2600.emu (Atari 2600 Emulator) vVARY

Robert Broglia

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About this app

Developer Description

2600 VCS Emulator

Advanced open-source Atari 2600 VCS emulator based on Stella with a minimalist UI and a focus on low audio/video latency, supporting a wide variety of devices from the original Xperia Play to modern devices like the Nvidia Shield and Pixel phones.

Features include:
* Supports .a26 and .bin file formats, optionally compressed with ZIP, RAR, or 7Z
* Paddle controller emulation
* Configurable on-screen controls
* Bluetooth/USB gamepad & keyboard support compatible with any HID device recognized by the OS like Xbox and PS4 controllers

No ROMs are included with this app and must be supplied by the user. It supports Android's storage access framework for opening files on both internal and external storage (SD cards, USB drives, etc.)

View the full update changelog:
https://www.explusalpha.com/contents/emuex/updates

Follow development of my apps on github and report issues:
https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha

Please report any crashes or device-specific problems via email (include your device name and OS version) or Github so future updates continue to run on as many devices as possible.

What's New

* Update core to Stella 7.0
* Add a rewind button to the stock top-left virtual controls and only the show the rewind button when rewind states are set in the system options
* Add Options -> Frame Timing -> Low Latency Mode to keep the emulation thread in sync with the renderer thread to prevent extra latency, turned on by default but trying turning off in case of performance issues
* Default to the screen's reported refresh rate as the output rate if the device supports multiple rates

Version Information

Version: -
Downloads: 10K+
Updated on: Sep 12, 2025
Released: Nov 3, 2011
Requires: Android Varies with device

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2600.emu (Atari 2600 Emulator) users say on Google Play

★★★★★

A Google user

I gave this app 5 stars only because it enables me to play the old Atari games. However, it should work with all the games, but I found that some which require paddle or keyboard controllers don't seem to work. If there is an option for this within the app, I have no idea how to access it. I hope the program developer will make it possible to play other games besides the ones that are joystick types.

★★★★

A Google user

Still crashes a lot when task switching. Image is vertically stretched in 4:3 mode compared to actual 2600. As is the Master System emulator.

★★★

Brandon Sanchez

I noticed a lot of frames are missing, along with some lagging. This is noticeable in games like Centipede and Megamania, as well as Dark Cavern.

★★

Rainer Haage

Stays just black after launching the app. The developer responded to my support request after 5 days.

★

A Google user

I can't even get it to start! It just shows all the files on my computer, but I can't even get it to work! I wrote the game developer, but no response. 😫😫😫