negative1 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I wonder if this will make it to the US, i love the look of it. https://www.funstockretro.co.uk/atari-retro-handheld#reviews Featuring a spectacular collection of classic titles including Asteroids, Adventure, Breakout, Centipede, Missile Command, Millipede, Pong, Sword Quest and many more! Includes LIMITED EDITION Atari Centipede® Gold Coin Reimagined design with immortalised "wood" effect 50 built-in games 2.4" screen A/V Output Responsive Buttons AAA batteries required (not included) Full list of included games below: 3D Tic-Tac-Toe (31 in 1) Adventure Air-Sea Battle Asteroids ® Black Jack Bowling Breakout ® Canyon Bomber ® Casino Centipede ® Circus Atari ® Crystal Castles ® Demons to Diamonds Desert Falcon ® Dodge 'em Double Dunk Fun With Numbers Golf Gravitar ® Haunted House ® Home Run Human Cannonball Maze Craze Millipede ® Miniature Golf ® Missile Command ® Night Driver Off the Wall Pong - Video Olympics Quadrun Radar Lock Realsports Football ® Realsports Tennis ® Realsports Volleyball ® Sprintmaster Steeplechase Stellar Track Street Racer Submarine Commander Super Baseball Super Breakout ® Super Football Swordquest: Earthworld Swordquest: Fireworld Swordquest: Waterworld Tempest ® Video Checkers Video Chess Video Pinball Yar's Revenge ® Note: This product is only available to purchase outside of the US/NA regions later -1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 If only it had an SD card port I'd import one in a second! It's beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 It's cute but has been backordered for months, lacks an SD card slot, and might not even exist. Just get a Flashback Portable. Discussed here at 13 minutes in, but I think the whole thing is worth watching. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 hmmm.. looking at the video, it might be a prototype. well, if it doesn't turn up in another month, then people are stuck waiting yet again. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derFunkenstein Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I'm THOROUGHLY confused. This Atari shell company has preorder scam after preorder scam and never releases anything. Is this the same "Atari" that's licensing stuff to AtGames? or is that the old Infogrames? Or are they both Infogrames? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I'm THOROUGHLY confused. This Atari shell company has preorder scam after preorder scam and never releases anything. Is this the same "Atari" that's licensing stuff to AtGames? or is that the old Infogrames? Or are they both Infogrames? The company formerly known as Infogrames renamed themselves to Atari after one of their bankruptcies. They license out the name and IP whenever they can. Yes, they're the same dotards running the "Atari VCS" crowdfunding debacle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 The company formerly known as Infogrames renamed themselves to Atari after one of their bankruptcies. They license out the name and IP whenever they can. Yes, they're the same dotards running the "Atari VCS" crowdfunding debacle. An insult to dotards everywhere hahaaaa... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derFunkenstein Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Oof. That's a shame. I was somehow under the impression that the Atari name had been split up but I think that was Commodore being separated from Amiga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Oof. That's a shame. I was somehow under the impression that the Atari name had been split up but I think that was Commodore being separated from Amiga. I don't know what you know so I apologize if this is too rudimentary. First, there was ATARI (1972, Pong times) then, Warner bought it, it blew up big, (Atari 2600 times) then collapsed like a balloon, millions of dollars in losses. in 1984, they split it into 2 companies: Atari CORP (home consoles and computers, pre-1984 arcade games like Asteroids, Centipede), and Atari GAMES (post-1984 Arcade) Atari CORP was bought by the Tramiels, formerly of Commodore. 7800, ST, Falcon, Lynx, Jaguar. Bankrupt in 1996. Atari GAMES was bought up by Midway, and is now owned by Warner (again!) ... think Paperboy, Marble Madness, STUN Runner. Bones of Atari CORP went thru different owners -- Hasbro, Infogrames. Infogrames went bankrupt, sold off a bunch of stuff (most notably Battlezone) Infogrames renamed themselves Atari, still has the rights to pre-1984 arcade games (see 1up cabinets) and home consoles/computers (see Atari Flashback, Atari Vault) Modern Atari, like post-Warner Atari, is mostly a brand custodian, living off of past glories -- but even moreso than in the Tramiel days. They only have about a dozen full time employees, so they outsource development, and make money licensing the old games, which seem to pull in enough sales to keep them afloat but not enough to pull ahead. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derFunkenstein Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Thanks that is helpful. I lost track of it all after #4, I think. So Warner / Atari Games is mostly a licensing arm for the more modern Atari arcade games, and is probably legit even if it's just milking existing licenses. Infogrames / Atari Corp the brand licensing for all the emulated throwbacks that get Mr. Mullet so upset AND behind these preorder scams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Thanks that is helpful. I lost track of it all after #4, I think. So Warner / Atari Games is mostly a licensing arm for the more modern Atari arcade games, and is probably legit even if it's just milking existing licenses. Infogrames / Atari Corp the brand licensing for all the emulated throwbacks that get Mr. Mullet so upset AND behind these preorder scams. They're both milking old games. They're both legit, if somewhat creatively bankrupt. Warner publishes a bunch of DC LEGO and Injustice games. Atari mostly sells t-shirts now. Warner (holder of Midway) has the games on the Rampage/Defender/Joust/Gauntlet machine. The first 3 are old Midway games, Gauntlet is from Atari Games. Atari has licenses for the Asteroids and Centipede cabinets. Capcom is Street Fighter of course, and Namco is Galaga/Galaxian/Pac-Man. Taito is Space Invaders. I would not be at all surprised to see a future Mortal Kombat (Midway by way of Warner) cabinet if these sell well. Of course they're all available in collections for ps4/xbone and ps3/xb360, no need to get little arcade machines unless you're into the little people arcade scene. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 It just occurred to me that IF ... Disney were to buy Atari, then they would have the Marvel Comics characters under the same roof as Asteroids, Centipede, and Tempest ...and Star Wars, and ESPN, and ABC, etc which would be a nice counterpoint to Warner having Midway alongside DC Comics characters, HBO, . All presumably under the AT&T banner sooner or later, with CNN, Cartoon Network, HBO ... https://www.businessinsider.com/att-time-warner-acquisition-what-it-will-own-2018-6 The mashups could be epic if anyone cared enough about the old games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I like the look of this product, too. However, like Flojomojo said, just get a Flashback Portable as it has an SD card slot, more built-in-games, and definitely (2018 version) will be released soon. I wonder if this will make it to the US, i love the look of it. https://www.funstockretro.co.uk/atari-retro-handheld#reviewsFeaturing a spectacular collection of classic titles including Asteroids, Adventure, Breakout, Centipede, Missile Command, Millipede, Pong, Sword Quest and many more!Includes LIMITED EDITION Atari Centipede® Gold CoinReimagined design with immortalised "wood" effect50 built-in games2.4" screenA/V OutputResponsive ButtonsAAA batteries required (not included)Full list of included games below:3D Tic-Tac-Toe (31 in 1)AdventureAir-Sea BattleAsteroids ®Black JackBowlingBreakout ®Canyon Bomber ®CasinoCentipede ®Circus Atari ®Crystal Castles ®Demons to DiamondsDesert Falcon ®Dodge 'emDouble DunkFun With NumbersGolfGravitar ®Haunted House ®Home RunHuman CannonballMaze CrazeMillipede ®Miniature Golf ®Missile Command ®Night DriverOff the WallPong - Video OlympicsQuadrunRadar LockRealsports Football ®Realsports Tennis ®Realsports Volleyball ®SprintmasterSteeplechaseStellar TrackStreet RacerSubmarine CommanderSuper BaseballSuper Breakout ®Super FootballSwordquest: EarthworldSwordquest: FireworldSwordquest: WaterworldTempest ®Video CheckersVideo ChessVideo PinballYar's Revenge ®Note: This product is only available to purchase outside of the US/NA regionslater-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Here's where we first started talking about this, more than a year ago. That's quite a delay, I wonder what the problem might be? http://atariage.com/forums/topic/269526-atari-retro-handheld-funstock/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Yes, I recall viewing this discussion. I don't know what the delay is. Probably some legal and/or financial holdups. Still, it does look cool, but has some serious shortcomings versus what AtGames is throwing out there. Here's where we first started talking about this, more than a year ago. That's quite a delay, I wonder what the problem might be? http://atariage.com/forums/topic/269526-atari-retro-handheld-funstock/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 i guess people will find out something maybe by oct 26th. i find it funny they keep deleting all the reviews that complained. there's still a few left. wonder if all the old ones will go live once its actually released. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerDubs Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Just as a heads up, although 'not currently for sale' in the U.S.- you can order it on Amazon UK and have it shipped. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B076BVMSQC?pf_rd_p=855cdcfd-05d9-474f-b84d-8286a3530ba1&pf_rd_r=HSVDXFFN7R8KAY6AFR9E Currently the exchange rate works out to $51 shipped. The reason it was pulled off the market last year was so they could address some complaints and improve the product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 £4 shipping and 2-4 weeks to wait for arrival, for this mediocre thing? Hard pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 Just as a heads up, although 'not currently for sale' in the U.S.- you can order it on Amazon UK and have it shipped. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B076BVMSQC?pf_rd_p=855cdcfd-05d9-474f-b84d-8286a3530ba1&pf_rd_r=HSVDXFFN7R8KAY6AFR9E Currently the exchange rate works out to $51 shipped. The reason it was pulled off the market last year was so they could address some complaints and improve the product. Thanks for the update, looks like it's real. Well, i'll just add it to my wish list for things to get someday. very cool. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 woohoo, finally the reviews are starting: later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpman1981 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Weird, I remember seeing an announcement for this years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 A friend of mine just got his delivered (to USA), and claims it's terrible. Lots of glitches and the audio is high pitched. He did say you can wedge a Raspberry Pi in there pretty easily though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 A friend of mine just got his delivered (to USA), and claims it's terrible. Lots of glitches and the audio is high pitched. He did say you can wedge a Raspberry Pi in there pretty easily though! How often are you really going to use this, and would it make any difference hooking it up to a tv. What about using the controls then, i take it those would still work. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_hawk Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) After a year of waiting they're finally in the shops...I've like a billion other ways to play these games & 1st reports don't sound great... ...so why the heck do I find myself wanting to drop 35 quid on one of these things? What is wrong with me??? Edited October 31, 2018 by the_hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Mentioned it in another post. can order it here now, decent price: https://www.amazon.com/BLAZE-Atari-Handheld-Konsole-Video-Games/dp/B076BVMSQC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545857332&sr=8-1&keywords=atari+retro+handheld late r-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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