Animan Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I'm just curious, since lately there hasn't been much word about this lately (more like a few years). Is this project dead?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Not dead, just focused on some other things I fell behind on and I'm finally catching up with. FB3 has changed quite a bit from what my original intentions were to be, right now I'm not really ready to discuss what I have in mind yet, maybe in a few more months, I have a couple of things I need to take care of right now. Curt I'm just curious, since lately there hasn't been much word about this lately (more like a few years). Is this project dead?. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Not dead Great news!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lendorien Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Well that's positive. The Flashback 2 is a great toy. I'm not bold enough to do the cart slot mod, but I think it was really clever to put that functionality in there. I look forward to any follow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDW Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Hoorai! Hope! I has it naugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 GOOD NEWS TO HEAR CURT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Was the FB3 the one that was possibly going to be a portable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 No, that was the FB2 Portable. FB3 was meant to be a set top box. I would still like to go that route, but I think in the design config being considered, it could be done as a portable as well. I don't want to spend much time on this now otherwise the gears are start turning and I'll take away time from some other things that really need immediate attention right now... Curt Was the FB3 the one that was possibly going to be a portable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizo Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Yeah! Cant wait for the FB3! Take your time Curt, i want it to be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animan Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 Curt, what needs your immediate attention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famicommander Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 (edited) No, that was the FB2 Portable. FB3 was meant to be a set top box. I would still like to go that route, but I think in the design config being considered, it could be done as a portable as well. I don't want to spend much time on this now otherwise the gears are start turning and I'll take away time from some other things that really need immediate attention right now... Curt Would it help if I mailed you one of my kidneys? Because I'd do it if it meant more Atari hardware. Edited August 23, 2009 by famicommander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Wow, I am amazed it is still alive. I thought for all intents and purposes it was dead. Good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Wow, I am amazed it is still alive. I thought for all intents and purposes it was dead. Good stuff! I wish the portable thing never died. That would have been nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightytodd Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Is it too early to start thinking/fantasizing about a Flashback 4? I vote for a unit that connects to your TV, but plays Arcade coin-op games by Atari and Kee Games from the birth of videogames to 1979. It was a time when there was a transition from TTL-based hardware to the first 8-bit microprocessors; the 6800, 6502, and the Z80. The screens were all in black and white and the game play was simplistic. I would like to see titles like Computer Space, Pong, Space Race, Tank, Drag Race, Sprint, Canyon Bomber, Crash 'n' Score, Destroyer, Dominoes, Gran Trak 10, Night Driver, Starship 1, Stunt Cycle, and Fire Truck. Perhaps I'm one of the few with such a sense of nostalgia and sentimentality for this period of videogaming, but I'll never know unless I ask, right? With the Flashback covering 7800 and 2600 titles, the Flashback 2 covering 2600 titles with perfect accuracy, and the FB3 planned to get into the realm of early Atari home computers, it seems to me that the early arcade titles remain as a significant part of Atari history to be preserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Curt, would your company be releasing this or would Atari/some other company licensing the name. I would hate for you to design the FB3 with everything we want with durable parts and have the people actually producing it redesigning the console into a piece of junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Wow, I am amazed it is still alive. I thought for all intents and purposes it was dead. Good stuff! I wish the portable thing never died. That would have been nice. I didn't. We were looking for an investor for it this past Winter/Spring, google for the coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I'm just curious, since lately there hasn't been much word about this lately (more like a few years). Is this project dead?. Was FB3 the 5200 console? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famicommander Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Wow, I am amazed it is still alive. I thought for all intents and purposes it was dead. Good stuff! I wish the portable thing never died. That would have been nice. I didn't. We were looking for an investor for it this past Winter/Spring, google for the coverage. I've got about tree fiddy. Will that cover it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinChargers Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) I'm just curious, since lately there hasn't been much word about this lately (more like a few years). Is this project dead?. Was FB3 the 5200 console? According to post 425 made by Curt in the FB3 thread, yes it was. Granted that was years ago, but I'd assume it would still be the case. I'd say that that post is the best one on that entire 30+ page thread and provides the most info about the FB3 to date. Oddly enough, I just noticed that it was 4 years ago today that Curt made that thread and started work on this project. Edited August 26, 2009 by TwinChargers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Was FB3 the 5200 console? Not quite. It was an Atari 800 in a 5200 style case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizo Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) Wow, I am amazed it is still alive. I thought for all intents and purposes it was dead. Good stuff! I wish the portable thing never died. That would have been nice. I didn't..... YOU'RE the FB Portable?! How much are you and where can I buy you?! Edited August 26, 2009 by Frizo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Curt, what needs your immediate attention? There are a bunch of people that ordered USB 2600 sticks that are still waiting for their orders. I'm sure he wants to clear those out before moving on to bigger projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 No, that was the FB2 Portable. FB3 was meant to be a set top box. I would still like to go that route, but I think in the design config being considered, it could be done as a portable as well. I don't want to spend much time on this now otherwise the gears are start turning and I'll take away time from some other things that really need immediate attention right now... Curt Was the FB3 the one that was possibly going to be a portable? Was that what Marty was playing with at the MGC09? AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 No, that was the FB2 Portable. FB3 was meant to be a set top box. I would still like to go that route, but I think in the design config being considered, it could be done as a portable as well. I don't want to spend much time on this now otherwise the gears are start turning and I'll take away time from some other things that really need immediate attention right now... Curt Was the FB3 the one that was possibly going to be a portable? Was that what Marty was playing with at the MGC09? AX I was showing everyone the FB2 portable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 No, that was the FB2 Portable. FB3 was meant to be a set top box. I would still like to go that route, but I think in the design config being considered, it could be done as a portable as well. I don't want to spend much time on this now otherwise the gears are start turning and I'll take away time from some other things that really need immediate attention right now... Curt Was the FB3 the one that was possibly going to be a portable? Was that what Marty was playing with at the MGC09? AX I was showing everyone the FB2 portable. Yeah, that's what I meant. Whenever... wherever... I'm ready to buy that thing Very Very cool. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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