ICON
ATARI 2600+
£100 / atari.com
THERE’S A WIDESCREEN MODE SO IT DOESN’T LOOK SILLY ON YOUR GIANT OLED TV
Looks like I picked up a back issue by mistake…
Or perhaps you walked down an alleyway and ended up back in 1978, like a real-life sequel to time-travelling adultery-com Goodnight Sweetheart starring you instead of Nicholas Lyndhurst? Nah, don’t worry, it’s still 2023: the sea is full of turds, schools are falling down and the trains only run once a month. OK, maybe worry a little bit. Don’t you just wish we could go back to a different era? This console might not literally transport you back in time, but it’ll give you a taste of what gaming was like in its early years.