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Atari 2600
1977
Atari's hugely influential 1977 cartridge game console, built around the 6507 CPU and TIA graphics-and-sound chip.
Atari 2600 Online Emulator
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Controls
Boots straight into the cartridge (the default is the homebrew "Flapping"). Arrow keys move the joystick, Space or X fires, Enter is the console RESET switch (starts most games), Shift is SELECT. Add ?debug to the URL, or open the debugger, to single-step the 6507 and set breakpoints. Click the screen first so it captures the keyboard.
Boots straight into the cartridge (the default is the homebrew "Flapping"). Arrow keys move the joystick, Space or X fires, Enter is the console RESET switch (starts most games), Shift is SELECT. Add ?debug to the URL, or open the debugger, to single-step the 6507 and set breakpoints. Click the screen first so it captures the keyboard.
Configurations
| Configuration | Emulator | Machine | OS | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flapping | 6502.ts | Atari 2600 | open | Open ⛶ | |
| Starfield demo | 6502.ts | Atari 2600 | open | Open ⛶ |
Downloads - ROMs & software
| Title | Type | Size (bytes) | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfield demo | demo | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
| Flapping | game | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
Downloads - ROMs & software
| Title | Type | Size (bytes) | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfield demo | demo | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
| Flapping | game | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
Downloads - ROMs & software
| Title | Type | Size (bytes) | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfield demo | demo | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
| Flapping | game | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
Downloads - ROMs & software
| Title | Type | Size (bytes) | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfield demo | demo | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
| Flapping | game | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
Downloads - ROMs & software
| Title | Type | Size (bytes) | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfield demo | demo | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
| Flapping | game | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
Downloads - ROMs & software
| Title | Type | Size (bytes) | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfield demo | demo | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
| Flapping | game | 4096 | open | Download ↓ |
Emulators
| Emulator | Type | License | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6502.ts | online | MIT | Website ↗ |
| Gopher2600 | downloadable | GPL-3.0 | Website ↗ |
| Javatari | both | AGPL-3.0 | Website ↗ |
| MAME | downloadable | GPL-2.0 | Website ↗ |
| OpenEmu | downloadable | BSD-3-Clause | Website ↗ |
| Provenance | downloadable | BSD-3-Clause | Website ↗ |
| RetroArch | both | GPL-3.0 | Website ↗ |
| Stella | downloadable | GPL-2.0 | Website ↗ |
| Z64K | downloadable | Freeware | Website ↗ |
| z26 | downloadable | GPL-2.0 | Website ↗ |