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|PSP2600|[[PlayStation PortableZ64K]]|align=left|{{Icon|Java}}|[httphttps://www.mediafirez64k.com/?tg4y5d25djkzwca 1.2.0{{Z64KVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{? }} ||Cycle ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
! colspan|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]<br/><small>stella2014_libretro|align="7"left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|Linux|GP32}}|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||Mobile{{✓}}
* [https://archive.org/details/Atari2600VcsRomCollectionromHunterV11 Atari 2600 VCS Reference Set (Complete ROM Hunter v11 Collection) ]
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{{Infobox console|title = Atari VCS / Atari 2600|logo = Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.png|developer = [[File:Atari|Atari, Inc.]]|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]|generation = [[:Category:Second-woodygeneration consoles|Second generation]]|release = 1977|discontinued = 1992|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|199.jpg99|1977}}|how much = {{Inflation|thumbUSD|The 19.99|1977}}|predecessor=Home Pong, Super Pong, Video Pinball|successor = [[Atari 2600.5200 emulators|5200 SuperSystem]]|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]] in 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.
==Emulators==
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating SystemPlatform(s)! scope="col"|Latest Versionversion! scope="col"|<small>[https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=25 Retro<br/>Achievements]</small>! scope="col"|[libretro[#Accessories_support|Libretro CoreAccessories]]! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
! colspan="79"|PC/ x86
|-
|[[Stella]]<br/><small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]<br/>stella2014_libretro|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://stella-emu.github.io/downloads.html 5{{StellaVer}}]<br/>[https://www.retroarch.com/index.1php?page=platforms libretro core]|{{✓}}<ref group=N>Exclusive to libretro core.</ref> ||{{~}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|<abbr title="Latest development version">git artifacts</abbr><ref group=N>[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=N>As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)</ref>|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[Pantheon]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm {{PantheonVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||High ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||Cycle {{~}}|-|[[ares]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||?||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|[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 ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}|-|[https://alienbill.com/2600/ z26]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|DOS}}|[http://www.whimsey.com/z26/z26.html 4.07]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
|-
|z26[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari.js javatari]<br />[https://github.com/ppeccin/javatari javatari.js (old)]|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Web}}|[http://wwwjavatari.whimseyorg 5.com/z26/z260.html 3.0.2]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗~}}
|-
|[[BizHawk]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev builds]<br/>[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]|{{✗✓}} ||{{? }} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗~}}
|-
|[http://emu7800.sourceforge.net/ EMU7800]Gopher2600|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[[sourceforgehttps:projects/emu7800/filesgithub.com/JetSetIlly/emu7800Gopher2600/|1.8]releases {{Gopher2600Ver}}]|{{✗}} ||Mid {{?}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|javatari[[Clock Signal|CLK]]|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://github.com/ppeccinTomHarte/CLK/javatari 4.1releases {{ClkVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{{? }} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Pantheon[http://emu7800.sourceforge.net/ EMU7800]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[httphttps://bostjan-grandovecgithub.sicom/Contentemu7800/Newsemu7800.htm 6github.748io/releases {{EMU7800Ver}}]|{{✗}} ||{{? }} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Stellarator
|Multialign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://github.com/dpiponi/Stellarator Gitgit]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗✓}}|-! colspan="7"|Console{{✗}}
|-
! colspan="9"|Stella<ref group=N name=libretro>''Only available on consoles and mobile as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).''<Mobile /ref>|Multi-platform|3.4.1|{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}ARM
|-
|-
|-
|Stella<ref group- Pyra|align=N name=libretro />left|{{Icon|Pyra}}|Multi[https://pyra-platform|3handheld.4com/repo/apps/8 0.1]|{{✓✗}} ||{{? }} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|2600.emu
|align=left|{{Icon|Android|Pyra}}|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.A2600Emu {{.emuVer}}]</br>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/73 1.5.246.802 Pyra]|{{✗}} ||{{? }} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Ataroid
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}|[https://www.zophar.net/android/a2600/ataroid.html 1.0.4]|{{✗}} ||{{? }} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|g2600
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}|[https://apkpure.com/g2600-a2600-emu/com.goodgorgon.play2600/download?from=details 7.2.0]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-! colspan="9"|Console|-|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]<br/><small>stella2014_libretro|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|PSP|Vita}}<br>{{Icon|Wii|WiiU|3DS|Switch}}<br>{{Icon|NDS|XboxOne|XboxSXS}}|[https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms libretro core]|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|Wii2600|align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}|[https://github.com/arocchi/wii2600/releases git]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}|-|PSP2600|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)]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|-|Stella GC|align=left|{{Icon|NGC}}|[https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=StellaGC 18-12-2007]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||Mid ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|-|PVCS Reloaded|align=left|{{Icon|PS2}}|[http://www.brunofreitas.com/node/26 0.3]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|-|Stella DC|align=left|{{Icon|DC}}|[https://dcemulation.org/index.php?title=Stella_DC 0.2F]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|-! colspan="9"|Game|-|1FPS Atari 2600 Emulator|Minecraft|[https://sethbling.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Downloads/Builds/15seconds.zip 0.2]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-
|}
</div>
<references group=N />
===Accessories support===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! Name
! Stella
|-
|Amiga mouse
|{{✓}}
|-
|Atari mouse
|{{✓}}
|-
|AtariVox
|{{✓}}
|-
|Booster Grip
|{{✓}}
|-
|Driving Controller
|{{✓}}
|-
|Sega Genesis
|{{✓}}
|-
|Atari Keypad
|{{✓}}
|-
|Kid Vid Controller
|{{✓}}
|-
|MindLink
|{{✓}}
|-
|Atari Paddles
|{{✓}}
|-
|SaveKey
|{{✓}}
|-
|Trak-Ball
|{{✓}}
|-
|XE Light Gun
|{{✓}}
|-
|QuadTari
|{{✓}}
|-
|Joy 2B+
|{{✓}}
|-
|Atari 7800 console button
|{{✓}}
|-
|Atari 7800 game
|{{✗}}
|-
|HyperShot
|?
|-
|Track & Field Controller
|?
|-
|Atari Space Age Joystick
|?
|-
|Flight Commander
|?
|-
|Overlay
|?
|-
|Space Shuttle
|?
|-
|Foot Craz
|?
|-
|Joyboard
|?
|-
|Kid's Controller
|?
|-
|Remote Control Joysticks
|?
|-
|Video Touch Pad
|?
|}
==See also==
*[[First and second generations of video game consoles]]
==External links==
* [http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html Atari 2600 VCS ROM Collection by Rom Hunter]
===Internet Archive===
* [https://archive.org/details/atari_2600_library Console Library: Atari 2600]
* [https://archive.org/details/atari2600manuals Console Manuals: Atari 2600]
{{Atari}}
[[Category:Consoles|!2600]][[Category:Home consoles|!2600]][[Category:Second-generation consoles|!2600]][[Category:Atari consoles|!2600]][[Category:Atari 2600 emulators|*]][[Category:Second6502-generation consolesbased]]
