+Intellivision Master Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 minute ago, rocketfan said: Now - how about reskinning these for HD Colecovision and Intellivision "mini" versions for 2023! That would be awesome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Googling around a bit, here's the 110 games list. So no Pitfall (I/II), Demon Attack, Spider Fighter, and 16 others I didn't figure out yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 On 10/30/2022 at 11:21 AM, rocketfan said: Googling around a bit, here's the 110 games list. So no Pitfall (I/II), Demon Attack, Spider Fighter, and 16 others I didn't figure out yet. The "gold" version of this console will have the games you mention(plus many other Activision releases). I know that it is just marketing releasing two versions of the console, but I can see from a general consumer point of video how this could be frustrating. Hopefully these can be modded to add the games that you want like the other recent versions. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmith601 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Any chance of a Flashback portable being released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Here is my unboxing and review of the Atari Flashback 50th Anniversary Edition 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) Deleted Edited November 8, 2022 by pimpmaul69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 4 hours ago, swlovinist said: Here is my unboxing and review of the Atari Flashback 50th Anniversary Edition The hole on the bottom is for usb otg mod not reset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 41 minutes ago, pimpmaul69 said: The hole on the bottom is for usb otg mod not reset. Thank you for the clarification. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, swlovinist said: This is a huge disappointment between the mockup photo and your actual flashback: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrBlackCat Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 18 hours ago, pimpmaul69 said: This is a huge disappointment between the mockup photo and your actual flashback: Do you mean because of the Wired controllers? If so, this might not be for everyone... I have all FlashBacks and play them occasionally and much prefer the wired to wireless controllers. No batteries to fail, be removed, or replaced, as well as no potential damage from corrosion should batteries leak inside the controller. In the past, lag was another issue, but that was not an issue on the later versions in my experience. I always use wired controllers unless I am testing. Because of these things, I always seek out wired controllers. In the past there have been wired versions specifically produced for different vendors which I seek out. Are there other reasons for being huge disappoint? MrBlackCat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 11/8/2022 at 12:50 PM, MrBlackCat said: Do you mean because of the Wired controllers? If so, this might not be for everyone... I have all FlashBacks and play them occasionally and much prefer the wired to wireless controllers. No batteries to fail, be removed, or replaced, as well as no potential damage from corrosion should batteries leak inside the controller. In the past, lag was another issue, but that was not an issue on the later versions in my experience. I always use wired controllers unless I am testing. Because of these things, I always seek out wired controllers. In the past there have been wired versions specifically produced for different vendors which I seek out. Are there other reasons for being huge disappoint? MrBlackCat I knew it came with wired. I was just hoping to have wireless as an option since the x doesnt have it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrBlackCat Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 2 hours ago, pimpmaul69 said: I knew it came with wired. I was just hoping to have wireless as an option since the x doesnt have it either. I understand... I too prefer options, as it is better for the market most of the time. I wonder if the units without wireless controllers still have the wireless receiver hardware inside of them to work with wireless controllers from earlier models. I might test this as I do have models that came with them. If so, maybe you can trade me your wired for my wireless controllers. MrBlackCat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, MrBlackCat said: I understand... I too prefer options, as it is better for the market most of the time. I wonder if the units without wireless controllers still have the wireless receiver hardware inside of them to work with wireless controllers from earlier models. I might test this as I do have models that came with them. If so, maybe you can trade me your wired for my wireless controllers. MrBlackCat They do not. The antenna is there and solder pads but no circuitry. And it’s just different enough, that you wouldn’t be able to swap the parts out from an afb 9 gold. Edited November 10, 2022 by pimpmaul69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 2:42 PM, swlovinist said: Here is my unboxing and review of the Atari Flashback 50th Anniversary Edition Mr. Hancock, thanks for taking a chance and ordering from that site - it looked a little sketchy to me! Also, good review as always. It's nice just to see it is real. They put on a pretty great collection of 2600 games people would want. IMO the gold version is the only way to go for anyone who is just picking it up for nostalgia, just to get the paddles. We modded the X version to be able to play other Atari consoles and 8-bit games as well. Hoping that the new models have not eliminated that possibility. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I just came across this person in St. Louis selling one of the standard version units for $60. Am I missing something? Did this product show up in the US at some retail outlets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Photos of the packaging from that Craigslist post in case anyone is interested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 7 hours ago, rocketfan said: Photos of the packaging from that Craigslist post in case anyone is interested. Wasnt supposed to be until mid December so im not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) Mid December doesn't sound too logical for something aimed at Christmas shoppers. Right now is when they traditionally try to have these out. And AtGames never gives release dates. We find out when a new one has released when reports start to appear of people finding it on the shelf of a local store to buy. That's the AtGames way. Edited November 15, 2022 by Atariboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucienEn Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 4:50 PM, swlovinist said: Thank you for the clarification. Is it possible that the X Firmware could work on this using the same USB OTG method? Not sure if risky but if the internals are identical it should work in theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 47 minutes ago, lucienEn said: Is it possible that the X Firmware could work on this using the same USB OTG method? Not sure if risky but if the internals are identical it should work in theory. The problem isnt hardware. A software change determines what version is what. So you could brick it with the wrong update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 If you are in Australia, you can pick one up at the local K-mart store. They had them for black Friday. $129 Australian seems like it's $87 or so USD. Kind of high for a black Friday deal on these. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrBlackCat Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I checked the usual locations locally here, no luck. Most years Dollar General stores have them out at Thanksgiving day or Black Friday, but this year they really didn't have much of the usual seasonal merchandise out. If I see them out in the Southern US, I will post here. I would like to get the Gold Edition this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 40 minutes ago, MrBlackCat said: I checked the usual locations locally here, no luck. Most years Dollar General stores have them out at Thanksgiving day or Black Friday, but this year they really didn't have much of the usual seasonal merchandise out. If I see them out in the Southern US, I will post here. I would like to get the Gold Edition this year. I stated the u.s. release date previously. It was listed as either december 15th or 19th. I forget which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeamRider Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 The Flashback 50th is now listed on Amazon, although there's no price shown and it's not in stock yet. Gold edition https://www.amazon.com/Flashback-Anniversary-Controllers-Not-Machine-Specific/dp/B0BGYD6GM9/ Standard edition https://www.amazon.com/Flashback-Anniversary-Controllers-Not-Machine-Specific/dp/B0BN9SX5VG/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I know us Atari fans are getting up there, but was this really necessary? "Alexa, where's my catheter and pee bag?" "It's on your bed, right above your Atari Flashback!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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