Bill Loguidice Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, Greg2600 said: Bill, what is the actual X release date? I have to assume this one Wal-Mart did so mistakenly. It's technically out. Per usual, it might take some time for availability everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, Bill Loguidice said: It's technically out. Per usual, it might take some time for availability everywhere. Including the official website. It would be nice to see it there -- it still shows last year's stuff. https://www.atgames.us/collections/productline I was one of the first to get an Atari Flashback Portable because that was the only place to buy it at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 20 minutes ago, Flojomojo said: Including the official website. It would be nice to see it there -- it still shows last year's stuff. https://www.atgames.us/collections/productline I was one of the first to get an Atari Flashback Portable because that was the only place to buy it at first. That almost always lags. On the plus side, the Legends Ultimate home arcade website should be pretty well populated for launch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 For those without the technical skills to do the Atari Flashback 9 paddles mod, an Atari Flashback X trade-up program is expected to be implemented soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Atari Flashback X (2019) - Upgrade to Support External USB Drives: https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2019/10/21/atari-flashback-x-2019-upgrade-to-support-external-usb-drives/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Bill Loguidice said: Atari Flashback X (2019) - Upgrade to Support External USB Drives: https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2019/10/21/atari-flashback-x-2019-upgrade-to-support-external-usb-drives/ Wow that was fast, thanks @Bill Loguidice! HUGE sigh of relief that no soldering is required! So my rudimentary analysis is that this method seems to operate the same as the SD slot did for the FB9? I guess one *could* assume that the right honorable @Brad_from_the_80s should be able to adapt his software from the FB9 for the FBX (provided he gets his hands on one)? I'd love to see a hack where you could wipe the internals and just load what you wanted without even needing a USB drive someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_from_the_80s Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Because the usb port is connected for data and there is a way to modify firmware, it is likely I will be able to do something with FB X also in addition to this hack. But it will have to wait until I actually have one and have time to look around in it. Currently still playing with some ideas for FB 9, making slow progress as I have time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmr_md Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Brad_from_the_80s said: Because the usb port is connected for data and there is a way to modify firmware, it is likely I will be able to do something with FB X also in addition to this hack. But it will have to wait until I actually have one and have time to look around in it. Currently still playing with some ideas for FB 9, making slow progress as I have time. The 'good news' is that the update file provided by Bill will have everything you need ? Edited October 22, 2019 by rmr_md Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 For those asking, the X is running Stella 3.9.3. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_from_the_80s Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, Bill Loguidice said: For those asking, the X is running Stella 3.9.3. Thanks for confirming, I kinda figured that would be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_from_the_80s Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 39 minutes ago, rmr_md said: The 'good news' is that the update file provided by Bill will have everything you need ? Oooh, you are right. I just unpacked it and everything is there. Looks about the same, with one or two interesting bits. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Shows up at Sam's Club through Google Shopping, but not through Sam's Club search. Also, Montgomery Ward. https://www.samsclub.com/p/atari-flashback-x-deluxe/prod23230006?xid=cart_product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Is 3.9.3 adequate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) It's very good, but obviously well out of date when I believe Stella is now up to 6.0.2. I had a feeling it wasn't going to be updated. In their defense, it's very good as-is and they'd surely never regain their investment in getting a much newer version of Stella going on it. But it still stinks when an even better version of Stella exists that's more accurate, plays more games, etc. That the community has upgraded the build of Stella on the Retron '77 is a strong selling point in Hyperkin's favor in the Atari enthusiast community. But we're just a drop in the bucket and not the sales that AtGames is worried about. That all said, I'll reiterate that Stella version 3.9.3 is still top notch. Hopefully one of these days they'll make that investment. At least the case is getting a long overdue refresh this year for the better (I never had issues with the old case, but this looks so much better) and external rom support is still present, albeit in a roundabout manner. And hopefully quality control at the factory was looked at this year after some disappointing issues in 2018. Some personal highlights from buying a Flashback 9 and a Legends Flashback last year are a spring loaded SD slot that requires me to use a butter knife to retrieve the card since the spring never worked in my Legends Flashback, and buying a new FB9 to swap joysticks with and return (the player 1 joystick button didn't register half my shots). I believe I've bought 11 AtGames products before 2018's lineup and never had issues like these. Yet both flagship products were partially faulty for me last year out of the box. Only my Blast paddle unit was free of build problems out of the three 2018 AtGames systems I bought. I was still pleased with both purchases, but that obviously dragged it down a bit and the anecdotal evidence around the internet seemed to suggest I was far from alone. Edited October 22, 2019 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkiELO Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Swami said: Shows up at Sam's Club through Google Shopping, but not through Sam's Club search. Also, Montgomery Ward. https://www.samsclub.com/p/atari-flashback-x-deluxe/prod23230006?xid=cart_product It says Special Edition Includes Special Edition 10 Bonus Games Total 120 Games on the Atari Flashback X Deluxe box photo, wonder what they are?! Description 120 built-in games that include 10 bonus games Edited October 22, 2019 by TrekkiELO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 13 hours ago, Atariboy said: It's very good, but obviously well out of date when I believe Stella is now up to 6.0.2. I had a feeling it wasn't going to be updated. In their defense, it's very good as-is and they'd surely never regain their investment in getting a much newer version of Stella going on it. But it still stinks when an even better version of Stella exists that's more accurate, plays more games, etc. Unfortunately, it requires multiple parties and considerable time to have an updated build, as well as potential changes in hardware. Hopefully that can all come together at a future date, but as you say, for most people, 3.9.2 is quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_from_the_80s Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 For the regular 110 game FB X, looks like there are hidden games again as I count 112. Unless I'm mistaken they are Freeway and Pitfall 2. Will be able to access them and add more if/when I have cfw ready, pretty much the same method as FB 9. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkiELO Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 13 hours ago, Brad_from_the_80s said: For the regular 110 game FB X, looks like there are hidden games again as I count 112. Unless I'm mistaken they are Freeway and Pitfall 2. How about it Bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 The Light Fiver is released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/21/2019 at 8:53 PM, Bill Loguidice said: For The Extra Light Fiver seems to be limited to Sam's Club and a few oddball stores probably just taking pre-orders. Any idea on when the general release will be, i.e., Amazon, Target, Walmart, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, Swami said: The Extra Light Fiver seems to be limited to Sam's Club and a few oddball stores probably just taking pre-orders. Any idea on when the general release will be, i.e., Amazon, Target, Walmart, etc. It's just going to take time to propagate. All products except for the arcade machine are basically at various retailers, so it's just a matter of time before they're more widely available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 More game lists for the new products to come over the next week... Full Game List for the AtGames Star Flashback Blast! (2019) https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2019/10/24/full-game-list-for-the-atgames-star-flashback-blast-2019/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugcatcher88 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 12:43 AM, TrekkiELO said: It says Special Edition Includes Special Edition 10 Bonus Games Total 120 Games on the Atari Flashback X Deluxe box photo, wonder what they are?! Description 120 built-in games that include 10 bonus games The only new additions I've seen are Strategy X and Marine Wars (both from Konami). The other 8 are from last year's model: Backgammon, Frog Pond, Fun with Numbers, Slot Machine (Atari) Chase It, Escape It, Shield Shifter, and Miss It. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Full Game List for the AtGames Adventure Flashback Blast! (2019) https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2019/10/25/full-game-list-for-the-atgames-adventure-flashback-blast-2019/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyd97 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Have any details been released on store exclusives for the fb x? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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