Mr. Run and Jump was the first new Atari 2600 game to be announced in over three decades, and naturally it surprised everyone.
Pre-orders for the cartridge will start on July 31 for $59.99. The current full package includes not only the Atari 2600 cartridge itself, but also an original collector’s box and the complete game manual, now lost in today’s games.
Mr. Run and Jump is one of the most exciting indie games to hit right now, combining old-school platforming action with striking modern flair. The full version of the game is in development for PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC. However, this will not be the version to be experienced on Atari’s most common console.
As might be expected, Mr. The Atari 2600 version of Run and Jump is unlike the modern version that will soon be available on top game consoles. In the first game officially released for the platform since 1990, you will have to go through 80 bright color screens full of dangers. While each is amusingly primitive, it stays completely true to the vision. All details and pre-order information are on Atari’s website.
Legend of Atari 2600
It can easily be said that the Atari 2600 is one of the best retro consoles ever made. First introduced in 1977, the console quickly became popular thanks to its iconic woodgrain panel design and colorful look, as well as promising more accurate games than those in arcades at the time. The platform from which the first third-party publishers such as Activision started, was the first video game console to popularize replaceable cartridges and licensed games.
Atari’s popularity continued in the 1980s with two home consoles called the 5200 and 7800. However, its market dominance was short-lived, as the video game crash of 1983 meant that a surplus of systems on the market was not sustainable. The company would never regain its former glory, and by the mid-1980s Nintendo and Sega had stepped into the console space, with the enormously successful Nintendo Entertainment System and Genesis as major rivals still remembered today.
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