Gamestation Pro or 7800

[BrewCrewFan77]

Hello,

 

Looking for some advice.  I'm debating between getting an Atari Gamestation Pro or an 7800.  Want to use it for casual gaming, 2 player games and most of all homebrews.  I find both have positives. 

 

Gamestation Pro:

HDMI support 

can add roms

ease of use

overall cheaper 

 

7800:

Original Hardware/Software

definitely will play all 2600 and 7800 games

the beauty of having original carts

ability to get homebrews

 

So, any suggestions?

[famicommander]

I don't know what 7800 emulator the Gamestation is using but the 5200/8-bit games on the thing have horrible sound and the controllers produce noticeable lag. If the Gamestation is using ProSystem 1.3 for 7800 games like the 2600+ is then most homebrews won't work for crap on it and the emulation in general will suck.

 

My advice is if you're looking for emulation, just download good emulators on your PC. Don't buy an expensive device that does a poor job of it when your PC will do it better for free.

 

If you're going to spend a bunch of money you might as well buy the real deal and get a 7800.

 

Also look into the Atari 50 compilation for consoles and PC. Not going to have expandability, the games it comes with are what you get, but it's a great and diverse collection.

Edited September 27, 2023 by famicommander

[BrewCrewFan77]

I have the Atari 50 for my Switch lite and it is a fantastic collection.

[+madman]

Get a 7800, get a 7800 GD cart and some Gen/MD to 7800 controller convertors.