For the voice to work you will have to hook it up on a speaker or a headset.

It does save high score for games that support it. The AtariVox is a bulky design that can be tough to get in the second controller slot Atari 7800, but fits in no problem on the 2600 wood grain models and Jr. The AtariVox+ includes the AtariVox+ and full-color, four page manual. You can also remove the AtariVox+ from its shell, and it will then fit in the 7800 controller port without issues. However, the commonly available Retro-Bits Sega Extension Cable does not work, as the AtariVox+ cannot be plugged into the cable (the fit is too tight). Original Sega Genesis extension cables work well, and some third-party cables that match the Sega cable may work as well. If you want to use the AtariVox+ with an Atari 7800 or Vectrex console, you will need to purchase an appropriate controller extension cable. Also, if you've written a game that takes advantage of the AtariVox, please let us know and we'll add your game to the above list, as well as the AtariVox+ manual! Please contact us if you'd like us to reserve space for your game. Games can be allocated more than one block if necessary, but we ask that you be efficient in the storage of any data your game must save to the AtariVox, as a limited number of blocks are available. Blocks are allocated in 64 byte chunks, useful for saving high score information, game state information, user settings, and so forth. If you're developing a new homebrew game for the Atari 2600, 7800, or Vectrex and you'd like to add AtariVox support, we maintain a memory allocation list for games wishing to use the save feature of the AtariVox.

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