Atari and PLAION sent out the following
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The 7800+ uses HDMI to connect to modern TVs and devices and plays both new and original 2600 and 7800 games, with near-universal compatibility with first and third-party cartridges. Each console ships with the CX78+ Wireless Gamepad and a Bentley Bear’s Crystal Quest 7800 game cartridge.
Wireless Controllers:
The CX78+ Wireless Gamepad ($34.99 / €34.99 / £29.99) and CX40+ Wireless Joystick ($34.99 / €34.99 / £29.99) wirelessly connect to the new 7800+ and 2600+ consoles AND work with original 2600 and 7800 hardware using an included DB9 wireless adapter. You can even connect it to a PC with the included USB-C adapter.
Game Cartridges:
Accompanying the release of the new Atari+ hardware are ten new game cartridges, including official Atari releases for popular homebrew games and three multi-game 2600+ cartridges. Every new game includes a color-printed user manual and will be available at mass retail for $29.99 (€29.99 / £24.99)
- This 7800+ version of Asteroids Deluxe expands upon the original with new mechanics and intense two-player modes that introduce competition and varied playstyles.
- Bounty Bob Strikes Back is a sequel to the cult classic Miner 2049er. For this port to a 7800+ cartridge, developer Robert DeCrescenzo added 10 additional caves.
- In the 7800+ game Bentley Bear’s Crystal Quest, a popular homebrew sequel to Crystal Castles, you’ll find everything a platforming fan could possibly want…including one adorable bear.
- A brand new version of Berzerk brings the gameplay of the arcade classic to the 7800+. Evil Otto’s ominous grin definitely included!
- Charge your Phase Pistol and enter the fray in Frenzy, an Atari 7800+ version of the arcade sequel to Berzerk!
- Space Duel is the first-ever 7800 port of the original 1982 vector-based arcade game. The unique two-player mode tethers two spaceships together for interdependent action.
- A 2600+ release of Caverns of Mars brings the Atari 8-bit classic to cartridge for the first time. The adaptation by homebrew developer John W. Champeau adds new challenges to the original and an all-important save feature.
- The Epyx Game Collection combines the best EPYX sports games into one 2600+ cartridge. Up to eight players can compete in multiple events in the Summer Games, Winter Games, and the California Games, which introduced Pacific Coast sports including half-pipe, footbag, surfing, roller skating, BMX, and flying disc.
- The M Network Collection combines the fast-paced action of Armor Ambush™, Astroblast™, Frogs and Flies™, and Star Strike™ onto a single 2600+ cartridge. These four titles were adaptations of popular Intellivision games created for the Atari 2600 by Mattel Electronics.
- In 1982, Atari responded to competition from the rival Intellivision by releasing a new series of sports games, including RealSports Baseball, Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Tennis and Boxing. With the new RealSports Collection, they are available for the first time on a single 2600+ cartridge, including the never-before-released RealSports Basketball.
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Will you be picking this up?
