Bandai Namco and Atari reveal the Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition to celebrate
the arcade icon's 45th anniversary

Date:
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:39:50 +0000

Description:
Pac-Man's 45th anniversary celebration continues with an unexpected hardware collab with Atari.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Atari and Bandai Namco are teaming up for Pac-Man's 45th anniversary This comes in the form of the upcoming Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition The package includes the console, a unique joystick, and a Pac-Man game cartridge

First, there was a sublime Tekken 8 stage, then the release of bizarre metroidvania Shadow Labyrinth. Now, Bandai Namco has teamed up with Atari for a rather unexpected Pac-Man 45th anniversary collaboration.

The Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition is an upcoming version of the recreated console that sports a fittingly yellow coat of paint. Pre-orders for the unit are set to go live tomorrow (July 23, 2025) at Amazon and Atari's own
website, and it'll cost you $169.99 / 129.99. As for the release date, it's expected to launch on October 31, 2025. Spooky.

The console also comes packaged with a unique Pac-Man Edition CX-40+ joystick and a Pac-Man: Double Feature cartridge, which includes the original Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man, as well as an all-new Atari 7800 version.

CX-40+ joysticks based on Pac-Man's ghostly enemies - Inky, Blinky, Pinky,
and Clyde - will also be available to pre-order separately at $39.99 / 29.99 each. These come in the colors of their respective ghost, either blue, red, pink, or orange.

Otherwise, you can expect all the same features as the original Atari 2600+. That includes full compatibility with existing 2600 and 7800 cartridges, HDMI output, and widescreen support.

Atari is also preparing a limited High Score Collection , which bundles four cartridges into one package. Each game - Pac-Man: Double Feature, Dig Dug, Xevious, and Galaga - comes with its own packaging and some "exclusive
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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/gaming/bandai-namco-and-atari-reveal-the-atari-2600- pac-man-edition-to-celebrate-the-arcade-icons-45th-anniversary


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