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Pac-Man edition Atari 2600 [1]

['Rob Beschizza']

Date: 2025-07-31  

Atari and Namco pitch the classic console in bright yellow, with a matching wireless controller and illuminated ghosts on the front panel. It comes with an "all-new" Pac-Man game similar to the arcade original (quite necessary given how dreadful the original VCS/2600 conversion was) and the HDMI port you'll need to connect it to a modern TV set.

• Backward and forward compatible. Plays both Atari 2600 and 7800 game cartridges.

• Limited Edition version in PAC-MAN yellow with illuminated character icons across the front.

• Includes PAC-MAN: Double Feature 2-in-1 game cartridge. Featuring an all-new, arcade-style version, PAC-MAN 7800 and the very first home version of the game, PAC-MAN 2600.

• Includes CX-40+ Wireless Joystick PAC-MAN Edition.

• HDMI output makes it easy to connect.

• Widescreen mode.

• Enlarged cartridge socket reduces sticking.

It's available for pre-order, and ships in October. The controller is also available in "Blinky Red," and they're compatible with PCs as well as Atari 2600/7800 consoles via an included USB adapter.

Now they need to do a soft, glistening brown Atari that comes with E.T.

Previously:

• Enjoying the Atari 2600+ experience

• This tiny Atari is the best gift I got this year

• A cheap and easy retrogaming console

• Man fixes broken Atari 2600 Jr with glue, random stuff

• 1983's Atari 1200XL: a super system doomed by a super price

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