The perfect present for the retro gamer in your life is out now! Not only did Atari release the faithful recreation of the 1986 Atari 7800 home console, the company doubled down on the nostalgia with ten new game cartridges.
Atari’s new 7800+ console uses HDMI to connect to modern TVs and devices and plays both new and original 2600 and 7800 games, the company said in a new release. Atari said the console is has “near-universal compatibility with first and third-party cartridges.”
The consoles run $129.99 and come with the CX78+ Wireless Gamepad and a Bentley Bear’s Crystal Quest 7800 game cartridge, the brand-new cartridge sequel to Crystal Castles.
There is a Black Friday deal for the console with two wireless controllers for $131.98. The bundle comes with Bentley Bear’s Crystal Quest. The CX78+ Wireless Gamepad and CX40+ Wireless Joystick each cost $34.99.
Atari says they wirelessly connect to the new 7800+ and 2600+ consoles. They connect to PC with a USB-C adapter and also work with original 2600 and 7800 hardware using an included DB9 wireless adapter.
Atari also released 10 cartridges that include official Atari releases for popular homebrew games and three multi-game 2600+ cartridges. Each game includes a color-printed user manual. The company outlined the updates and new games in the news release:
- This 7800+ version of Asteroids Deluxe expands upon the original with new mechanics and intense two-player modes that introduce competition and varied playstyles.
- Bounty Bob Strikes Back is a sequel to the cult classic Miner 2049er. For this port to a 7800+ cartridge, developer Robert DeCrescenzo added 10 additional caves.
- In the 7800+ game Bentley Bear’s Crystal Quest, a popular homebrew sequel to Crystal Castles, you’ll find everything a platforming fan could possibly want…including one adorable bear.
- A brand new version of Berzerk brings the gameplay of the arcade classic to the 7800+. Evil Otto’s ominous grin definitely included!
- Charge your Phase Pistol and enter the fray in Frenzy, an Atari 7800+ version of the arcade sequel to Berzerk!
- Space Duel is the first-ever 7800 port of the original 1982 vector-based arcade game. The unique two-player mode tethers two spaceships together for interdependent action.
- A 2600+ release of Caverns of Mars brings the Atari 8-bit classic to cartridge for the first time. The adaptation by homebrew developer John W. Champeau adds new challenges to the original and an all-important save feature.
- The Epyx Game Collection combines the best EPYX sports games into one 2600+ cartridge. Up to eight players can compete in multiple events in the Summer Games, Winter Games, and the California Games, which introduced Pacific Coast sports including half-pipe, footbag, surfing, roller skating, BMX, and flying disc.
- The M Network Collection combines the fast-paced action of Armor Ambush™, Astroblast™, Frogs and Flies™, and Star Strike™ onto a single 2600+ cartridge. These four titles were adaptations of popular Intellivision games created for the Atari 2600 by Mattel Electronics.
- In 1982, Atari responded to competition from the rival Intellivision by releasing a new series of sports games, including RealSports Baseball, Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Tennis and Boxing. With the new RealSports Collection, they are available for the first time on a single 2600+ cartridge, including the never-before-released RealSports Basketball.
