The Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition Console is up for preorder for $170 at Amazon. The attention-catching, brilliant yellow retro system was unveiled in July as a part of Bandai Namco’s year-long celebration of Pac-Man’s forty fifth anniversary. The console comes with an identical CX40+ Wireless Joystick and the brand new Atari 7800 sport Pac-Man: Double Feature on cartridge. The Pac-Man Edition Console releases October 31.
Because the title suggests, Pac-Man: Double Function comes with two video games on one cartridge. Most notably, you will get to play Pac-Man 7800, a brand-new arcade model of the traditional sport. The opposite sport is the primary version of Pac-Man for console, Pac-Man 2600 (1982).
Further CX40+ Wi-fi Joysticks themed round Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde launch alongside the console for $40 every, so the Ghost Gang will come out to play on Halloween, too. In case you’d reasonably have matching controllers, the Pac-Man Edition CX40+ can be offered individually for a similar worth. These controllers work wirelessly on PC, too.
Together with Pac-Man: Double Function, Atari and Bandai Namco partnered to create new 7800 cartridge editions of three different video games: Galaga, Dig Dug, and Xevious. The trio of Namco classics had been launch titles for the 7800 practically 40 years in the past, so it is fairly cool they’re launch titles for the Pac-Man Edition Console. Not like Pac-Man: Double Function, these are merely new editions, so they’ll play identical to the 1986 originals.
Take a better take a look at the upcoming Pac-Man Edition Console, equipment, video games beneath.
$170 | Releases October 31
The Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition Console is a special version of a system originally released by Deep Silver in 2023 for $130. The original 2600+, nonetheless, features a wired joystick. Not like many retro consoles, together with many created in partnership or by Atari over time, the 2600+ performs precise cartridges. It is suitable with 2600 and 7800 carts–in case you are questioning why the entire Bandai Namco carts are Atari 7800 video games. The brand new carts, in addition to the wi-fi joysticks, are additionally suitable with the Atari 7800+, the 2024 system that got here bundled with a wi-fi CX78 Gamepad and a brand-new sequel to Crystal Castles.
To be clear, the 7800+ and the 2600+ are successfully the identical console, merely with totally different designs, and the entire new video games and equipment launched for Atari Plus platforms over the previous two years work with each.
Whereas the yellow casing actually makes the Pac-Man Edition Console stand out, Atari and Bandai Namco took a less-is-more method to the design of the brand new console. The yellow is accented by a black management panel and faceplate adorned with a picture of Pac-Man gobbling dots whereas being chased by Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde.
$40 each
The Atari CX40+ is a recreation of the original Atari 2600 joystick. These rechargeable sticks come with a pair of USB wireless adapters. The Pac-Man and Ghost Edition adapters match the colorful joysticks. The DB9 adapter works on Atari 2600+ and 7800+ consoles. But these sticks also work with PC via the USB-A adapter.
If you’re interested in the PC compatibility, it’s worth noting that the original black CX40+ Wireless Joystick is offered for $35. You may additionally be capable to use the CX78+ Wireless Gamepad from the Atari 7800+ launch on the Pac-Man Edition Console. The CX78+ is offered individually for $33 (was $35) at Amazon.
$35 each
One cool aspect about Pac-Man: Double Feature for collectors and longtime Pac-Man fans is that the artist who worked on Pac-Man’s 1982 release for Atari 2600 created the artwork for the upcoming 7800 cart. Hiro Kimura’s new original artwork can be found on the box, manual, cartridge labels and sleeve. Inside the manual, you’ll find more exclusive content, including interviews.
The four Bandai Namco cartridges cost five bucks more than most of the Atari+ 2600 and 7800 cartridges. You can find more than 20 of the cartridges on Amazon. We created a hub where you can easily see all of the cartridges on Amazon. You may as well see the total listing beneath.
Atari+ Video games for 2600 & 7800 Consoles
Bandai Namco has been going all out for Pac-Man’s forty fifth anniversary: Special Edition Wireless Controllers for Xbox and Nintendo Switch, a collection of Banpresto plushies, an official cookbook, the not too long ago launched metroidvania Shadow Labyrinth, the upcoming Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac–2025 has been a fairly wild yr for Pac-Man. We will solely think about what Bandai Namco will prepare dinner up for the arcade mascot’s fiftieth anniversary. Convey Pac-Man to life for actual? Too late, Pac-Man already lived and died within the 2015 movie Pixels. If he comes again to life, it’s going to most likely imply you are watching Pixels 2.