An 1979 Atari 8-bit system re-released in a tiny kind issue? Yep.
Retro Video games Ltd. is releasing a “half-sized” model of its very first residence laptop, the Atari 400, “emulating the entire 8-bit Atari vary, together with the 400/800, XL and XE sequence, and the 5200 residence console. (“In 1979 Atari introduced the pc age residence,” remembers a video announcement, saying the brand new system represents “The enduring laptop now reimagined.”)
Extra data from ExtremeTech:
For these of you unfamiliar with it, the Atari 400 and 800 have been launched in 1979 as the corporate’s first try at a house laptop that simply occurred to double as an unbelievable recreation system. That is as a result of, along with a quicker variant of the superb 8-bit MOS 6502 CPU discovered within the Apple II and Commodore PET, in addition they included Atari’s devoted ANTIC, GTIA, and POKEY coprocessors for graphics and sound, making the Atari 400 and 800 the primary true gaming PCs…
If it is nearly as good as the opposite Retro Video games programs, the [new] 400Mini will depend as one other feather within the cap for Atari Interactive’s resurgence following its glorious Atari50 compilation, reissued Atari 2600+ console, and acquisitions of key properties together with Digital Eclipse, MobyGames, and AtariAge.
The 2024 model — launching within the U.Okay. March twenty eighth — will boast high-definition HDMI output at 720p 50 or 60Hz, together with 5 USB ports. Extra particulars from Retro Video games Ltd.
Additionally included is THECXSTICK — an outstanding recreation of the basic Atari CX-40 joystick, with an extra seven seamlessly built-in perform buttons. Play one of many included 25 basic Atari video games, chosen from a easy to make use of carousel, together with all-time greats equivalent to Berzerk, Missile Command, Lee, Millipede, Miner 2049er, M.U.L.E. and Star Raiders II, or play the video games you personal from USB stick. Plus save and resume your recreation at any time, or rewind by as much as 30 seconds that can assist you end these punishingly tough classics!
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