MyArcade's Atari Gamestation Go lets you bring the full Atari experience with you on the go, complete with original controls thanks to its built-in paddle and keypad. Then you can plug it in to your TV and connect retro controllers or even an Xbox or PS5 controller to play Pong, Space Invaders, Pac-Man and loads of other arcade classics on the big screen. We went hands-on at CES 2025 to check it out
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00:00I'm checking out the new Atari Game Station Go from MyArcade.
00:05This is a complete Atari arcade experience in a handheld, but you can also connect it
00:11to your TV.
00:12If you flip it up top here, you have HDMI out, you plug that right in, and then you
00:17have a kickstand, so you can sit up on a table, and with these USB-C ports, you can plug in,
00:23you know, MyArcade's retro controllers, or any modern controller you want.
00:26Yeah, you could plug in an Xbox or a PlayStation controller in here, if you're more comfortable
00:31using that, and just dive right into all those nostalgic games.
00:34We have triggers, bumpers, we have our home button, volume, and we charge via USB-C, there's
00:43a micro SD slot, you know, you can put a card in there to save your games.
00:47So the paddle is for games like Night Driver, it's for Breakout, Super Breakout, your directional
00:52pad is normal, then your trackball is for Centipede, Millipede, and Missile Command,
00:55the original kind of arcade games.
00:58And again, we wanted to enhance what we did last year, so we added the trackball as well
01:01as the number pad.
01:02So what I really like about this is, if you don't know how, you know, which controls you're
01:06supposed to use with the game you're playing, MyArcade has come up with a way where the
01:11controls you need light up.
01:13So you see here, I'm playing Breakout, and with this one you use the paddle, and the
01:19A button to start, you know, when you need a new ball, you know exactly what controls
01:23you're going to need right from the lights on the console.
01:26It really feels like a more comfortable and lighter version of the Wii U GamePad.
01:30I love the big screen, you know, it's easy to see, could be great for kids too.
01:37And speaking of kids, what I really like about this is, you know, you have one device and
01:42you can kind of introduce your kids to the whole history of Atari, all those arcade games,
01:48they didn't grow up playing, and maybe you didn't either, but you can kind of go down
01:52a video game memory lane with just one device, and you can plug it right into your TV, so
01:58the whole family can enjoy it.
01:59So, the GameStation Go is going to cost $149, and it'll be available in Q3 later this year.
02:06This is something I'd love to get at home to test out by myself with my son, and you
02:12know, since it's coming out later in the year, would make a really good Christmas present.
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02:21next one.