Following the home version of arcade sensation Pong, the Atari 2600 became a cornerstone of the second generation of gaming consoles. With replaceable cartridges and a programmable CPU instead of ...

Atari offers a smartwatch for gaming nostalgics: The Atari 2600 My Play Watch lets you play Pong and other classic games. Nostalgia for the wrist: Atari has unveiled the Atari 2600 My Play Watch ...

Think fitness trackers have become boring? Atari is here to shake things up with the Atari 2600 My Play Watch, which combines the wearable basics with retro games. The Atari 2600 My Play Watch ...

has entered the smartwatch market with the launch of the Atari 2600 My Play Watch. Wearing it will give you an incomparable nostalgia encased in wearable tech. Priced at just $79.99, this retro ...

The Atari 2600 wasn't the first video game console, or even the first one to accept cartridges. Atari released it in the fall of 1977, and it sold reasonably well in its first holiday season.

I shouldn’t be writing this review. When the Atari 2600 was first released, I was still 15 years away from having a mortal coil to call my own, and playing the resurrected Atari 2600+ — a now ...

Released in 1977, the Atari 2600 was among the second generation of video game consoles and was hugely influenced by the arcade era. Originally called the Video Computer System, it would go on to ...

The Atari 2600 is back, but with a fresh ... doesn't include a power adapter to plug it into the wall. Lastly, the logo on the front now lights up when powered on. One thing you'll quickly ...

If you're of a certain age, that is to say "old," then your first video game experience was likely on an Atari 2600 console. The wood-grain accented plastic box, with its mechanical switches and ...

The Atari 2600 Plus is a nostalgia dream for those who remember the original, but also fun for new generations. Equipped with HDMI, you can now play the games on a modern TV. Not everything is ...

The first model — known as the Atari 2600 — was one of the first home game consoles to grace living rooms with titles like "Pac-Man," "Pitfall," and "Yar's Revenge." Each game came on a ...

Find out more about how we test and rate products. Good news for old people who still reckon Pitfall! is the pinnacle of gaming: the Atari 2600+ looks just like the ‘Woody’ original. It has the same ...