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|type = [[:Category:ConsolesHome consoles|Home video game console]]

|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]]

}} 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. 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.

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! 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 Accuracyaccuracy|Accuracy]]! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>

! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulatorsemulators|Recommended]]

! colspan="79"|PC / x86

|[[Stella]]<br/><small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]<br/>stella2014_libretro

|[https://stella-emu.github.io/downloads.html {{StellaVer}}]<br/>[https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms libretro core]|{{✓}}<ref group=N>Exclusive to libretro core.</ref> ||{{~}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|<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 ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓?}}|-|Z64KCycle |align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[http://www.z64k.com/ Beta 3.0]|{{✗✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||High ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|[[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 ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}

|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{~}}

|[https://alienbill.com/2600/ z26[BizHawk]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev builds]<br/>[http://www.whimseytasvideos.comorg/z26BizHawk/z26ReleaseHistory.html 4.07{{BizHawkVer}}]|{{✗✓}} ||{{?}} ||High ? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

|[http://pcae.vg-network.com/ PCAE]Gopher2600|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|DOSLinux}}|[httphttps://pcae.vg-networkgithub.com/ 2.6]<br JetSetIlly/>[http:Gopher2600//www.bjars.com/emulators/pcaewin_2.7.zip 2.7releases {{Gopher2600Ver}}]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||High ||{{✗✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~✗}}

|align=left|{{Icon|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{clkverClkVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{{?}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

|[[sourceforgehttps:projects/emu7800/filesgithub.com/emu7800/|1emu7800.github.8]]|io/releases {{✗EMU7800Ver}} ||Mid |]|{{✗}} ||{{✗?}}|-|[[BizHawk]]Mid |align=left|{{Icon|Windows✓}}|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

|[https://github.com/dpiponi/Stellarator Gitgit]|{{✗}} ||{{? }} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-! colspan="9"|Mobile / ARM

|Gopher2600[[Z64K]]|align=left|{{Icon|LinuxJava}}|[https://githubz64k.com/JetSetIlly/Gopher2600 Git{{Z64KVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{? }} ||Cycle ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗✓}}

|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ stella_libretro]<br/><small>stella2014_libretro! colspan|align="7"left|Mobile {{Icon|Android|iOS|Linux|GP32}}|[https:/ ARM/buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|Stella<ref group=N name=libretro />- Pyra|align=left|{{Icon|Andriod|iOS|LinuxPyra}}|3[https://pyra-handheld.4com/repo/apps/8 0.1]|{{✓✗}} ||{{? }} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓}}

|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]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|[https://www.emuparadisezophar.menet/emulatorsandroid/filesa2600/user/comataroid.androidemu.atari-5-1.0.4-691.rar html 1.0.4]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

|[https://dl3.apk4nowapkpure.com/129491/4c38c3024e2030259293b809d4ae2eb1adedb189g2600-a2600-emu/com.goodgorgon.play2600.apk /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|XboxOne|XboxSXS}}|[https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms libretro core]|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

! colspan|StellaDS|align="7"left|{{Icon|NDS}}|[https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/StellaDS git] <br> [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/StellaDS 1.2] <br> [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS Phoenix Edition]|{{✗}} ||{{?}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}<br><small>(Phoenix Edition)</small> ||Console{{✓}}

|Stella<ref group=N name=libretro>''Only available on consoles and mobile as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).''</ref>Wii2600|align=left|{{Icon|PS3|PSP}}<br>{{Icon|Wii|3DS|Switch}}|3[https://github.4.1com/arocchi/wii2600/releases git]|{{✓✗}} ||{{? }} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}

|[httphttps://psp.brewology.com/downloads/get.php?id=9738 1.2.0]<br>[https://wwwpsp.mediafirebrewology.com/downloads/get.php?tg4y5d25djkzwca 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 ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}

|Wii2600Stella DC|align=left|{{Icon|WiiDC}}|[https://githubdcemulation.comorg/raz0red/wii2600/releases/download/0index.2/wii2600-0_2.zip php?title=Stella_DC 0.22F]|{{✗}} ||{{? }} ||? ||? {{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||?{{✓}}

! colspan="79"|OtherGame

|Minecraft Datapacks

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