Justin

Absolutely.
 
I can’t say Desert Falcon is for everybody but it’s far more interesting to play on the Atari 7800 than the 2600. It’s an isometric shooter like Zaxxon with an Egyptian theme featuring Sphinxes, Pyramids, hieroglyphs, jewels, etc. For sure part of a good 7800 collection.
 
Ballblazer is cool! I wasn’t able to find Ballblazer until 1995 just before I got the first PlayStation. It may sound silly today, but at the time I was totally blown away by how good a 10 year old Atari 7800 game looked and played. With its pseudo polygons and Super Nintendo Mode 7-like gameplay, I thought it was incredible.
 
These are huge reasons to even get an Atari 7800. That’s the point. When it was set for release in 1984 it was like the Neo-Geo of its time, an arcade machine for the home.
 
Absolutely! Check out our Swapmeet page which aggregates the latest of what’s for sale and trade in the forums. There’s been a ton of good stuff recently from other members and vendors. It’s a good place to start your journey into the world of Atari 7800.
As you build your collection you can share it with us in our Recent Pickups thread!

The Atari 7800 is my all-time favorite video game system so I have to be up front about my bias here. It’s an underrated system that’s only gained some of the recognition it deserves in recent years.
If you’re just starting out with the 7800, you can’t go wrong with the first dozen games released for the system. They’re mostly arcade games that in my opinion are largely well done and enjoyable to play:
Centipede Asteroids Dig Dug Food Fight Galaga Joust Ms. Pac-Man  Pole Position II Robotron:2084 Xevious Desert Falcon Ballblazer  

Absolutely.
 
I can’t say Desert Falcon is for everybody but it’s far more interesting to play on the Atari 7800 than the 2600. It’s an isometric shooter like Zaxxon with an Egyptian theme featuring Sphinxes, Pyramids, hieroglyphs, jewels, etc. For sure part of a good 7800 collection.
 
Ballblazer is cool! I wasn’t able to find Ballblazer until 1995 just before I got the first PlayStation. It may sound silly today, but at the time I was totally blown away by how good a 10 year old Atari 7800 game looked and played. With its pseudo polygons and Super Nintendo Mode 7-like gameplay, I thought it was incredible.
 
These are huge reasons to even get an Atari 7800. That’s the point. When it was set for release in 1984 it was like the Neo-Geo of its time, an arcade machine for the home.
 
Absolutely! Check out our Swapmeet page which aggregates the latest of what’s for sale and trade in the forums. There’s been a ton of good stuff recently from other members and vendors. It’s a good place to start your journey into the world of Atari 7800.
As you build your collection you can share it with us in our Recent Pickups thread!

The Atari 7800 is my all-time favorite video game system so I have to be up front about my bias here. It’s an underrated system that’s only gained some of the recognition it deserves in recent years.
If you’re just starting out with the 7800, you can’t go wrong with the first dozen games released for the system. They’re mostly arcade games that in my opinion are largely well done and enjoyable to play:
Centipede Asteroids Dig Dug Food Fight Galaga Joust Ms. Pac-Man  Pole Position II Robotron:2084 Xevious Desert Falcon Ballblazer  

Absolutely.
 
I can’t say Desert Falcon is for everybody but it’s far more interesting to play on the Atari 7800 than the 2600. It’s an isometric shooter like Zaxxon with an Egyptian theme featuring Sphinxes, Pyramids, hieroglyphs, jewels, etc. For sure part of a good 7800 collection.
 
Ballblazer is cool! I wasn’t able to find Ballblazer until 1995 just before I got the first PlayStation. It may sound silly today, but at the time I was totally blown away by how good a 10 year old Atari 7800 game looked and played. With its pseudo polygons and Super Nintendo Mode 7-like gameplay, I thought it was incredible.
 
These are huge reasons to even get an Atari 7800. That’s the point. When it was set for release in 1984 it was like the Neo-Geo of its time, an arcade machine for the home.
 
Absolutely! Check out our Swapmeet page which aggregates the latest of what’s for sale and trade in the forums. There’s been a ton of good stuff recently from other members and vendors. It’s a good place to start your journey into the world of Atari 7800.
As you build your collection you can share it with us in our Recent Pickups thread!

The Atari 7800 is my all-time favorite video game system so I have to be up front about my bias here. It’s an underrated system that’s only gained some of the recognition it deserves in recent years.
If you’re just starting out with the 7800, you can’t go wrong with the first dozen games released for the system. They’re mostly arcade games that in my opinion are largely well done and enjoyable to play:
Centipede Asteroids Dig Dug Food Fight Galaga Joust Ms. Pac-Man  Pole Position II Robotron:2084 Xevious Desert Falcon Ballblazer  

Ok, this is a definitive list. So yes, Asteroids has to be part of my collection for sure, same with Centipede. I don't care for Desert Falcon on the 2600 so I never considered the 7800 version but I will check it out. Ballblazer was not on my radar, but if I see it, I may pick one up. Thanks,

The Atari 7800 is my all-time favorite video game system so I have to be up front about my bias here. It’s an underrated system that’s only gained some of the recognition it deserves in recent years.
If you’re just starting out with the 7800, you can’t go wrong with the first dozen games released for the system. They’re mostly arcade games that in my opinion are largely well done and enjoyable to play:
Centipede Asteroids Dig Dug Food Fight Galaga Joust Ms. Pac-Man  Pole Position II Robotron:2084 Xevious Desert Falcon Ballblazer  

PS - Asteroids is a MUST on 7800.

Hey everyone,
 I was curious to see how many people here have recently been acquiring loose or boxed Atari 7800 carts if you already didn't have any? I had a copy of Pole Position 2 that was part of a lot I purchased years ago, and I never got around to purchasing an original 7800 unit. Now that the Atari 2600+ is out, and I have one, I was able to play it, well, sort of as it currently isn't working with the Proline controller or any controller that I have tried with the 2600+, something I hope a firmware update will address in the future. I have purchased several 7800 carts prior to my receiving my Atari+ like Galaga, Robotron, Mrs Pac-Man and Food Fight. The few retro gaming places near me, and FB marketplace have no 7800 carts really, and Ebay prices have gone up on some titles that I am after, like Dig-Dug, Joust and Centipede. These are really the only three I really want to have and I am interested to see what everyone has seen out there, what other games I might want to consider having? I never had the 7800 growing up, had the 2600, the 2600jr, and the last one was the 5200 which I hardly every played back then. 

The buttons are reversed, so try pushing the right button to start a game.  OR get the new firmware update, which I think fixes that issue.
As for which 7800 games to get...I suggest going here and sorting by letter grade:  https://videogamecritic.com/7800.htm?e=79946
 

I'm beginning a weekly casual gameplay only series on the 2600+ starting with my childhood favorites.  No practicing in advance. Just on and play.
The first game is Q*bert. I adore the 2600 port. Played in Expert Mode with the new CX-40+.
 

Loved this place as a kid!

Woohoo!

I just submitted my payment a little while ago.  Can't wait to have this in my hands! 

Looks good!

Noticed this recent post by GenXGrownUp and thought might be of interest. 
 

These are from my current trip to Disney...

The audio only versions of the podcast is done and I have several ready to upload.  The avenue I was going to use proves much less useful than I anticipated so I need to go the old fashion route (posting them directly to a podcast distributor myself).  Those of you who requested audio only versions, where do you go for your podcast?  Let me know and I'll start uploading them!

My console and extras just arrived. I won’t have time to open/test it until next week. 

This is "too cool for school!" PM sent. Thank you and everyone that contributed to Issue 01. 🙂

"co-conspirators" 😄
PM incoming!  Many thanks to you @Sabertooth for the intense initiative behind this, and of course to the wonderful collaborators within!

Want!

so awesome! cant wait to get this in print!

Thank you so much! I'll cover this on Atari Newsline again when it arrives, thanks my friend! You're amazing