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|logo = Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.png
 
|logo = Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.png
 
|developer = [[:Atari|Atari, Inc.]]
 
|developer = [[:Atari|Atari, Inc.]]
|type = [[:Category:Consoles|Home video game console]]
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|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Second-generation consoles|Second generation]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Second-generation consoles|Second generation]]
 
|release = 1977
 
|release = 1977
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|successor = [[Atari 5200 emulators|Atari 5200]]
 
|successor = [[Atari 5200 emulators|Atari 5200]]
 
|emulated = {{✓}}
 
|emulated = {{✓}}
}}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 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.
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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 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==
 
==Emulators==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
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! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="7"|PC / x86
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! colspan="8"|PC / x86
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Stella]]
 
|[[Stella]]
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|[https://stella-emu.github.io/downloads.html {{StellaVer}}]
 
|[https://stella-emu.github.io/downloads.html {{StellaVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[MAME]]
 
|[[MAME]]
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
|[[Z64K]]
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|Java}}
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|[https://z64k.com/ {{Z64KVer}}]
 +
|{{✗}} ||Cycle ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Z64K
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|[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari.js javatari]<br />[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari javatari.js (old)]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
|[http://www.z64k.com/ {{Z64KVer}}]
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|[http://javatari.org 5.0.3]
|{{✗}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Pantheon]]
 
|[[Pantheon]]
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 
|[http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm {{PantheonVer}}]
 
|[http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm {{PantheonVer}}]
|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{}}
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|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari.js javatari]<br />[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari javatari.js (old)]
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|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ PCAE]
|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|DOS}}
|[http://javatari.org 5.0.3]
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|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ 2.6]<br />[http://www.bjars.com/emulators/pcaewin_2.7.zip 2.7]
|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{}}
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|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://alienbill.com/2600/ z26]
 
|[https://alienbill.com/2600/ z26]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|DOS}}
 
|[http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html 4.07]
 
|[http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html 4.07]
|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ PCAE]
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|[[BizHawk]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|DOS}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ 2.6]<br />[http://www.bjars.com/emulators/pcaewin_2.7.zip 2.7]
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|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
|{{✗}} ||High ||{{}} ||{{~}}
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|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|-
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|Gopher2600
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
 +
|[https://github.com/JetSetIlly/Gopher2600 git]
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|{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Clock Signal|CLK]]
 
|[[Clock Signal|CLK]]
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{clkver}}]
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|[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{ClkVer}}]
|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[http://emu7800.sourceforge.net/ EMU7800]
 
|[http://emu7800.sourceforge.net/ EMU7800]
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[[sourceforge:projects/emu7800/files/emu7800/|1.8]]
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|[https://github.com/emu7800/emu7800.github.io/releases {{EMU7800Ver}}]
|{{}} ||Mid ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
 
|[[BizHawk]]
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
 
|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
 
|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Stellarator
 
|Stellarator
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://github.com/dpiponi/Stellarator Git]
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|[https://github.com/dpiponi/Stellarator git]
|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Gopher2600
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|[http://www.hornby.org.uk/v2600 Virtual 2600]
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|DOS|Linux|AmigaOS}}
|[https://github.com/JetSetIlly/Gopher2600 Git]
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|[https://www.zophar.net/a2600/virtual-2600.html 0.82]
|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|-
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|Virtual VCS
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|align=left|{{Icon|DOS}}
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|[https://www.zophar.net/a2600/virtual-vcs.html 0.60]
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|{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|-
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|VCS 2600
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|align=left|{{Icon|W9x}}
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|[https://www.zophar.net/a2600/vcs-2600.html 1.0]
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|{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
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! colspan="8"|Mobile / ARM
! colspan="7"|Mobile / ARM
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Stella<ref group=N name=libretro />
 
|Stella<ref group=N name=libretro />
|align=left|{{Icon|Andriod|iOS|Linux}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|Andriod|iOS|Linux|GP32}}
|3.4.1
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|{{StellaVer}}
|{{}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|-
 +
|VCSE
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|GP32}}
 +
|?
 +
|{{✗}} ||? ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|-
 +
|Stella - Pyra
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|align=left|{{Icon|Pyra}}
 +
|[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/8 0.1]
 +
|{{}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|2600.emu
 
|2600.emu
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|Android|Pyra}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.A2600Emu 1.5.2.8]
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|[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]
|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✗}} ||? ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Ataroid
 
|Ataroid
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://www.emuparadise.me/emulators/files/user/com.androidemu.atari-5-1.0.4-691.rar 1.0.4]
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|[https://www.zophar.net/android/a2600/ataroid.html 1.0.4]
|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|g2600
 
|g2600
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://dl3.apk4now.com/129491/4c38c3024e2030259293b809d4ae2eb1adedb189/com.goodgorgon.play2600.apk 7.2.0]
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|[https://apkpure.com/g2600-a2600-emu/com.goodgorgon.play2600/download?from=details 7.2.0]
|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|-
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|Caanoo2600
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|align=left|{{Icon|Caanoo}}
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|[http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/archives/456-Caanoo-2600-Atari-2600-emulator-for-Caanoo-v1.1.0.html 1.1.0]
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|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||?
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="7"|Console
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! colspan="8"|Console
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Stella<ref group=N name=libretro>''Only available on consoles and mobile as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).''</ref>
 
|Stella<ref group=N name=libretro>''Only available on consoles and mobile as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).''</ref>
 
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|PSP}}<br>{{Icon|Wii|3DS|Switch}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|PSP}}<br>{{Icon|Wii|3DS|Switch}}
|3.4.1
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|{{StellaVer}}
|{{}} ||? ||{{}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|-
 +
|Wii2600
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|align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}
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|[https://github.com/arocchi/wii2600/releases git]
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|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}
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|-
 +
|Stella DC
 +
|align=left|{{Icon|DC}}
 +
|[https://dcemulation.org/index.php?title=Stella_DC 0.2F]
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|{{}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|PSP2600
 
|PSP2600
 
|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
|[http://www.mediafire.com/?tg4y5d25djkzwca 1.2.0]
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|[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)]
|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Wii2600
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! colspan="8"|Other
|align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}
 
|[https://github.com/raz0red/wii2600/releases/download/0.2/wii2600-0_2.zip 0.2]
 
|? ||? ||? ||?
 
|-
 
! colspan="7"|Other
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1FPS Atari 2600 Emulator
 
|1FPS Atari 2600 Emulator
 
|Minecraft Datapacks
 
|Minecraft Datapacks
 
|[https://sethbling.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Downloads/Builds/15seconds.zip 0.2]
 
|[https://sethbling.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Downloads/Builds/15seconds.zip 0.2]
|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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* [http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html Atari 2600 VCS ROM Collection by Rom Hunter]
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===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]
* [http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html Atari 2600 VCS Reference Set (Complete ROM Hunter v15 Collection) ]
 
  
 
{{Atari}}
 
{{Atari}}
  
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
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[[Category:Home consoles]]
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[[Category:Second-generation consoles]]
 
[[Category:Atari consoles]]
 
[[Category:Atari consoles]]
[[Category:Atari 2600 emulators]]
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[[Category:Atari 2600 emulators|*]]
[[Category:Second-generation consoles]]
 

Revision as of 01:14, 13 May 2022

Atari VCS / Atari 2600
Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.png
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

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Libretro Core Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
Stella Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 6.7.1 Cycle
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.264 Cycle
Z64K Java 2.0.0 Cycle
javatari
javatari.js (old)
Web 5.0.3 ?
Pantheon Windows 13.640 High ~
PCAE Windows MS-DOS 2.6
2.7
High ~
z26 Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD MS-DOS 4.07 High ~
BizHawk Windows 2.9.1 ?
Gopher2600 Windows Linux git High
CLK Linux macOS FreeBSD 2024-01-22 Mid
EMU7800 Windows 5.4.0.0 Mid
Stellarator Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD git ?
Virtual 2600 MS-DOS Linux AmigaOS 0.82 Low
Virtual VCS MS-DOS 0.60 Low
VCS 2600 Windows 9x 1.0 Low
Mobile / ARM
Stella[N 1] iOS Linux GP32 6.7.1 ?
VCSE GP32 ? ? ?
Stella - Pyra Dragonbox Pyra 0.1 ?
2600.emu Android Dragonbox Pyra 1.5.77
1.5.46.02 Pyra
? ?
Ataroid Android 1.0.4 ?
g2600 Android 7.2.0 ?
Caanoo2600 Caanoo 1.1.0 ? ?
Console
Stella[N 1] PlayStation 3 PSP
Wii Nintendo 3DS Switch
6.7.1 ?
Wii2600 Wii git ? ~
Stella DC Dreamcast 0.2F ?
PSP2600 PSP 1.2.0
Source (1.2.0)
?
Other
1FPS Atari 2600 Emulator Minecraft Datapacks 0.2 ?
  1. 1.0 1.1 Only available on consoles and mobile as a libretro core (e.g. RetroArch).

External links

Internet Archive

Atari logo.png
Consoles: Atari 2600Atari 5200Atari 7800Atari XEGSAtari JaguarAtari VCS
Handhelds: Atari Lynx
Computers: Atari 8-bitAtari ST