Handheld Atari 2600 Packs a CRT
Handheld Atari 2600 Packs A CRT 9 Comments by: Jenny List October 7, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy We covered [Nick Bild]’s mini Atari console using original devices not so long ago, and today he’s back with the same console wrapped up with a CRT as a handheld. It would have cost a fortune in D cells to own back in the day, but we know we’d have lusted after one of these in 1979. The CRT is one of those Sony flattened modules that can still be found in the usual online bazaars, and it packs a small speaker.
- ▪Handheld Atari 2600 Packs A CRT 9 Comments by: Jenny List October 7, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy We covered [Nick Bild]’s mini Atari console using original devices not so long ago, and today he’s back with the same console wrapped up
- ▪It would have cost a fortune in D cells to own back in the day, but we know we’d have lusted after one of these in 1979.
- ▪The CRT is one of those Sony flattened modules that can still be found in the usual online bazaars, and it packs a small speaker.
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Handheld Atari 2600 Packs A CRT 9 Comments by: Jenny List October 7, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy We covered [Nick Bild]’s mini Atari console using original devices not so long ago, and today he’s back with the same console wrapped up with a CRT as a handheld. It would have cost a fortune in D cells to own back in the day, but we know we’d have lusted after one of these in 1979. He’s called it the µTari Go, pronounced “Microtari”, and it’s a 3D printed affair with the buttons roughly where you’d expect them if you’re used to the Game Boy, and a cartridge socket at the top above the screen.The PCB is the circuit of the original packed into a smaller space, so his claim of using original hardware is valid.
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