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Stella Atari 2600 emulator

Stella is the best Atari 2600 emulator we have encountered so far to play Atari 2600 games on a Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista or XP computer.

  • Latest version 6.3 (7 October 2020)
  • Works on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, XP (32/64 bits)
  • Emulates the Atari 2600
  • Supports .BIN and .ROM cartridge image files
  • Comments: It is maintained regularly. It has a nice, vintage looking point and click interface. Since the Atari 2600 is a game computer, the program starts with a folder explorer from which you can launch your games. As simple as that.
  • Project websitehttps://stella-emu.github.io
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Play Atari 2600 games with the Stella emulator on Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7

So, what do you need to do to play Atari 2600 games (like River Raid) on Windows with the Stella emulator?

  • Download the Stella Binary zip
    • Windows 32 bits: Stella-6.x.x-win32.zip
    • Windows 64 bits: Stella-6.x.x-x64.zip
  • Copy the contents of the zip file to an empty folder of choice
  • Create a folder for your Atari games in the Stella folder
  • Search for an Atari game file and copy it to the game folder you've created
  • Start Stella with Stella.exe (in either the 32 or 64-bit folder)
  • Click the Options button
  • Click the Config files button
  • Click the Rom path button and click to the folder you've created for your games
  • Click on the Ok button and exit the menu
  • Double click on the game file (riverraid.bin) to start the game

In-game options

When playing a game, you can enter the options menu by pressing the tab key. For in-game functions (which are essential when you want to start playing a game), you need to familiarize yourself with the function shortcut keys. Those are:

  • F1 - Select
  • F2 - Reset / Start game
  • F3 - Color TV
  • F4 - Black & White TV
  • F5 - Port 0 difficulty A
  • F6 - Port 0 difficulty B
  • F7 - Port 1 difficulty A
  • F8 - Port 1 difficulty B
  • F9 - Save state
  • F10 - Change state number (0 to 9)
  • F11 - Load state
  • F12 - Snapshot image

Free 80s Arcade

These are some of my favorite retro arcade games from the 1980's. Growing up in the eighties, I spent countless hours playing these classic video games. I remember playing the Pong Console, TRS-80 Color Computer, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Colecovision, Intellivision, Atari 7800, Sega Master and the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). I hope you enjoy playing these free versions online. Many of these games are mobile device and Iphone friendly.


1942 - 1984

Arkanoid - 1986

Adventure Island - 1988

BurgerTime - 1982

Centipede - 1980

Castlevania - 1987

Commando - 1985

Defender - 1980

Dig Dug - 1982

Donkey Kong - 1981

Donkey Kong Jr. - 1982

Donkey Kong 3 - 1986

Duck Hunt - 1984

Frogger - 1981

Galaga - 1981

Gauntlet - 1985

Gun Smoke - 1985

Joust - 1982

Kung Fu - 1984

Ms. Pac Man - 1981

Pac-Man- 1980

Paperboy - 1984

Phoenix - 1980

Pitfall - 1982

Rush'n Attack - 1985

Sonic - 1991

Space Invaders - 1978

Street Fighter - 1987

Time Pilot - 1982

Zaxxon - 1982
and 300 more NES games . . .

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TheGolden Era of Video Games was a time of great technical breakthroughs and game design creativity in arcade games. Video arcade games were designed in a wide variety of genres, while game developers had to work within strict limits of available processor power and memory. This era also saw the rapid spread of video arcades and gamerooms across North America, Europe and Japan. At the same time, video games started to appear in supermarkets, restaurants, bars, pubs, liquor stores, gas stations, bowling alleys storefronts and many other retail establishments looking for extra income and customer traffic.Very popular video arcade games would more than on occasion cause a crush of teenagers at arcades, eager to try the latest in public entertainment.

The two most successful arcade game companies of this era were Namco (the Japanese company that created Pac-Man, Pole Position, and Dig Dug) and Atari (the US-based firm that first introduced video games into arcades). These two companies wrestled for the top slot in American video arcades for several years. Other prominent arcade companies such as Sega, Nintendo, Capcom, Konami, Taito, Williams, Bally / Midway Manufacturing Company, Cinematronics and SNK were among many others also played major roles in the early development of the video arcade game industry.

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The arcade game industry truly entered its “Golden Age” in the late 70’s and early 80’s,with consumer awareness and market penetration of video arcade machines in bars, pubs, malls, storefronts and restaurants rising rapidly with introductions of such classic video arcade machines likeAsteroids, Space Invaders,Galaxian, Donkey Kong, and the timeless video arcade classic game, Pac-Man.