There must be at least a few retro gamers with lingering nostalgia for the Atari 7800.
This isnt theGameStation PlusAtari and My Arcade pushed at the beginning of 2023.
The $130 7800+ looks exactly like the 38-year-old console and plays the actual cartridges.
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You might struggle to find many games from yesteryear compatible with the 7800.
The console saw a bare 59 official games on the platform.
Most were revitalized versions of arcade classics, including a version of NintendosDonkey Kong.
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Luckily, the original 7800 worked with the 2600 games, so the new 7800+ does as well.
Atari has actually reached deeper into its library and community for novel,old-school titles.
The console comes with a copy ofBentley Bears Crystal Quest.
It includes a USB-C charging cable, though youll need to find your power brick to give it juice.
The console arrived three years after the fabled games crash of 1983.
Its an issue thatscome up againfor those making homebrew titles compatible with the 7800 hardware.
It also lacked many platformers to compete withSuper Mario Bros., which didnt help its popularity.
Atari eventually dropped support for the console in 1992.
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