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{{stub}}{{Infobox consoleemulator|title logo = Atari VCS / Atari 2600DuckStation.png|logowidth = 80px|logo screenshot = AtariDuckStation-2600screenshot-Wood-4Sw-Setqt.png|developer screenshotwidth = [[:Atari300px|Atari, Incscreenshotcaption = The Qt frontend on Windows 10.]]|type active = Yes|platform = [[:Category:ConsolesEmulators on PC|Home video game consoleWindows]]<br/>Linux<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|generation = macOS]]<br/>[[:Category:Second-generation consolesEmulators on Android OS|Second generationAndroid]]|release architecture = 1977x86_64, aarch64, ARMv7|discontinued = 1992|successor target = [[Atari 5200 PlayStation emulators|Atari 5200Sony PlayStation]]|emulated developer = {{✓}}stenzek [https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/graphs/contributors et al.]}}The '''[|source = [gametechhttps:Atari 2600//github.com/stenzek/duckstation GitHub]|license = GNU GPLv3|Atari 2600]]''' (also known as '''Video Computer System''' or simply '''VCS''') is a second-generation console released by bios = [[wikipedia:AtariEmulator_Files#PlayStation|AtariRequired]] on September 11, 1977. It retailed for <abbr title="$816.87 in 2018 money">$199</abbr> 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=={| class="wikitable" style="text'''DuckStation''' is a free and open-align:center;"|-! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Operating System(s)! scope="col"|Latest Version! scope="col"|source [[libretroPlayStation emulators|Libretro CorePlayStation]]! scope=emulator developed primarily by stenzek. It features PGXP, upscaling, texture filtering, overclocking, advanced "colcheat"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-! colspan="7"|PC|-|[[Stella]]|Multi-platform|[https://stella-emu.github.io/downloads.html {{StellaVer}}]|{{✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[MAME]]|Multi-platform|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]|{{✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|Z64K|Multi-platform|[http://www.z64k.com/ Beta 3.0]|{{✗}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[Pantheon]]|Windows|[http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm {{PantheonVer}}]|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari.js javatari]<br />[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari javatari.js (old)]|Web Browser|[http://javatari.org 5.0.1]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[https://alienbill.com/2600/ z26]|Multi-platform|[http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html 4.06]|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ PCAE]|Windowscode support, CHD support, [[Intel CPUs|DOS]]|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ 2.6]<br />[http://www.bjars.com/emulators/pcaewin_2.7.zip 2.7]|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}|-|[[Clock Signal|CLK]]|macOS and UNIXalikes|[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{clkver}}]|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-|[http://emu7800a graphical interface.sourceforge.net/ EMU7800]|Windows|[[sourceforge:projects/emu7800/files/emu7800/|1.8]]|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-|[[BizHawk]]|Windows|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-|Stellarator|Multi-platform|[https://github.com/dpiponi/Stellarator Git]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-! colspan="7"|Console|-|Stella<ref group=N nameDownloads==libretro>''Only available on consoles and mobile as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).''</ref>|Multi-platform|3.4.1|{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|PSP2600|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]|[http://www.mediafire.com/?tg4y5d25djkzwca 1.2.0]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|-|Wii2600|[[Wii emulators|Wii]]|[https://github.com/raz0red/wii2600/releases/download/0.2/wii2600-0_2.zip 0.2]|? ||? ||? ||?|-! colspancellpadding="74"|Mobile

|Stella<ref groupalign=N name=libretro />|Multi-platform|3.4.1center|{{✓}} Icon|Win|? Lin||{{✓macOS}} ||{{✓}}'''[https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/releases Latest Development Builds]'''<br/><small>MacOS isn't officially supported and builds are not released for it. Must be compiled from source.</small>

|2600.emu|[[Android emulators|Android]]|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?idcolspan=com.explusalpha.A2600Emu 1.5."2.8]"|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}<hr/>

|Ataroid|[[Android emulators|Android]]|[https://www.emuparadise.me/emulators/files/user/com.androidemu.atari-5-1.0.4-691.rar 1.0.4]align=center|{{✗}} ||? |Icon|{{✗APK}} ||{{✗}}|-|g2600|[[Android emulators|Android]]|[https://dl3play.apk4nowgoogle.com/129491store/4c38c3024e2030259293b809d4ae2eb1adedb189apps/details?id=com.goodgorgon.play2600github.apk 7stenzek.2.0duckstation Play Store]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}<br/><small>Free</small>

==Overview==DuckStation is focused on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability. The goal of the emulator is to be as accurate as possible while maintaining performance on a broad range of devices. "Hack" options are discouraged, and the default configuration should support all playable games with only some of the enhancements having compatibility issues. 64-bit CPUs are required for recompiler support for maximum performance.  DuckStation was used as a testing ground for code that would be added to [[Dolphin]].<references groupref>JMC47, Maylmilae. [https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2020/02/07/dolphin-progress-report-dec-2019-and-jan-2020/#50-11524-improve-frame-pacing-by-manually-inserting-duplicate-frames-by-stenzek Dolphin Progress Report]. § ''5.0-11524 - Improve Frame Pacing by Manually Inserting Duplicate Frames by Stenzek''. "As a proof of concept, Stenzek used his Playstation 1 emulator, Duckstation to test a frame pacing solution that involved padding 30 FPS games."</ref> stenzek has even said the UI was pulled directly from Dolphin, since it was "designed in conjunction with actual UI/UX people".<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/jjuhcf/for_playstation_1_emulation_fans_i_made_a_very/gagvsnf/?context=N 3 stenzek] on Reddit. "Yep it is heavily influenced by Dolphin. I'm terrible at UI/UX design so I borrowed Dolphin's, since it's been designed in conjunction with actual UI/UX people."</ref> The Qt frontend includes an automatic update checker. Builds downloaded after 2020/08/07 will automatically check for updates each time the emulator starts, this can be disabled in Settings. Alternatively, you can force an update check by clicking Help->Check for Updates. ==References=={{Reflist}}

===Internet Archive===* [https://archivedocs.org/details/atari_2600_library Console Library: Atari 2600]* [https://archivegoogle.orgcom/details/atari2600manuals Console Manuals: Atari 2600]* [http:spreadsheets/d/www.atarimania.com1H66MxViRjjE5f8hOl5RQmF5woS1murio2dsLn14kEqo/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html Atari 2600 VCS Reference Set (Complete ROM Hunter v15 Collection) edit#gid=0 Compatibility list] {{Atari}}

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