Decrypt’s Art, Fashion, and Entertainment Hub. Discover SCENEIconic gaming brand Atari announced Tuesday that it’s reviving its 1986 game console as the Atari 7800+, a modern recreation developed in collaboration with game publisher PLAION. Set to release globally this coming winter, the console is now available for pre-order at $129.99.The Atari 7800+ is a compact version of the original console that’s built to connect with modern televisions. Each console comes equipped with the CX78+ wireless gamepad and includes a new game, Bentley Bear’s Crystal Quest, a sequel to the classic Crystal Castles.Atari’s latest old-school revival follows last year’s Atari 2600+ console, and the two share some commonalities. Both devices run 2600 and 7600 cartridges, both from the original consoles and newly released games, and include support for 16:9 widescreen displays. But the Atari 7800+ has a different design and comes with a wireless gamepad instead of a joystick.Alongside the console, Atari and PLAION are releasing two new wireless controllers, the CX78+ wireless gamepad and the CX40+ wireless joystick, each priced at $34.99

Create an account to save your articles.Create an account to save your articles.Decrypt’s Art, Fashion, and Entertainment Hub. Discover SCENELegendary game publisher Atari is back with its next augmented version of a classic video game, this time bringing the 1976 classic Breakout to Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network Base.As a part of Base’s “OnChain Summer,” players can compete against others for a top spot on the Atari Breakout leaderboard. The players with the highest scores will have a chance to win weekly prizes, including a retro 2600+ game console, gift cards, and more.🔆 OᑎᑕᕼᗩIᑎ ᔑᑌᗰᗰEᖇ 🔆 The Onchain Arcade is back with @Atari Breakout® Compete for a top spot on the leaderboard and get the chance to win weekly prizes, all summer long Built with @stackdotso, @msenyil, and @mx1000m, mint proceeds are distributed to the developers… pic.twitter.com/OHTVVpAyMA — Base (@base) August 9, 2024ADADAtari first announced the partnership with Base in July, with the release of the blockchain-based version of their iconic Asteroids video game, in which players operate a simple spaceship and destroy asteroids to progress.In Breakout, designed by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell and a pre-Apple Steve Wozniak, players use a paddle and ball to blast through brick walls.“Enter Degen, Bitcoin, and Higher modes by shooting special bricks,” Atari said of the latest release. “Points double for 10 seconds!”As with Asteroids, players will need to connect their Coinbase, MetaMask, Rainbow, or WalletConnect wallets to play and mint a Breakout NFT for 0.0015 ETH, or around $3.60.Proceeds from the mint will be distributed to the developers and artists behind each game, Base said.ADAD“All scores are logged on-chain, and from there, it gets pretty fun,” Atari director Tyler Drewitz said on a Base Twitter stream in July. “There’s a weekly leaderboard, and we have an overall leaderboard with some pretty big prizes.”