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Another approach: I picked up an Atari Flashback 2 from Goodwill a while ago for about $6. It can be modded with a real cartridge port to play actual Atari 2600 games, plus uses Atari-compatible joysticks (side note: the joysticks that came with the Flashback 2 work out of the box on my VIC-20).

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Real hardware consoles like the Flashback 2 are great!! The later Flashbacks are inferior (IMHO) as they use software emulation and lack the cartridge port solder points. :(

Of course you need a real CRT also. The Flashback also works with paddle controllers (which are necessary for several built-in games) although they can be hard to find.

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