Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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My Atari VCS 800 died. So I had no choice but to BUY ANOTHER! Because I am a responsible fan boy and I will never blame Atari for things not working! Well no that's not true, but I still love the VCS experience so much that I want one regardless of what happens. So I picked up an Onyx Atari VCS Base Console for a fair bit below its usual price. Let's see if setting up the console is still the nightmare it was in 2023, or if things are much better moving into the new year!

I documented my previous experience opening and setting up an Atari VCS back in 2023. Check out that video here:

youtu.be/2bfe52hp0Ic

I made confession of being an Atari VCS fan a while back. Check out the shocking confessional here:

youtu.be/T54zc_nl9BQ

I ranked my top 25 Atari VCS Games here:

youtu.be/tN_uR_NamrM

And I discussed what the future of the Atari VCS is right here:

youtu.be/n3Wxre8ZmxY

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