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! colspan|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]<br/><small>stella2014_libretro|align="7"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 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||Console{{✓}}
! colspan|Stella GC|align=left|{{Icon|NGC}}|[https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title="7"StellaGC 18-12-2007]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||Mid ||? ||{{✗}} ||Mobile{{✓}}
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* [https://archive.org/details/Atari2600VcsRomCollectionromHunterV11 Atari 2600 VCS Reference Set (Complete ROM Hunter v11 Collection) ]
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|logo = Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.png
|developer = [[:Atari|Atari, Inc.]]
|type = [[:Category:ConsolesHome consoles|Home video game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Second-generation consoles|Second generation]]
|release = 1977
|discontinued = 1992
|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|199.99|1977}}|how much = {{Inflation|USD|19.99|1977}}|predecessor=Home Pong, Super Pong, Video Pinball|successor = [[Atari 5200 emulators|Atari 5200SuperSystem]]
|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.1com/index.3php?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}}]|{{✓}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|Gopher2600|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[https://github.com/JetSetIlly/Gopher2600/releases {{Gopher2600Ver}}]|{{✗}} ||{{? }} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[[Clock Signal|CLK]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|macOS and UNIXalikes|FreeBSD}}|[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{clkverClkVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{{?}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[http://emu7800.sourceforge.net/ EMU7800]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://github.com/emu7800/emu7800.github.io/releases {{EMU7800Ver}}]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-|Stellarator|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://github.com/dpiponi/Stellarator git]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-! colspan="9"|Mobile / ARM|-|[[sourceforgeZ64K]]|align=left|{{Icon|Java}}|[https:projects/emu7800/filesz64k.com/ {{Z64KVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||Cycle ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]<br/><small>stella2014_libretro|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|Linux|GP32}}|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/emu7800nightly/libretro core]|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|Stella - Pyra|align=left|{{Icon|Pyra}}|1[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/8]0.1]|{{✗}} ||Mid {{?}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|-|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 1.5.46.02 Pyra]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|javatariAtaroid|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Android}}|[httphttps://javatariwww.zophar.net/android/a2600/ataroid.org 5html 1.0.4]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓✗}}
|-
|Pantheong2600|Windowsalign=left|{{Icon|Android}}|[httphttps://bostjan-grandovecapkpure.sicom/Contentg2600-a2600-emu/Newscom.goodgorgon.htm play2600/download?from=details 7.2982.0]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
! colspan="9"|Stellarator|Multi-platform|[https://github.com/dpiponi/Stellarator Git]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}Console
|-
|-
|Stella<ref groupWii2600|align=N name=libretro>''Only available on consoles and mobile as a libretro core (e.g. left|{{Icon|Wii}}|[[RetroArch]])https://github.''<com/arocchi/wii2600/ref>releases git]|Multi-platform{{✗}} |3.4.1|{{✓?}} ||? Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|PSP2600
|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}|[[PlayStation Portablehttps://psp.brewology.com/downloads/get.php?id=9738 1.2.0]]|<br>[httphttps://wwwpsp.mediafirebrewology.com/downloads/get.php?tg4y5d25djkzwca id=9736 Source (1.2.0)]|{{✗}} ||{{? }} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|-
|Stella<ref groupPVCS Reloaded|align=N name=libretro />left|{{Icon|Multi-platformPS2}}|3[http://www.brunofreitas.4com/node/26 0.13]|{{✓✗}} ||{{? }} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|2600.emuStella DC|Androidalign=left|{{Icon|DC}}|[https://playdcemulation.googleorg/index.com/store/apps/detailsphp?idtitle=comStella_DC 0.explusalpha.A2600Emu 1.5.2.82F]|{{✗}} ||{{? }} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓}}|-! colspan="9"|Game
|-
|Ataroid1FPS Atari 2600 Emulator|AndroidMinecraft|1[https://sethbling.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Downloads/Builds/15seconds.zip 0.42]|{{✗}} ||{{? }} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|}
</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]]
