Whoa, two brand new Atari Mini Arcades (featuring 5 classic Atari games each) have been announced!
These officially licensed Atari mini-arcades, including a Pong inspired cabinet with paddles and 2 player support, will launch this coming September.
Each mini-arcade will feature a 2.8″ colour screen, 5 officially licensed Atari games, speaker and 3.5mm headphone output. The units will be powered by 4 AA batteries (totally old school) or a micro-USB cable. Both mini-arcades will be presented in a collectable gift box. Pricing for each unit has been set at £24.99 / €29.99 (no word on US or AU pricing or availability as of yet – we will keep posted). Pre-orders for these Atari mini-arcade system are currently available via Amazon UK.
The Atari Pong Mini Arcade includes a unique Atari inspired paddle system and 2 player support, with the following built-in games: Pong ®, Breakout ®, Circus Atari ®, Off The Wall and Super Breakout ®.
The Atari Mini Arcade features removable arcade style joystick and D-pad controls, with the following five built-in games: Centipede ®, Adventure, Sprint Master, Warlords ®, and Yars’ Revenge ®.
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We are definitely keen to try out these Atari Mini Arcade systems, so stay tuned! Once we get our hands on these, we’ll report back with our thoughts. Game on peeps!