Then it’s a case of selecting your game, and revisiting your childhood. bin file and copy it into your ROM directory – Stella lets you choose this folder the first time you launch it.

Places to download ROMs from include Atari Mania. You’ll need to provide your own game ROMs, and to avoid breaching copyright you still need to own them, even if they’re buried away in your attic or basement somewhere.

Stella is, quite simply, an Atari 2600 VCS emulator. Let us warn you now: Chuckie Egg isn’t as good as you remember it, but nevertheless revisiting old games and platforms is still a wonderful way to embrace (and then move on from) your past. Nostalgia’s a powerful thing, particularly when it comes to gaming.