There is now another piece of retro hardware on the market that brings classic games into the present. The Atari 400 Mini or The400 Mini is here.
Plaion launched new retro hardware today. This is the The400 Mini that we are talking about reported last January.
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The retro console costs around 120 euros and takes players back to a time when 8-bit systems were the state of the art. Ultimately, games that were available for various systems at the time were compatible with the Atari 400 Mini.
Grab the Atari 400 Mini for 119.99 euros
The latest foray into video game history can be ordered from retailers like Amazon and costs less than two full-price games today. With just under 120 euros you are there:
The hardware supports all Atari 8-bit systems, including the 400 through to the 800XL and the Atari 5200 home console. Further details about the system, such as the games included, are summarized below.
Atari 400 Mini with 25 games
The scope of delivery includes 25 integrated games. Players can work their way through the following classics:
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- Airball
- Asteroids
- basketball
- BattleZone
- Berzerk
- Boulder Dash
- Bristles
- Capture the flag
- Centipede
- Crystal Castles
- Electroglide
- Encounter!
- Flip and flop
- Henry's House
- Hover Bovver
- lee
- MULE
- Millipede
- Miner 2049er
- Missile Command
- O'Riley's Mine
- The Seven Cities of Gold
- Star Raiders II
- Wavy Navy
- Yoomp!
Additional games are packed onto a USB flash drive and made to run on the retro hardware.
USB ports, save states and more
Other features of the retro hardware include five USB ports to which a keyboard, additional joysticks, gamepads and other devices can be connected. The scope of delivery also includes an Atari joystick with 8 buttons.
The400 Mini is also equipped with a rewind function, which allows players to reset the gameplay by up to 40 seconds if necessary.
Additional features of the The400 Mini:
- HDMI: High definition output at 720p 50 or 60Hz.
- Save states: Save your progress in one of the four save slots per game.
- Frame: There are twelve variants. They can be used to frame the games.
- Controllers: Compatible with many USB game controllers.
With the new retro hardware, Plaion promises an experience with the “look and feel of 1979”, in which particular emphasis is placed on the “authentic colors of the original device as well as the true-to-original structures of the plastic housing and the membrane keyboard”.
Further excursions into the past:
The Atari 400 was initially released in the United States in November 1979 and cost approximately $550, which would equate to about $2,400 today. Two years later, the Atari 400 was also available in Germany for around 1,500 DM.
Production ended in August 1983. In total, around two million copies of the Atari 400 and 800 were sold.
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