holygrailvideogames.com Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 For anyone buying these you might want to open them and make sure that they work. Flashbacks 2 are known for not being the most reliable product. The first new one that I opened from Target didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Flashbacks 2 are known for not being the most reliable product. Known by whom? I've never heard of any reliability problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I've never heard of any reliability problems. The only problem I've had is the one I bought as a gift, the sticks on the joysticks unscrewed very easily. The one I bought for myself, seems like those things are stuck in pretty good. Some of the proto games are kind of glitchy, but from what I've read on the board, it's like that in all revisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstulir Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 For anyone buying these you might want to open them and make sure that they work. Flashbacks 2 are known for not being the most reliable product. Really? That's news to me. Care to back that statement up with some facts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Well, I depleted the Kansas City supply of Flashbacks by three yesterday. One at the first Target, two at the second. At both Targets they had the Flashbacks in the game console aisles, not on the endcaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 You guys are great! I gotta tell you, reading everyone's stories, I am so impressed at even now - 2 years later, everyone is still going after the FB2's... sheez, the way you guys talk, you'd think you were scoring a Wii or something :-) Well, some big news coming soon, Marty knows all about it and he's preparing his own News Release as is a friend of Mike Stulir from Wired magazine. Some things are being ironed out legal wise in the background and once its all wrapped up, everyone is in for a big surprise... Biggest part is, it has NOTHING to do with Atari, it does however have to do with a video game company that was started back in the early 1980's and is making a comeback is a HUGE way. Stay tuned... Curt I wounder if this is what Curt was talking: Vivendi To Merge With Activision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128bytes Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 You guys are great! I gotta tell you, reading everyone's stories, I am so impressed at even now - 2 years later, everyone is still going after the FB2's... sheez, the way you guys talk, you'd think you were scoring a Wii or something :-) Well, some big news coming soon, Marty knows all about it and he's preparing his own News Release as is a friend of Mike Stulir from Wired magazine. Some things are being ironed out legal wise in the background and once its all wrapped up, everyone is in for a big surprise... Biggest part is, it has NOTHING to do with Atari, it does however have to do with a video game company that was started back in the early 1980's and is making a comeback is a HUGE way. Stay tuned... Curt I wounder if this is what Curt was talking: Vivendi To Merge With Activision I got 2 (out of the 3 left) Flashback 2's at my local Target last night. They make great gifts, and I may treat myself to a new set of FB2 joysticks for my 7800, since the ones I have are falling apart (though still working) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I'm glad I finally have one. I can let kids play games on it without worrying about them destroying or losing my cartridges. I like how it's not just a collection of games made by Atari. I'd like it even more if I had a modified version where I could add more games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I wounder if this is what Curt was talking:Vivendi To Merge With Activision Doubtful. Activision doesn't need to make any comebacks, they're a pretty huge publisher. Dunno who Vivendi are, but I don't think they were around in the 80s, so probably not them either. Oh geeze, I just checked Wikipedia, Vivendi have been around since 1853 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Charles Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 You lucky#astards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128bytes Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I'm glad I finally have one. I can let kids play games on it without worrying about them destroying or losing my cartridges. I like how it's not just a collection of games made by Atari. I'd like it even more if I had a modified version where I could add more games. Have you tried the "1972 hack" to play the paddle games yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Have you tried the "1972 hack" to play the paddle games yet? Nope. Thanks for mentioning it. I just looked it up. Seems like too much trouble just to play two games. If it opened up 40 more games, then I'd be more likely to do it. I wish I could pop in an SD card or something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_vr Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Have you tried the "1972 hack" to play the paddle games yet? Nope. Thanks for mentioning it. I just looked it up. Seems like too much trouble just to play two games. If it opened up 40 more games, then I'd be more likely to do it. I wish I could pop in an SD card or something similar. Trust me.. you WILL feel nice testing those paddle games.. think of it like a under-Atari's-radar sneak of two great games, just for the absolute fans of this little machine. Imagine all the mainstream buyers out there that WONT have the chance to experience those games or the test modes! Its like an exclusive feature only, inside a machine for the world... and only a few batch of people can unlock its secrets!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingstiff Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 My Target just put out a fresh batch of Flashbacks, so maybe they have more coming to the stores from the warehouse? Check your local target! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[d2f]Iggy*SJB Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Commodore? If it is then I hope they ditch microsoft. I remember firing up my old 128, and seeing "Copyright Microsoft" on the screen. It meant nothing then, but now.... I wanted to cry. At least the 64 mode was untainted (and that's where all the games resided) Well? Biggest part is, it has NOTHING to do with Atari, it does however have to do with a video game company that was started back in the early 1980's and is making a comeback is a HUGE way. Stay tuned... Curt Might want to look again, the OS in the C= 8-bit line was done by Microsoft. Back then, M$ had a hand in everything. I always thought it was weird, but whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Might want to look again, the OS in the C= 8-bit line was done by Microsoft. Back then, M$ had a hand in everything. I always thought it was weird, but whatever. No, just the BASIC interpreter was licensed from Microsoft, not the OS. Commodore (like a lot of the companies at the time) licensed Microsoft's 6502 BASIC for the Commodore BASIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstulir Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I've managed to take the last two FB2's from the NE Philly Target store last weekend, and the last 8 units at the Mount Laurel, NJ store today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergamer Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Might want to look again, the OS in the C= 8-bit line was done by Microsoft. Back then, M$ had a hand in everything. I always thought it was weird, but whatever. No, just the BASIC interpreter was licensed from Microsoft, not the OS. Commodore (like a lot of the companies at the time) licensed Microsoft's 6502 BASIC for the Commodore BASIC. If you wanted to be really pedantic, the shell uses the C-64 BASIC commands, even before you can get to the kernel and other ML routines (via LOAD/SYS). While it's not entirely precise, the usage of shell to mean OS is pretty common. GEOS had "OS" as part of the name, so even in those days it didn't always mean the ROM code. Not that I care one way or another. You're both right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 You guys are great! I gotta tell you, reading everyone's stories, I am so impressed at even now - 2 years later, everyone is still going after the FB2's... sheez, the way you guys talk, you'd think you were scoring a Wii or something :-) Well, some big news coming soon, Marty knows all about it and he's preparing his own News Release as is a friend of Mike Stulir from Wired magazine. Some things are being ironed out legal wise in the background and once its all wrapped up, everyone is in for a big surprise... Biggest part is, it has NOTHING to do with Atari, it does however have to do with a video game company that was started back in the early 1980's and is making a comeback is a HUGE way. Stay tuned... Curt So, has anyone figured out what Curt was talking about yet? I remembered this post after reading all the bad stuff that is going on at Atari these days. Official Atari Death Watch Thread I was kind of hoping for some good new. Well I'm sure what ever it is will be posted when it is ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Charles Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) Flashback IIs or otherwise known as The Atari FBii, pronounced Bee, is sought after new and is better than the Wii. If I lived in the U.S., I'd be buying a lot. I saw a used in box FBii FOR $29.99 (RIP). My Guess is either Namco si coming out with a home gaming unit incorporating all of there arcade classics or a home Colecovision or Intellivision console with built in games. That's what I think. Edited January 17, 2008 by Atari Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 Well, I've had a FB2 forever, but I was so suprised to see one at Target tonight I scooped it up for $19.99. I might give it to my nephews, but I haven't decided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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