The Atari VCS Vault contains over 100 classic games including Pong, Asteroids, Defender, Ms. “In addition to a classic gaming console, the system can play more modern games, a smart box, a streaming device, and a PC.” The stick can also be rotated to control certain games. The joystick comes with some extra buttons to navigate through menus. They can both be controlled via a connection with a micro-SD cable or connected via Bluetooth. It operates on an Ubuntu-based Linux OS and its performance at preview events was compared to a Linux Gaming PC.Īlso included with the All-In package is the classic Atari Joystick and a controller more akin to the modern controller (think of an off-brand X-Box controller). and on paper it is up to the task of its wide variety of duties.Īlso included are 4 USB 3.1 ports, an HDMI port supporting 4K, Ethernet port and Bluetooth capability. The VCS is built with an AMD CPU and Radeon Graphics, 8 GB of RAM (expandable to 32 GB and 32 GB of internal Storage (With an M.2 SSD SATA slot for expansion). In addition to being a classic gaming console, the Atari VCS can play more modern games, a smart box, a streaming device, and a PC.

But in the end, they aimed so much higher. The company was the pioneer of home gaming and, in the wake of Nintendo’s NES Classic, announced Project Ataribox, a move that most expected would be a copycat of Nintendo’s dedicated retro console.

The Atari VCS is named for their original console, The Video Computer System (famously renamed the Atari 2600).

Now, the VCS is available in Canada, and it’s time to find out if it was worth the wait. consumers could get their own console as of this past June. The first units found their way to Indiegogo backers in December 2020 and U.S. Numerous delays and Covid-19 have kept this curious console out of our hands. Retro fans have waited for four years for the Atari VCS to come to market.

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