Atari is one of those brands that even those who have never played a video game in their life know, although it has ceased to be relevant in the sector for many decades.
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And it is that it is impossible to talk about the history of video games without mentioning Atari, the first brand that really demonstrated the potential of video game consoles that used cartridges to change titles, instead of rely exclusively on pre-installed games. Titles like Asteroids or Breakout were the first for millions of gamers.
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Still, it’s understandable that the current owners of the Atari brand are focused on building on the legacy of these games, especially since last year marked the brand’s 50th anniversary. That’s why you may have seen more Atari-related content, like “remakes” of classic games, documentaries, or compilations.
The new Atari Gamesstation Plus is part of this drive to bring back classic games; it is a “mini console”, similar to the Nintendo Classic or PlayStation Classic, in that it is a base system that runs “retro” games using emulators. The difference in this case is that the Gamestation Plus is not a version of an old console, but a completely new model for enjoying classic games.
Concretely, the Gamestation Plus will be able to play Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 games, home consoles, as well as Atari arcade games. The list of titles has not yet been made official, so it is not clear how far the catalog will extend, but we would be very surprised if the brand’s most famous games such as Centipede or Missile Command, for example, were not included. .
Unfortunately, information is what we miss the most about this console, which will be produced in collaboration with My Arcade, which has experience in other “retro” products such as arcade machines in “mini ” or accessories such as controllers and converters. In fact, a handheld console and an arcade machine based on the Atari games will also be released as part of the collaboration, although there is even less data on this.
Interestingly, this isn’t the only console Atari has in development. The company tried to come back strong with the Atari VCS, which is basically a computer with an AMD processor; however, the high spec price and constant delays left the project in a bad spot, and the latest news indicates that production has been halted. Perhaps for this reason, for the Gamestation Plus, Atari preferred to let someone else do the manufacturing.
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