These joysticks actually communicate with the hardware over USB. [10p6]’s hack was to add an additional 9-pin Atari joystick connector into the joystick itself. It’s a popular mod amongst ...

Sometimes a write-up of a piece of retrocomputing hardware goes way beyond the hardware itself and into the industry that ...

The Atari 400 Mini is a fantastic retro console time capsule for playing classics like Pac-Man, but it'll also help you ...

Atari is also releasing the joystick in a new form, as its “Plug & Play Joystick” controller. It’s likewise got a library of classic Atari games built into it and comes in a version that ...

Today, the company announced the Atari 2600+, a $130 retro console with a cartridge slot that can accept vintage and modern Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges, plus a $25 CX40+ joystick and $40 CX30 ...

The Atari 2600+ isn't just another retro cash-in; ... It comes bundled with a gloriously imperfect Atari joystick, and really dedicated fans can even grab a pair of paddles separately.

"This glass decanter is modeled after the CX-10 Atari joystick and is perfect for whiskey or your favorite spirit. It is sure to be a showpiece in your collection.

Speaking of that joystick, we couldn't find anything to differentiate the newly included "CX40+" model from the classic CX40 joystick you might remember from the original Atari 2600.

Like Nintendo’s NES and SNES Classic, the Atari 400 Mini is a tiny version of a classic piece of video game hardware with 25 built-in 8-bit games. ... passing the joystick back and forth.

Now those two iconic toys combine into a a Lego version of the classic Atari 2600 console -- complete with Lego-ized joystick and cartridges of Atari games Asteroids, Adventure and Centipede.

The Atari 400 Mini isn't just another tiny retro console. ... Those extras allowed for developers to make games with slightly more complex controls than the one-button Atari CX40 joystick allows for.

The Atari 2600+ works exactly as you would hope an old school system dating back to the late 1970s would; insert a cartridge with a satisfying shove, plug in the joystick, and turn the power on ...