Atari 2600 emulators
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| 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 | Retro Achievements |
libretro | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC / x86 | ||||||||
| Stella stella_libretro stella2014_libretro |
   
|
6.7.1 libretro core |
✓[N 1] | ✓ | Cycle | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MAME |
|
git artifacts[N 2] 0.265 |
✗ | ✓ | Cycle | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pantheon |
|
13.640 | ✗ | ✗ | High | ✗ | ✓ | ~ |
| ares |
|
v137 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
| PCAE | 
|
2.6 2.7 |
✗ | ✗ | High | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
| z26 |
|
4.07 | ✗ | ✗ | High | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
| javatari javatari.js (old) |
|
5.0.3 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
| BizHawk |
|
2.9.1 | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
| Gopher2600 |
|
git | ✗ | ✗ | High | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| CLK |
|
2024-01-22 | ✗ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| EMU7800 |
|
5.4.0.1 | ✗ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Stellarator |
|
git | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Mobile / ARM | ||||||||
| Z64K | 
|
2.0.0 | ✗ | ✗ | Cycle | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| stella_libretro stella2014_libretro |
  
|
libretro core | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stella - Pyra | 
|
0.1 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| 2600.emu |
|
1.5.77 1.5.46.02 Pyra |
✗ | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
| Ataroid |
|
1.0.4 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| g2600 |
|
7.2.0 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Console | ||||||||
| stella_libretro stella2014_libretro |
         
|
libretro core | ✓ | ✓ | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wii2600 |
|
git | ✗ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
| PSP2600 |
|
1.2.0 Source (1.2.0) |
✗ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Stella GC | 
|
18-12-2007 | ✗ | ✗ | Mid | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
| PVCS Reloaded | 
|
0.3 | ✗ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Stella DC | 
|
0.2F | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Game | ||||||||
| 1FPS Atari 2600 Emulator | Minecraft | 0.2 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
- ↑ Exclusive to libretro core.
- ↑ CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-Macos
???
| 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 | ? |
External links
Internet Archive
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Consoles: Atari 2600 • Atari 5200 • Atari 7800 • Atari XEGS • Atari Jaguar • Atari VCS Handhelds: Atari Lynx Computers: Atari 8-bit • Atari ST |
