between Power On and Power Off when changing game cartridges you no longer get the fuzzy lines across the tv screen with the accompanying noisy sound screaming out from the tv which is great and kinder to one’s ‘more senior’ ears!!! I did brace myself for that loud fuzzy sound but it wasn’t there which I personally was glad about!
The console looks the same as the original Atari ‘woody’ 2600 I had as a kid but is about a third smaller in size which really isn’t a deal breaker for me as other than that it’s bang on!
All-in-all, I am delighted with this as it looks, sounds and plays the same as the original console and controllers but with the ease of modern technology to set it up. I’m actually glad that I sold my original Atari ‘Woody’ 2600 console and controllers on eBay a few weeks ago and used the money from that towards buying this, plus additional joystick and paddle controllers with game cartridge package
Fantastic, I love it, just buy it, I feel sure you will be delighted with it if you love retro gaming exactly how it used to be! 👍👍👍❤️
Like the original Atari 2600 console if playing solo be sure to plug the joystick/paddle controller into the left hand socket on the back of the console.
The joysticks look and feel the same as the originals and are very responsive. They feel the same weight and quality as the originals.
I can confirm that my original 2600 PAL game cartridges from the 70s/80s DO play absolutely fine in the console (I tried out my original ‘Space Invaders’, ‘Phoenix’ and ‘Pac-Man’ cartridges). Brilliant that they do as there is no need to re purchase cartridges if you still have old ones kicking about, plus you can cheaply buy original game cartridges on the secondary market. Both the old and new game cartridges display games exactly as they did on my tv screen and have exactly the same sounds and ‘feel’ to them.
On switching between Power On and Power Off when changing game cartridges you no longer get the fuzzy lines across the tv screen with the accompanying noisy sound screaming out from the tv which is great and kinder to one’s ‘more senior’ ears!!! I did brace myself for that loud fuzzy sound but it wasn’t there which I personally was glad about!
The console looks the same as the original Atari ‘woody’ 2600 I had as a kid but is about a third smaller in size which really isn’t a deal breaker for me as other than that it’s bang on!
All-in-all, I am delighted with this as it looks, sounds and plays the same as the original console and controllers but with the ease of modern technology to set it up. I’m actually glad that I sold my original Atari ‘Woody’ 2600 console and controllers on eBay a few weeks ago and used the money from that towards buying this, plus additional joystick and paddle controllers with game cartridge package
Fantastic, I love it, just buy it, I feel sure you will be delighted with it if you love retro gaming exactly how it used to be! 👍👍👍❤️
