Atari 2600 Emulators


The Atari 2600 was one of the most popular home consoles ever produced and was first released in 1978.



Specs:
  • CPU: 6507, 1.19 MHz
  • Memory: RAM - 128 Bytes in VLSI, ROM - 4K max
  • Graphics: A custom chip named Stella and a graphics clock that run at 1.19 MHz
  • Storage Method: Carts
  • Input: 2 Joystick ports

Emulators


 BizHawk    Windows   Open-Source          Rating: Full StarFull StarFull StarHalf StarNo Star 8.0 (610 Votes) 
  Multi-system emulator designed for Tool-Assisted Speedruns (TAS)
 RetroArch    Multi-platform   Open-Source          Rating: Full StarFull StarFull StarNo StarNo Star 7.5 (171 Votes) 
  Frontend for the Libretro API, effectively a multi-system emulator
 Stella   Windows   Freeware          Rating: Full StarHalf StarNo StarNo StarNo Star 6.4 (30 Votes) 
  Atari 2600 emulator availabe for multiple platforms.
 Z26   Windows / DOS   Freeware          Rating: Half StarNo StarNo StarNo StarNo Star 5.3 (20 Votes) 
  Nice, nearly perfect Atari 2600 emulator for Windows and DOS.