The latest mini-console is this adorable Atari 400
Image: Plaion / Retro Games Ltd.
The mini-console trend that started with the tiny NES Classic has largely slowed down, but there are still some cute game-filled gadgets coming. Case in point: the 400 Mini from Plaion and Retro Games Ltd. It’s exactly what it sounds like — a shrunken-down version of the Atari 400 — and like its contemporaries, it comes with a bunch of games preinstalled.
The device itself is about half the size of the 1979 original, and it comes bundled with an updated version of the CX40 Atari joystick, which supports USB so that you can use it with other devices. The console also has five USB ports — so you can connect joysticks or keyboards as well as sideload games — along with an HDMI port so this little piece of yellow plastic can connect to a…
