The Atari VCS Disappointed Me - But I Found A Way To Fix It

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The Atari VCS began life as an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, eventually going on sale in 2021. This AMD Ryzen mini PC features the Atari Vault, a collection of classic 2600 and arcade games from Atari, as well as its own storefront, streaming apps and Antstream Arcade.

Here are my genuine first impressions of this machine, overcoming some problems, and eventually finding a solution to all of my woes - by replacing the entire OS...

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Chapters:
00:00 What Is The Atari VCS? (2021)
03:26 Atari VCS Unboxing + Wireless Classic Joystick + Wireless Modern Controller
11:45 A Less Than Stellar First Boot & Out Of Box Experience...
16:50 Initial Setup & Bundled Software / Games
30:31 Musings On AtariOS & The Vanilla VCS Experience
34:56 Teardown & Installing An Internal M.2 SSD
37:36 SteamOS / HoloISO Installation In PC Mode
41:23 Final Thoughts & Conclusions On The Atari VCS

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