Atari 2600 emulators

Atari VCS / Atari 2600

Developer	Atari, Inc.
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Second generation
Release date	1977
Discontinued	1992
Successor	Atari 5200
Emulated	✓

The Atari 2600 (also known as Video Computer System or simply VCS) is a second-generation console released by Atari on September 11, 1977. It retailed for $199.99 and had a 6507 CPU at 1.19 MHz with 128 bytes of RAM. It had a 160x192 16-color, out of 128, display.

Emulators[edit]

Name	Platform(s)	Latest version	libretro	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
Stella		6.7	✓	Cycle	✓	✓	✓
MAME		git artifacts^{[N 1]} 0.252	✓	Cycle	✓	✓	✓
Z64K		2.0.0	✗	Cycle	✗	✓	✓
javatari javatari.js (old)		5.0.3	✗	?	✓	✗	✓
Pantheon		12.406	✗	High	✗	✓	~
PCAE		2.6 2.7	✗	High	✓	✗	~
z26		4.07	✗	High	✓	✗	~
BizHawk		2.8	✗	?	✓	✓	✗
Gopher2600		git	✗	High	✓	✓	✗
CLK		2022-11-25	✗	Mid	✓	✓	✗
EMU7800		5.3.0.0	✗	Mid	✓	✓	✗
Stellarator		git	✗	?	✓	✓	✗
Mobile / ARM
Stella^{[N 2]}		6.7	✓	?	✓	✓	✓
Stella - Pyra		0.1	✗	?	✗	✗	✓
2600.emu		1.5.67 1.5.46.02 Pyra	✗	?	✓	✓	✓
Ataroid		1.0.4	✗	?	✗	✗	✗
g2600		7.2.0	✗	?	✗	✗	✗
Console
Stella^{[N 2]}		6.7	✓	Mid	✓	✓	✓
Wii2600		git	✗	Mid	✓	~	✓
PSP2600		1.2.0 Source (1.2.0)	✗	Mid	✓	✗	✓
Stella GC		18-12-2007	✗	Mid	?	✗	✓
PVCS Reloaded		0.3	✗	Mid	✓	✗	✓
Stella DC		0.2F	✗	?	✗	✗	✓
Game
1FPS Atari 2600 Emulator	Minecraft	0.2	✗	?	✓	✓	✗