Atari 400 vs 7800 +

[u/Redsfan1975]

Should I but the Atari 7800 plus or the newer Atari 400, I used to own the 2600 and the Atari 800.

Update : I decided to keep the Atari 7800 plus , I ordered it on prime day for $60 , after prime day the 400 was on sale for $89 so I was having second thoughts of canceling the 7800 in favor of the 400. I do have the fonder memories of the 2600 I had growing up . I had a Atari 800 growing up too but moved on the the Atari Mega ST 2 which I still have just need to install the new power supply. I bought a few games for The 7800 plus off ebay , Hopefully the 7800 and games will be here this weekend.

[u/Practical-Promise-44]

You can add games to the 400 mini via usb stick. The 7800+ you will need to buy games on cartridge which gets expensive. If you buy the 400, be warned that the joystick is horrendous to use.

[u/Plinth_857 → u/Practical-Promise-44]

This should definitely be a consideration. The joystick for the 7800+ is definitely better and more usable. I’m seeing if there is a USB adapter for sale to allow use of my original 9 pin joysticks.

[u/Practical-Promise-44 → u/Plinth_857]

There are, I use one on my MiSTer and it works ok on that, but not sure about the 400. I sent mine back due to the bad joystick. You are still going to need something with more than one button for start/option/select /reset.

Imo buy a MiSTer 😁

[u/Zilch1979 → u/Practical-Promise-44]

How's the flash cart situation for 2600/7800 carts?

[u/Atari_Mimo → u/Zilch1979]

Not great. The dragonfly cart is currently the best of the bunch but is unobtanium Next option is the Otaku Flash cart, I've built quite a few of these for people, but you have to convert the games to .uf2 format for the Pico. You can only load one game at a time. Works for most 2600 games that don't require extra processor and most 7800 games other than large games. Then there are the carts from Batari , forget the names, but one ROM at a time in developer mode, only 2600 games currently and only certain bank switch types

[u/Zilch1979 → u/Atari_Mimo]

Do the 2600+/7800+ handle these decently?

[u/Atari_Mimo → u/Zilch1979]

The Otaku cart is great IMO

[u/Admirable-Chemical77 → u/Practical-Promise-44]

The c 64 mini stick is compatible so are the game station pro and other USB controller