Atari Retro Handheld Console Announced

PQube has announced the release of an Atari Retro Handheld Console based on the legendary Atari 2600 console.

The Atari Retro Handheld Consoles features the immortalised “wood” effect and includes 50 classic games built-in, including: Asteroids, Pong, Centipede, Missile Command, Breakout, Millipede and more.

In addition to featuring a 2.4″ screen, it also includes A/V output (with HDMI adapter available) and super responsive buttons with a stylish analogue control stick.

The publisher also announced the Atari Retro Plug and Play TV Joystick which includes an arcade style button on top of the controller and will connect to your TV with the included A/V cable (or HDMI with an available adapter). It will feature the same 50 built-in games as the handheld.

The range is officially licensed by Atari and will be available in time for Christmas 2017.

The Atari Retro Handheld console will retail for just £34.99 and the Atari Retro TV Plug and Play Joystick at just £24.99. It is available to pre-order now at FunstockRetro.co.uk.

Full list of included games:

1. 3D Tic-Tac-Toe
2. Adventure
3. Air-Sea Battle
4. Asteroids
5. Black Jack
6. Bowling
7. Breakout
8. Canyon Bomber
9. Casino
10. Centipede
11. Circus Atari
12. Crystal Castles
13. Demons to Diamonds
14. Desert Falcon
15. Dodge ’em
16. Double Dunk
17. Fun With Numbers
18. Golf
19. Gravitar
20. Haunted House
21. Home Run
22. Human Cannonball
23. Maze Craze
24. Millipede
25. Miniature Golf
26. Missile Command
27. Night Driver
28. Off the Wall
29. Pong – Video Olympics
30. Quadrun
31. Radar Lock
32. Realsports Football
33. Realsports Tennis
34. Realsports Volleyball
35. Sprintmaster
36. Star Raiders
37. .Steeplechase
38. Stellar Track ™
39. Street Racer
40. Submarine Commander
41. Super Baseball
42. Super Breakout
43. Swordquest: Earthworld
44. Swordquest: Fireworld
45. Swordquest: Waterworld
46. Tempest
47. Video Checkers
48. Video Chess
49. Video Pinball
50. Yar’s Revenge