In 2016, Nintendo created a new trend with the launch of its small NES Classic Mini. Indeed, if modern “clones” of our consoles of yesteryear already existed, this was an official replica, allowing us to find the real console of our childhood, in a miniature and modern version. Soon, Nintendo will launch the Super Nintendo Classic Mini, SEGA will offer its Mega Drive (and Game Gear) Mini…
Buy the new Atari The400Mini at the best price
Atari (again) back, 45 years later
And that’s not all, since if SNK will also relaunch its Neo-Geo brand, the Atari group will also ride this retrogaming trend. This will notably involve the return of the Atari 2600, to which the The400 Mini will have to be added in a few days. Indeed, this modern mini-reconstruction of the Atari 400 which appeared in 1979, will be launched worldwide on March 28, 2024.
Concretely, no surprise here, it is about finding the small Atari 400 in miniature format, which will be accompanied here by some of the most emblematic games of the time. In total, 25 games are pre-installed in the machine’s memory, reproduced at 50% of the scale of the original home computer.
“The original home computer was a gaming hero to many. For us, it is important to recreate the machines that helped define the video games industry and are therefore worthy of preservation” explains Paul Andrews, Managing Director of Retro Games Ltd.
The machine can emulate the entire Atari 8-bit range, from the 400 to the 800XL, as well as the Atari 5200 home console. Players can download their own games onto a USB key, with support for cartridges, some discs…
Of course, 2024 requires, this Atari The400 Mini will connect to a Smart TV or a monitor via an HDMI socket, and has a functionality allowing games to be saved at any time, and even to go back. In total, 5 USB ports are present to allow you to add a keyboard, a joystick, etc.
And for anyone who wants to recapture the gaming sensations of the 1970s and 1980s, THECXSTICK is included in THE400 Mini. This is an improved and modernized recreation of the Atari CX40 joystick.
The400 Mini is available from major retailers (including Amazon), at a price of €119.99.
