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{{Infobox gaming console
{{Infobox gaming console
| name        = Atari 2600
| image        = Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.png
| image        = Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.png
| caption      = Four-switch VCS model (1980–1982)
| caption      = Four-switch VCS model (1980–1982)
| manufacturer = [[Atari|Atari, Inc.]]
| manufacturer = [[Atari, Inc.]]
| type        = [[:Category:Home video game consoles|Home video game console]]
| type        = [[Home video game console]]
| generation  = [[:Category:Second-generation video game consoles|Second]]
| generation  = [[Second generation of video game consoles|Second]]
| release_date = NA: September 1977<br>EU: 1978<br>FRA: 1982<br>BR: September 1983<br>JP: October 1983 ([[#Atari 2800|Atari 2800]])
| release_date = NA: c. September 1977<br>EU: 1978<br>FRA: 1982<br>BR: September 1983<br>JP: October 1983 (Atari 2800)
| discontinued = 1992
| discontinued = 1992
| predecessor  = [[Pong#Home version|Atari Home Pong]]<br>[[Video Pinball series|Atari Video Pinball]]
| predecessor  = [[Atari Home Pong]]<br>[[Atari Video Pinball]]
| successor    = [[Atari 5200]]
| successor    = [[Atari 5200]]
| emulated   = {{Ya}}
| emulated = yes
}}
}}


The '''[[gametech:Atari 2600|Atari 2600]]''' (also known as '''Video Computer System''' or simply '''VCS''') is a second-generation console released by [[wikipedia:Atari|Atari]] on September 11, 1977. It had a 6507 CPU at 1.19 MHz with 128 bytes of RAM. It had a 160x192 16-color, out of 128, display.
The [[gametech:Atari 2600|'''Atari 2600''']] (also known as '''Video Computer System''' or simply '''VCS''') is a second-generation console released by [[wikipedia:Atari|Atari]] on September 11, 1977. It had a 6507 CPU at 1.19 MHz with 128 bytes of RAM. It had a 160x192 16-color, out of 128, display.


Despite the apparent simplicity of the console and its games, emulation of the 2600 is surprisingly difficult relative to other early consoles due to its unusual primitive hardware designed as a cost-saving measure, including the complete lack of a framebuffer and resulting need to "race the beam" to display graphics. Despite this, at least two emulators have offered highly accurate 2600 emulation for years.
Despite the apparent simplicity of the console and its games, emulation of the 2600 is surprisingly difficult relative to other early consoles due to its unusual primitive hardware designed as a cost-saving measure, including the complete lack of a framebuffer and resulting need to "race the beam" to display graphics. Despite this, at least two emulators have offered highly accurate 2600 emulation for years.


==Emulators==
== Emulators ==
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{| {{Emulator table|width=64.97%}}
|+Before editing, review the [[Getting involved]] and [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]] pages. See [[Computer_specifications#Recommended_Specifications|system requirements]] page for performance demand of the emulators.<br>See tables for <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #CC0000; border: 1px solid #CC0000; padding: 2px;">[[#Hardware variants|hardware variants]], [[#Enhancements|enhancements]], [[#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|hardware features and peripherals]].</span><br>For more details such as [[licensing]], [[Source_code#Language_levels|programming language]], [[High_and_low-level_emulation|emulation method]], visit each emulator’s dedicated page.
|+{{Emulator comparison introduction|[[#Enhancements|enhancements]], [[#Hardware features and peripherals|hardware features & peripherals]], and [[#Hardware variants|hardware variants]]}}
!Name
!Name
!Platform(s)
!Platform(s)
!Active?
!Latest version
!Latest version
!Active
![[Licensing|License]]
![[Licensing|License]]
!Compatibility
!Compatibility
![[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
![[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
![[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
![[Libretro|libretro core]]
![[Recommended emulators|Recommended? (overall)]]
|-
|-
! colspan="8" |x86-64
! colspan="9" |PC
|-
|-
|[[Stella]]<br><small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]<br>stella2014_libretro
|[[Stella]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Windows7|Linux|macOSx64|macOSARM|FreeBSD}}
[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]
|[https://stella-emu.github.io/downloads.html {{StellaVer}}]<br>[https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms libretro core]<ref group="lower-alpha">Even though it's updated frequently, some [[#Hardware features and peripherals|hardware features]] are exclusive to the standalone version. Therefore, using the standalone version is recommended.</ref><br>[https://www.freshports.org/emulators/stella FreeBSD port]<br>[https://6502ts.github.io/stellerator/ web]||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
 
| ||Cycle||{{Ya}}
stella2014_libretro
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Windows7|Linux|LinuxARM|macOSx64|macOSARM|FreeBSD}}
|{{Ya}}  
|[https://stella-emu.github.io/downloads.html {{StellaVer}}]
[https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms libretro core]<ref group="note">Even though it's updated frequently, some [[Atari 2600#Hardware features and peripherals|hardware features]] are exclusive to the standalone version. Therefore, using the standalone version is recommended.</ref>
 
[https://www.freshports.org/emulators/stella FreeBSD port]
 
[https://6502ts.github.io/stellerator/ web]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|
|Cycle||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|[[MAME]]
|[[MAME]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|git artifacts<ref group="lower-alpha">[https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-windows/master CI-Windows] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-linux/master CI-Linux] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-macos/master CI-Macos]</ref><br>[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]<br>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group="lower-alpha">As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)</ref>||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}}  
|{{Ya}}
| ||Cycle||{{Ya}}
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group="note">As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)</ref>
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}}  
|
|Cycle||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|[[Pantheon]]
|[[Z64K]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Java}}||{{Ya}}  
|[http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm {{PantheonVer}}]||{{Ya}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
|[https://z64k.com/ {{Z64KVer}}]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
| ||High||{{~}}
|
|Cycle||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|Stella - Pyra
| align="left" |{{Icon|Pyra}}||{{Na}}
|[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/8 0.1]||{{Dunno}}
|
|?||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|2600.emu
| align="left" |{{Icon|Pyra}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/73 1.5.46.02 Pyra]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
|
|?||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|[[ares]]
|[[ares]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|WoA|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://nightly.link/ares-emulator/ares/workflows/build/master git Artifacts]<br>[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|ISC}} ({{License|Permissive}}  
|{{Ya}}  
| {{Emulator compatibility|link=https://ares-emu.net/compatibility|26|56}}
|[https://nightly.link/ares-emulator/ares/workflows/build/master git Artifacts]
|?||{{~}}
[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]
|{{Green}} {{License|ISC}} ({{License|Permissive}}  
|{{Emulator compatibility|26|56|link=https://ares-emu.net/compatibility}}
|?||{{Na}}||{{~}}
|-
|[[BizHawk]]
(Original, Stella)
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|{{Ya}}
|[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev builds]
[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
|{{Green}} {{License|MIT}} ({{License|Permissive}})<br>{{License|GPL}}
|
|?
[[BizHawk#Supported systems|(Core-dependent)]]
|{{Na}}||{{~}}
|-
|[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari.js javatari]
[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari javatari.js (old)]
| align="left" |{{Icon|Web}}||{{Na}}
|[http://javatari.org 5.0.3]||{{Green}} {{License|AGPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|?||{{Na}}||{{~}}
|-
|[[Pantheon]]
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Ya}}
|[http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm {{PantheonVer}}]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
|
|High||{{Na}}||{{~}}
|-
|-
|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ PCAE]
|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ PCAE]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|DOS}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|DOS}}
|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ 2.6]<br>[http://www.bjars.com/emulators/pcaewin_2.7.zip 2.7]||{{Na}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|{{Na}}  
| ||High||{{~}}
|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ 2.6]
[http://www.bjars.com/emulators/pcaewin_2.7.zip 2.7]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|
|High||{{Na}}||{{~}}
|-
|-
|[https://alienbill.com/2600/ z26]
|[https://alienbill.com/2600/ z26]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|DOS}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|DOS}}||{{Na}}  
|[http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html 4.07]||{{Na}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|[http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html 4.07]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
| ||High||{{~}}
|
|High||{{Na}}||{{~}}
|-
|-
|[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari.js javatari]<br>[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari javatari.js (old)]
|[[Clock Signal|CLK]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}||{{Ya}}  
|[http://javatari.org 5.0.3]||{{Na}} ||{{Green}} {{License|AGPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{ClkVer}}]||{{Green}} {{License|MIT}} ({{License|Permissive}})  
| ||?||{{~}}
|
|-
|Mid||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|[[BizHawk]]<br><small>(Original)(Stella)</small>
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev builds]<br>[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|MIT}} ({{License|Permissive}})<br>{{License|GPL}}
| ||?<br><small>[[BizHawk#Supported_systems|(Core-dependent)]]</small>||{{~}}
|-
|-
|[[Gopher2600]]
|[[Gopher2600]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://github.com/JetSetIlly/Gopher2600/releases {{Gopher2600Ver}}]||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|[https://github.com/JetSetIlly/Gopher2600/releases {{Gopher2600Ver}}]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
| ||High||{{Na}}
|
|-
|High||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|[[Clock Signal|CLK]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{ClkVer}}]||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|MIT}} ({{License|Permissive}})
| ||Mid||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|[http://emu7800.sourceforge.net/ EMU7800]
|[http://emu7800.sourceforge.net/ EMU7800]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://github.com/emu7800/emu7800.github.io/releases {{EMU7800Ver}}]||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|[https://github.com/emu7800/emu7800.github.io/releases {{EMU7800Ver}}]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
| ||Mid||{{Na}}
|
|Mid||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|Stellarator
|Stellarator
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://github.com/dpiponi/Stellarator git]||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|BSD3}} ({{License|Permissive}})  
|[https://github.com/dpiponi/Stellarator git]||{{Green}} {{License|BSD3}} ({{License|Permissive}})  
| ||?||{{Na}}
|
|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|-
! colspan="8" |ARM64
! colspan="9" |Mobile
|-
|-
|[[ares]]
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]
|align=left|{{Icon|WoA}}
stella2014_libretro
|[https://nightly.link/ares-emulator/ares/workflows/build/master git Artifacts]<br>[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|ISC}} ({{License|Permissive}})
| align="left" |{{Icon|Android|iOS|GP32}}||{{Ya}}  
| {{Emulator compatibility|link=https://ares-emu.net/compatibility|26|56}}
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|? ||{{~}}
|
|-
|?||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|[[Z64K]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Java}}
|[https://z64k.com/ {{Z64KVer}}]||{{Ya}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
| ||Cycle||{{Ya}}
|-
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]<br><small>stella2014_libretro
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|Linux|GP32}}
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
| ||?||{{Ya}}
|-
|Stella - Pyra
|align=left|{{Icon|Pyra}}
|[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/8 0.1]||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}}
| ||?||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|2600.emu
|2600.emu
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|Pyra}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.A2600Emu {{.emuVer}}]<br>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/73 1.5.46.02 Pyra]||{{Ya}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
|{{Ya}}  
| ||?||{{Ya}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.A2600Emu {{.emuVer}}]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
|
|?||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|Ataroid
|Ataroid
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Android}}||{{Na}}  
|[https://www.zophar.net/android/a2600/ataroid.html 1.0.4]||{{Na}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
|[https://www.zophar.net/android/a2600/ataroid.html 1.0.4]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
| ||?||{{Na}}
|
|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|-
|g2600
|g2600
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Android}}||{{Na}}
|[https://apkpure.com/g2600-a2600-emu/com.goodgorgon.play2600/download?from=details 7.2.0]||{{Na}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
|[https://apkpure.com/g2600-a2600-emu/com.goodgorgon.play2600/download?from=details 7.2.0]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
| ||?||{{Na}}
|
|-
|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|[[Provenance]]
|align=left|{{Icon|iOS|iPadOS|tvOS}}
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/provenance-app/id1596862805 {{ProvenanceVer}}]<br>[https://github.com/Provenance-Emu/Provenance/releases git]||{{Ya}} ||{{Dunno}}
|
| ?||{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[[Manic EMU]]
|[[Manic EMU]]
|align=left|{{Icon|iOS|iPadOS}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|iOS|iPadOS}}
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/manic-emu-game-emulator/id6743335790 {{Manic EMUVer}}]<br>[https://github.com/Manic-EMU/ManicEMU/releases git]
|{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/manic-emu-game-emulator/id6743335790 {{Manic EMUVer}}]
[https://github.com/Manic-EMU/ManicEMU/releases git]
|{{Green}} {{License|AGPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{Green}} {{License|AGPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|
|?||{{Dunno}}
|?||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
! colspan="8" |Console
|[[Provenance]]
| align="left" |{{Icon|iOS|iPadOS|tvOS}}
|{{Ya}}
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/provenance-app/id1596862805 {{ProvenanceVer}}]
[https://github.com/Provenance-Emu/Provenance/releases git]
|{{Dunno}}
|
|?||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]<br><small>stella2014_libretro
! colspan="9" |Console
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|PSP|Vita}}<br>{{Icon|Wii|WiiU|3DS|Switch}}<br>{{Icon|XboxOne|XboxSXS}}
|-
|[https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms libretro core]||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]
| ||Mid||{{Ya}}
stella2014_libretro
| align="left" |{{Icon|PS3|PSP|Vita|Wii|WiiU|3DS|Switch|XboxOne|XboxSXS}}||{{Ya}}  
|[https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms libretro core]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|
|Mid||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|StellaDS
|StellaDS
|align=left|{{Icon|NDS}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|NDS}}
|[https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/StellaDS git] <br> [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/StellaDS 1.2] <br> [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS Phoenix Edition]||{{Ya}}<br><small>(Phoenix Edition)</small> ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|{{Ya}}<br><small>(Phoenix Edition)</small>
| ||?||{{Ya}}
|[https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/StellaDS git]
[https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/StellaDS 1.2]
 
[https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS Phoenix Edition]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|
|?||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|Wii2600
|Wii2600
|align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|Wii}}||{{~}}  
|[https://github.com/arocchi/wii2600/releases git]||{{~}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|[https://github.com/arocchi/wii2600/releases git]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
| ||Mid||{{Ya}}
|
|Mid||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|PSP2600
|PSP2600
|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|PSP}}
|[https://psp.brewology.com/downloads/get.php?id=9738 1.2.0]<br>[https://psp.brewology.com/downloads/get.php?id=9736 Source (1.2.0)]||{{Na}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|{{Na}}  
| ||Mid||{{Ya}}
|[https://psp.brewology.com/downloads/get.php?id=9738 1.2.0]
[https://psp.brewology.com/downloads/get.php?id=9736 Source (1.2.0)]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|
|Mid||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|Stella GC
|Stella GC
|align=left|{{Icon|NGC}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|NGC}}||{{Na}}  
|[https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=StellaGC 18-12-2007]||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}}  
|[https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=StellaGC 18-12-2007]||{{Dunno}}  
| ||Mid||{{Ya}}
|
|Mid||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|PVCS Reloaded
|PVCS Reloaded
|align=left|{{Icon|PS2}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|PS2}}||{{Na}}  
|[http://www.brunofreitas.com/node/26 0.3]||{{Na}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
|[http://www.brunofreitas.com/node/26 0.3]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  
| ||Mid||{{Ya}}
|
|Mid||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|Stella DC
|Stella DC
|align=left|{{Icon|DC}}
| align="left" |{{Icon|DC}}||{{Na}}  
|[https://dcemulation.org/index.php?title=Stella_DC 0.2F]||{{Na}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  
|[https://dcemulation.org/index.php?title=Stella_DC 0.2F]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
| ||?||{{Ya}}
|
|?||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]
stella2014_libretro
| align="left" |{{Icon|GP32}}||{{Ya}}
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|
|?||{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
! colspan="8" |Game
! colspan="9" |Other
|-
|-
|1FPS Atari 2600 Emulator
|1FPS Atari 2600 Emulator
|Minecraft
|Minecraft||{{Ya}}
|[https://sethbling.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Downloads/Builds/15seconds.zip 0.2]||{{Ya}} ||{{Dunno}}  
|[https://sethbling.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Downloads/Builds/15seconds.zip 0.2]||{{Dunno}}  
| ||?||{{Na}}
|
|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|}
|}
<references group="lower-alpha" />


===Comparisons===
=== Comparisons ===
*[[Stella]] has been the go-to emulator for this system for many years. While the user interface is dated, its feature set is extensive, including support for multiple peripherals and debugging capabilities. It is one of the oldest console emulators still in active development.


*[[MAME]] is a respectable alternative to Stella. It is also cycle-accurate, and accuracy is likely comparable between both emulators in most cases.
* [[Stella]] has been the go-to emulator for this system for many years. While the user interface is dated, its feature set is extensive, including support for multiple peripherals and debugging capabilities. It is one of the oldest console emulators still in active development.


==Enhancements==
* [[MAME]] is a respectable alternative to Stella. It is also cycle-accurate, and accuracy is likely comparable between both emulators in most cases.
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! colspan="2" style="width:50%"|Name
== Enhancements ==
! Stella
{| {{Basic table}}
! MAME
! colspan="2" style="width:50%" |Name
!Stella
!MAME
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Misc.
| rowspan="2" |Misc.
|{{Enhancements/Misc./RetroAchievements}}||{{Ya}}<ref group="lower-alpha">Exclusive to libretro core.</ref>  
|{{Enhancements/Misc./RetroAchievements}}||{{Ya}}<br><small>Exclusive to libretro core.</small>  
|{{Na}}
|{{Na}}
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==Hardware features and peripherals===l
== Hardware features and peripherals ==
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{| {{Basic table}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
! colspan="3" style="width:50%" |Name
! colspan="3" style="width:50%" |Name
!Stella
!Stella
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|-
| rowspan="2" |Mouse
| rowspan="2" |Mouse
|Amiga mouse
|Amiga mouse||{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
|Atari mouse
|Atari mouse||{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
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|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |''[https://lostmediawiki.com/Vortex_(lost_build_of_cancelled_Atari_2600_first-person_shooter_game_by_Spectravideo%3B_1983) Vortex]'' 3D glasses||{{Na}}
| colspan="2" |[https://lostmediawiki.com/Vortex_(lost_build_of_cancelled_Atari_2600_first-person_shooter_game_by_Spectravideo%3B_1983) ''Vortex''] 3D glasses||{{Na}}
|{{Na}}
|{{Na}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |Misc.
| rowspan="6" |Misc.
| colspan="2" |Androman robot||{{Na}}
| colspan="2" |Androman robot||{{Na}}
|{{Na}}
|{{Na}}
|-
| colspan="2" |Atari 7800 Development Card<ref group="note">Some 2600 prototypes expect it.</ref>
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Atari 7800 pause button||{{Ya}}
| colspan="2" |Atari 7800 pause button||{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
| colspan="2" |Display Processor Chip<ref group="note">Only used in ''Pitfall II: Lost Caverns''.</ref>||{{Ya}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|-
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| colspan="2" |[https://www.techeblog.com/moviecart-play-movies-original-atari-2600-hardware/ MovieCart]||{{Ya}}
| colspan="2" |[https://www.techeblog.com/moviecart-play-movies-original-atari-2600-hardware/ MovieCart]||{{Ya}}
|{{Na}}
|{{Na}}
|-
| colspan="2" |Atari 7800 Development Card<br><small>Some 2600 prototypes expect it.</small>||{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|}
|}
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==External links==
== Notes ==
{{Notelist|group=note}}
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html Atari 2600 VCS ROM Collection by Rom Hunter]
* [http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html Atari 2600 VCS ROM Collection by Rom Hunter]


===Internet Archive===
=== Internet Archive ===
 
* [https://archive.org/details/atari_2600_library Console Library: Atari 2600]
* [https://archive.org/details/atari_2600_library Console Library: Atari 2600]
* [https://archive.org/details/atari2600manuals Console Manuals: Atari 2600]
* [https://archive.org/details/atari2600manuals Console Manuals: Atari 2600]


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