Atari and Plaion revealed that they are working together to create the Atari 7800+, a scaled-down throwback mini-console based on Atari’s NES and Sega Master System competitor. The Atari 7800 was ...

The 7800 was originally released in 1986—two years after being first announced — to compete with Nintendo’s famed NES system during the 8-bit console war. It suffered from weak graphics and a slow ...

The Atari 7800+ is a thing of beauty. Rather than shrinking it to a near microscopic size like some of the other “retro revitalization” consoles out there? The 7800+ retains roughly 80% of its ...

Nobody is making consoles quite like Atari these days. If the 7800+ looks a little different than you remember, that’s because it’s modeled after the European version of the system, which featured a ...

Atari’s follow up to its 2600+ retro console for modern TVs is the Atari 7800+. Just like the console from 1986, it’s backwards compatible with the 2600. Reading time 2 minutes There must be at least ...

"Atari's new console doesn't offer the kind of scanline emulation or graphical filters that can help recreate that CRT glow in countless other emulation solutions (though a hardware switch does let ...

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Atari is teaming up with Plaion on a new retro home console after finally taking a mulligan on its last one. The Atari 2600+ pays homage to the original Atari 2600, which delighted children of the ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. While not as ubiquitous as the Atari 2600, the Atari 7800 is still a ...

I grew up with a 2600 and later a 5200. Then one day, I was told to go to my room and wait while my family did something with the TV. I thought I was getting an NES, but no, it was a 7800. I think ...