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The best Atari 2600 games include Pac-Man, Pitfall!, Missile Command, E.T., and Demon Attack.

The Atari was a big reason why video games starting becoming a reality and popular too for that matter.

Here are the best two Atari 2600 emulators we could get our hands on:

Atari 2600 Emulators for Android

#1 – Ataroid (Version 1.04)

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This is the best Atari 2600 emulator for Android devices.

Download the Atari 2600 Ataroid Emulator for Android

Atari 2600 Emulators for iOS

Atari 2600 Emulators for Linux/Unix

#1 – Stella (Version 3.00)

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Stella is a great emulator for Linux & Unix operating systems.

Download the Atari Stella Emulator for Linux/Unix

#2 – Virtual 2600 (Version 0.82)

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Virtual 2600 has lots of features and great compatibility.

Download the Atari Virtual 2600 Emulator for Linux/Unix

Atari 2600 Emulators for Mac

#1 – Stella (Version 3.7.3)

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This is currently the only Atari 2600 emulator available for Mac.

Download the Atari Stella Emulator

Atari 2600 Emulators for Windows

#1 – Stella (Version 3.9.2)

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This free Atari emulator is available for multiple platforms and is rated the #1 emulator for Atari ever created.

Download the Atari Stella Emulator

#2 – Z26 (Version 2.13)

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This is a great free Atari emulator that works for Windows and DOS.

Download the Atari Z26 Emulator

Atari 2600 Emulators for Windows Phone

#1 – EMU7800 (Version 1.4.0.0)

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The best (and free) Atari 2600 emulator out there for Windows Phone. It can emulate Atari 7800 as well as 2600 roms, so have fun with those retro games on your phone.

Download the Atari 2600 EMU7800 Emulator

The Atari 2600 is kind of ugly to look at but it was a HUGE part in laying the foundation of modern video games. Ever since the Atari 2600 came out the thumbs of every male 5 years old to 30 years old are stronger than ever but maybe their bellies are a little bigger than they would have been otherwise. Many people will argue that this gaming system started the chain of modern obesity. Say what they will, video games are great for eye-hand coordination, learning to drive, pilot, effectively aim and shoot at targets and so much more.

Albeit that the Atari 2600 was very basic and the console was rather hideous, it really was a great place for the home based video game systems to start and we hope that you will thoroughly enjoy the emulators for this system that we have compiled for you on this site.

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You can still find some old Atari games, controllers, joysticks, and gaming consoles on eBay in the used section and also in some online classifieds as well as local newspaper classifieds for your gaming pleasure.

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