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{{stub}}{{Infobox consoleemulator|title logo = Atari VCS / Atari 2600DuckStation.png|logowidth = 80px|logo screenshot = Atari-2600-WoodDuckStation-4Swscreenshot-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 = 1977|discontinued = 1992x86_64, aarch64, ARMv7|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]|Atari 2600]]''' (also known as '''Video Computer System''' or simply '''VCS''') is a second-generation console released by license = GNU GPLv3|bios = [[wikipedia:AtariEmulator_Files#PlayStation|AtariRequired]] on September 11, 1977. It retailed for {{Inflation|USD|199.99|1977}} 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"|Platform(s)! scope="col"|Latest Version! scope="col"|source [[libretroPlayStation emulators|Libretro CorePlayStation]]! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-! colspan=emulator developed primarily by stenzek. It features PGXP, upscaling, texture filtering, overclocking, advanced "7cheat"|PC / x86|-|[[Stella]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://stella-emu.github.io/downloads.html {{StellaVer}}]|{{✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[MAME]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]|{{✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|Z64K|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[http://www.z64k.com/ {{Z64KVer}}]|{{✗}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[Pantheon]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm {{PantheonVer}}]|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari.js javatari]<br />[https://githubcode support, CHD support, and a graphical interface.com/ppeccin/javatari javatari.js (old)]|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}|[http://javatari.org 5.0.3]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[https://alienbill.com/2600/ z26]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html 4.07]|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ PCAE]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|DOS}}|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ 2.6]<br />[http://www.bjars.com/emulators/pcaewin_2.7.zip 2.7]|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}|-|[[Clock Signal|CLK]]|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{clkver}}]|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-|[http://emu7800.sourceforge.net/ EMU7800]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[[sourceforge:projects/emu7800/files/emu7800/|1.8]]|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-|[[BizHawk]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-|Stellarator|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://github.com/dpiponi/Stellarator Git]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-|Gopher2600|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}|[https://github.com/JetSetIlly/Gopher2600 Git]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-

! colspan="7"|Mobile / ARM|-|Stella<ref group=N nameDownloads=libretro />|align=left|{{Icon|Andriod|iOS|Linux}}|3.4.1|{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|2600.emu|aligncellpadding=left|{{Icon|Android}}|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.A2600Emu 1.5.2.8]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}"4"

|Ataroid|align=leftcenter|{{Icon|AndroidWin|Lin|macOS}}|'''[https://wwwgithub.emuparadise.mecom/emulatorsstenzek/filesduckstation/userreleases Latest Development Builds]'''<br/com><small>MacOS isn't officially supported and builds are not released for it.androidemuMust be compiled from source.atari-5-1.0.4-691.rar 1.0.4]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}</small>

|g2600|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}|[https://dl3.apk4now.com/129491/4c38c3024e2030259293b809d4ae2eb1adedb189/com.goodgorgon.play2600.apk 7.2.0]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-! colspan="72"|Console|-|Stella<ref group=N name=libretro>''Only available on consoles and mobile as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).''<hr/ref>|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|PSP}}<br>{{Icon|Wii|3DS|Switch}}|3.4.1|{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|Wii2600|align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}|[https://github.com/arocchi/wii2600/releases 2.7.8]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}|-|PSP2600|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}|[http://www.mediafire.com/?tg4y5d25djkzwca 1.2.0]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|-! colspan="7"|Other|-|1FPS Atari 2600 Emulator|Minecraft Datapacks|[https://sethbling.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Downloads/Builds/15seconds.zip 0.2]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

==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}}

* [httphttps://wwwdocs.atarimaniagoogle.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html Atari 2600 VCS ROM Collection by Rom Hunter]===Internet Archive===* [https:/spreadsheets/archive.orgd/details1H66MxViRjjE5f8hOl5RQmF5woS1murio2dsLn14kEqo/atari_2600_library Console Library: Atari 2600]* [https://archive.org/details/atari2600manuals Console Manuals: Atari 2600edit#gid=0 Compatibility list] {{Atari}}

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