shane857 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 TBH I use the original Atari VCS and the 2600+. The majority of 2600 games I play on my original Atari. Games that have issues and 7800 games I play on the 2600+... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I myself want nothing to do with the 2600+. I am old school, I’m sorry but for those of us that grew up with them in the 70s and 80s we continue to play our vintage 2600 units whether she be a Sixer a Woody or Vader or a short or long rainbow Jr. (or the UK/Ireland-made “Jr. Vader”) and at the most we send them out to get cleaned and UAV-modded to run on newer TVs. As for 7800 games (and 5200 even though we risk losing 2600 adapter compatibility in the process) same scenario, OG, nothing but, then, we send them over to Ivory Tower Collections in Tulsa, OK to give them the ultimate mods, including composite/S-video output and Atarivox mix-input like I got mine last year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 On 3/20/2024 at 2:44 AM, BIGHMW said: I myself want nothing to do with the 2600+. I am old school, I’m sorry but for those of us that grew up with them in the 70s and 80s we continue to play our vintage 2600 units whether she be a Sixer a Woody or Vader or a short or long rainbow Jr. (or the UK/Ireland-made “Jr. Vader”) and at the most we send them out to get cleaned and UAV-modded to run on newer TVs. As for 7800 games (and 5200 even though we risk losing 2600 adapter compatibility in the process) same scenario, OG, nothing but, then, we send them over to Ivory Tower Collections in Tulsa, OK to give them the ultimate mods, including composite/S-video output and Atarivox mix-input like I got mine last year. Respect to you. I like the Atari 2600+, thou playing the games emulated is not the same experience as playing on actual hardware. Lately I have been playing my 2600 carts on my original VCS and just using the 2600+ for the 7800 games as I do not own an actual 7800. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 For me personally, there will never be anything like a real 2600 and a CRT. But I do really like the 2600+ as a means of playing 2600/7800 games on a modern TV without it looking terrible and without modding or f@#$ing around with converters and upscalers and retrotinks and all that crap. I don't love emulation, but it's a worthwhile compromise. Plus, it's a great-looking and well-built unit! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I like Old School, but modded for crisp LCDs and put through Retro Tinks etc. (And stereos for good sound). In simple terms, you just have to remember to turn up your brightness and contrast... Also Everdrives, GameDrives, Homebrews, and some cart collecting! PS I do also have many Flashbacks and a RetroN 77...And they're fun too in their own way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 The 2600+ is perfect if you love crisp/clear pixels on a modern TV. Me personally, when I play my 2600 carts on the 2600+ it's...too perfect looking. I prefer playing 2600 games on the original VCS through a retrotink lately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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