Pac-Man is the best-selling Atari 2600 game of all time, selling over 8 million copies. It had such a cultural impact that even people who don't play video games know about it.

One of the biggest Atari 2600+ selling points is the fact it trades the original’s crusty old RF connector for an invaluable HDMI port. Yes, I know, that’s hardly a novelty given we’ve been ...

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 ...

This new take on the classic wood panel-clad system features an HDMI-out port, making it simple to connect to modern TVs at various resolutions, several USB-C ports and a 10-in-one game cartridge. The ...

The console also includes a 10-in-1 game cartridge (see the game list below), as well as an HDMI cable to connect it to your TV and a USB-C power cable. The Atari 2600+ is backwards compatible ...

The Atari 2600 wasn't the first video game console, or even the first one to accept cartridges. Atari released it in the fall of 1977, and it sold reasonably well in its first holiday season.

The Atari 2600+, with the included CX40+ Joystick and the 10-game cartridge, is available for preorder now for $129.99, and will start shipping on November 17.

The Atari 2600+ ($129.99, out today, on Atari.com and Amazon) is a modern-day re-creation of the original Atari VCS (video computer system), released in 1977 and later renamed the 2600.

The Atari 2600+ runs on USB power and connects to your screen via HDMI, with support for multiple resolutions. It is 20% smaller than the original Atari 2600. The full list of games can be seen below.

The Atari 2600 may not be the very first video game home console, but it was certainly the first one to cut through to mainstream entertainment in a way gaming had never done before.