Mud off your Atari 7800, as a result of Plaion and Atari have introduced that three of the console’s titles are getting a brand new cartridge run on Might 24, 2024.

The video games in query are 1990’s Deadly Run, 1986’s Meals Struggle, and 1990’s Ninja Golf. All of those are favorites on the platform, however Deadly Run and Ninja Golf have been each featured as a part of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. Meals Struggle, alternatively, was solely current in its arcade and Atari 800 codecs.

In case you don’t have an Atari 7800, there’s excellent news. The Atari 2600+ helps 7800 cartridges, although I had some points looking for a controller that was acknowledged by the {hardware}. Excellent news once more on that entrance! Atari can be reissuing the CX78 gamepad. Additionally, Plaion is engaged on updating the console’s firmware, so hopefully, higher controller compatibility will likely be added.

After the failure of the Atari 5200, the 1983 crash, the launch of the NES, and the sale of the corporate to Jack Tramiel, the Atari 7800 wasn’t actually capable of finding its footing available in the market. To make issues worse, the sluggish launch of software program left avid gamers unenthused. It didn’t fairly discover the viewers that the NES and even the Sega Grasp System did, however some who performed it are nonetheless affectionate towards the console.

In case you’re like me and have been too younger to essentially get in on the platform whereas it was available on the market, these reissues may be an thrilling piece of historical past. 

The three Atari 7800 reproductions include a field and cartridge, however that appears to be it. I’m unsure why Atari and Plaion don’t embody instruction manuals with their re-releases, however that appears to be persevering with with these. They’ll run you $29.99 and launch Might 24, 2024. They’re obtainable for preorder in some locations now.