+MrBlackCat Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 I ordered one from the same place John Hancock did, just to see what happens. Not sure why they have them still in stock, but they do. I ordered it on Monday (Nov-28th) and it just cleared customs this morning (Dec 3rd) coming from UAE to the US. Supposed to be here in a few days... so far so good. We shall see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 On 12/1/2022 at 1:46 PM, GoldLeader said: I know us Atari fans are getting up there, but was this really necessary? LOL - The 2600 was released a month AFTER Elvis died - so it wasn't really that long ago! 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rra Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 7:46 PM, rocketfan said: 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. If you want the true retro 1977 experience, you absolutely have to get your new 50th anniversary VCS at K-Mart! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrBlackCat Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 My Flashback Gold arrived safely today... shipped from UAE to the southern USA in 8 working days. Sometimes shipping within my state takes that long. Excellent. I haven't played it yet, but I have tested the unit, paddles and joystick. Everything is fine. Glad to add this one to the AtGames Tower of Shame. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 On 12/8/2022 at 4:12 PM, MrBlackCat said: AtGames Tower of Shame I thought I was the flashback record holder, but that's impressive. I do own a couple X's, a 9, and a few Legends Flashbacks. I also have a Flashback 2 I'd like to do the cartridge mod on someday. I recently picked up a used portable 70 games atGames unit - I really like playing Subterranea on it! I envy the Colecovision and Intellivision units. Those were sold before I got back into retro gaming, and frankly a little before retro gaming was such a big fad. They might sell better if they re-introduced more mini/HDMI versions of those now. The listing is now up on Amazon, though not clear that they are in stock: https://www.amazon.com/Flashback-Anniversary-Controllers-Not-Machine-Specific/dp/B0BGYD6GM9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrBlackCat Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 10 hours ago, rocketfan said: I thought I was the flashback record holder, but that's impressive. I do own a couple X's, a 9, and a few Legends Flashbacks. I also have a Flashback 2 I'd like to do the cartridge mod on someday. I recently picked up a used portable 70 games atGames unit - I really like playing Subterranea on it! I envy the Colecovision and Intellivision units. Those were sold before I got back into retro gaming, and frankly a little before retro gaming was such a big fad. They might sell better if they re-introduced more mini/HDMI versions of those now. The listing is now up on Amazon, though not clear that they are in stock: https://www.amazon.com/Flashback-Anniversary-Controllers-Not-Machine-Specific/dp/B0BGYD6GM9 This forum isn't so active anymore relative to FlashBacks, but I am guessing there are many persons who have most or all. My wife actually bought me the original Flashback from WalGreens after I looked at it too long. Around this time I discovered Atari Age forums. After learning about what it was a bit, the exceptionally cute (for the time) FlashBack 2 came out and it was just on for me. Then the Handhelds... I love all types of gaming. I honestly don't play them for long periods like I do modern systems, but I play them weekly since they came out. Because I am busy, I built this cabinet as a GameBoy Color to house them... I am SO glad I jumped on the Coleco and Intellivision units! At first I saw them as just "the way" the mini console market would go, but slowly my view changed to "what if this is a dead branch" and pre-ordered both. From then on, I buy them every year they were offered. I am not really a "collector" and don't have or care to have every variant. The Amazon listing seems sketchy... if you really want one, as stated above, the source in Dubai shipped really fast. I do my best with cable management, so here was my solution for keeping the Flashbacks accessible... because many of the systems overlap in games, I don't keep every model available here. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 That's even more impressive! Looks like you have a Legends Ultimate there also. Will see if they get in stock on Amazon soon. I'm still hoping Sam's Club or another retailer carries them soon. The Amazon page says something like "Won't arrive in time for Christmas", so I'm not feeling optimistic. I have still seen a few atGames "core gamer" puck units in Sam's club recently, which makes me think they still are working with atGames. Although they had them stashed over by where the consumer electronics were at, instead of by the Christmas stuff and toys - which is practically like hiding them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 The Amazon posting now says "Don't know when or if this will be back in stock". Ouch! Wonder what the heck is going on - somehow they are building and selling products like the A500 mini even with parts shortages and such... Looking around I see another one on Craigslist: https://blacksburg.craigslist.org/ele/d/austinville-atari-flashback-50th/7569962590.html $45 for that one, which is a steal in case you are passing through Virginia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I imagine much of the apparent lack of supply is simply due to AtGames alienating most retailers that once did business with them, with consequently little demand for their newer products and small production runs as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrBlackCat Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 6 hours ago, Atariboy said: I imagine much of the apparent lack of supply is simply due to AtGames alienating most retailers that once did business with them, with consequently little demand for their newer products and small production runs as a result. I was not aware of this... The idea of this does not surprise me as their services seem to be in decline relative to the AtGame Legends. I was originally really impressed how much effort was put into updates that fixed bugs and added features. BUT... I was suddenly unable to log into the REQUIRED AtGames servers a while back without any changes on my end. So far I have only gotten redirects and ultimately no response from tech support. The internet dependency of the advanced features of the Legends series will likely be its downfall. Since then, I no longer support or recommend these units unless someone wants to just play a couple of arcade games and some Atari games in a nostalgic like package. All I see is "Product Lifecycle" written all over this. I would NEVER have bought such a unit based on its stock configuration. But it is what it is. Just in case anyones first reaction is lost passwords or ID issues etc, it isn't. I can log into my online account just fine and see my ID, successfully change my account password etc. My Legends account page is where I have wasted time trying to get tech support. From now own I will trust my instincts and stick to non-subscription based systems... I do have a resistance to supporting AtGames through their other products like the Flashback series now. Logically I doubt it really matters in the scope of things or I would not have bought the 50th Flashback Gold... and the Flashback units don't have a Product Lifetime based on an improbably successful internet service. MrBlackCat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 The retail thing is true only in the sense that no retailers want to touch plug and plays from anyone anymore. That market is dead at retail. The home arcade stuff is where it's at for now. To me, that's understandable, as you can get the same type of nostalgia fix on the platforms everyone already owns, including mobile, so there's no compelling reason for a dedicated plug and play device. The arcade stuff is more compelling because of the custom controls and different type of presentation made possible by the various form factors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenJ Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) Bill,Sorry if you already answered this question in other threads of this forum... Can you tell me if the Atari Flashback Gold Console 50th Anniversary Edition has the same Innards (i.e. USB, processer, OS, etc.) as the previous model? I'd only be interested in the system if it can run the latest version of Stella...making it capable of playing all 2600 games. Thanks, Stephen Edited December 24, 2022 by StephenJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, StephenJ said: Bill,Sorry if you already answered this question in other threads of this forum... Can you tell me if the Atari Flashback Gold Console 50th Anniversary Edition has the same Innards (i.e. USB, processer, OS, etc.) as the previous model? I'd only be interested in the system if it can run the latest version of Stella...making it capable of playing all 2600 games. Thanks, Stephen I don't work for AtGames anymore and had no insight into that before I left. My assumption would be it's basically the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenJ Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Thanks Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkiELO Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) On 12/8/2022 at 3:12 PM, MrBlackCat said: My Flashback Gold arrived safely today... shipped from UAE to the southern USA in 8 working days. Sometimes shipping within my state takes that long. Excellent. I haven't played it yet, but I have tested the unit, paddles and joystick. Everything is fine. Glad to add this one to the AtGames Tower of Shame. The first 2+ Atari Flashbacks were by Curt Vendel (RIP) and Marty Goldberg of Legacy Engineering, not AtGames! 😎 My collection... Atari Flashback (2004) Atari Flashback 2 (2005) Atari Flashback 2+ (2010) AtGames Atari Flashback 3 (2011) Atari Flashback 4: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2012) Atari Flashback 4 (2012) Millipede Intellivision Flashback (2014) ColecoVision Flashback (2014) Atari Flashback 5 (2014) Atari Flashback 6 (2015) Atari Flashback: Portable (2016) Atari Flashback 8: Gold Activision Edition (2017) Atari Flashback: Portable (2017) Atari Flashback: Portable (2018) Atari Flashback 9 (2018) Family Dollar standard definition edition with SD card slot Atari Flashback 9: Gold (2018) Atari Flashback: Portable (2019) Atari Flashback X: Deluxe (2019) Legends Flashback: Deluxe (2019) Jakks Pacific Namco Arcade Classics (2003) Atari TV Game (2003) Atari Paddle (2004) Activision (2004) Ms. Pac-Man Plug & Play Super Value Gamekey Mega Pack (2005) Capcom 3-in-1 (2005) Super Pac-Man Collection (2006) Retro Arcade featuring Pac-Man (2008) The Price Is Right (2009) Retro Arcade featuring Space Invaders (2011) Techno Source Intellivision 10 (2003) Intellivision 10 2nd Edition (2005) Activision (2006) Radica Space Invaders (2004) Mammoth Toys C64 Direct-to-TV (2004) Konami Collector's Series: Majesco's TV Arcade Advanced (2004) Bandai Namco Pac-Man Connect & Play (2012) NES Classic Edition (2016) Basic Fun! Atari 2600 Plug & Play Joystick (2017) Arcade1up Pac-Man Collection (2020) Edited December 30, 2022 by TrekkiELO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaberfoX Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 The 50th Anniversary edition is now on Amazon, at $59.99 for the standard with 110 games, and at $82.99 for the gold one with a set of paddles and 130 games. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrBlackCat Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Good to see they are finally available in the US... unfortunate they are late this year. Several times over the years, I enjoyed getting them before Thanksgiving to enjoy other the holidays in the US. I will miss these FlashBacks as these stand alone units are the best thing about AtGames at this point with the Arcade Legends series life cycle kind of being on the downhill side now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timdu Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 45 minutes ago, FaberfoX said: The 50th Anniversary edition is now on Amazon, at $59.99 for the standard with 110 games, and at $82.99 for the gold one with a set of paddles and 130 games. It's $69.99 - not $59.00 - for the basic edition. $10 less than the Montgomery Wards listing at $79.99 https://www.wards.com/p/atari-flashback-50th-anniversary-edition-798906.html?cgid=atari#start=1 I'm going to wait on purchasing both of these. I'm sure in time they will be discounted and will come down to a bargain price. Patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkiELO Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, FaberfoX said: The 50th Anniversary edition is now on Amazon, at $59.99 for the standard with 110 games, and at $82.99 for the gold one with a set of paddles and 130 games. 48 minutes ago, timdu said: It's $69.99 - not $59.00 - for the basic edition. $10 less than the Montgomery Wards listing at $79.99 https://www.wards.com/p/atari-flashback-50th-anniversary-edition-798906.html?cgid=atari#start=1 I'm going to wait on purchasing both of these. I'm sure in time they will be discounted and will come down to a bargain price. Patience. Newegg has the Atari Flashback Gold Console 50th Anniversary Edition for $79.99 plus free shipping https://www.newegg.com/p/2CT-0005-00062?Item=9SIBG5KJCC3792 Edited December 30, 2022 by TrekkiELO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaberfoX Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, timdu said: It's $69.99 - not $59.00 - for the basic edition. $10 less than the Montgomery Wards listing at $79.99 https://www.wards.com/p/atari-flashback-50th-anniversary-edition-798906.html?cgid=atari#start=1 I'm going to wait on purchasing both of these. I'm sure in time they will be discounted and will come down to a bargain price. Patience. You're right, my mistake and can't edit it now It's $59.99 at Newegg for the basic edition, I jumped the gun and got the Gold at Amazon already, didn't think to check newegghttps://www.newegg.com/p/2CT-0005-00061?Item=9SIBG5KJCC3778 I wouldn't wait too long, these have a history of selling out fast and scalpers love them... Edited December 30, 2022 by FaberfoX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeamRider Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Amazon just charged my card for the Flashback 50th Gold I pre-ordered there a few weeks back. Should be shipping soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cilantro55 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 I have a Flashback 2 and 9 Gold. I am tempted to get the new one... I'm not sure if it's worth it (based on having the two that I have), though it seems like it will be the last one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrBlackCat Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 6 hours ago, Cilantro55 said: I have a Flashback 2 and 9 Gold. I am tempted to get the new one... I'm not sure if it's worth it (based on having the two that I have), though it seems like it will be the last one... I would say get it. Just because the line is coming to an end and their resale value is pretty good for the last few versions should you decide you don't want it. I don't have that many total hours on mine honestly, but I have never had one fail. MrBlackCat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaberfoX Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 8 hours ago, Cilantro55 said: I have a Flashback 2 and 9 Gold. I am tempted to get the new one... I'm not sure if it's worth it (based on having the two that I have), though it seems like it will be the last one... Just get it for the looks, I have a 1, a 2+ and an X and the X (that looks like this one) is the cutest thing ever. I've got most other minis released so far and none beats this one on looks. I hope for the release of a Vader looking one, it's the only one that could be better looking imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cilantro55 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Ok, You both have convinced me. I looked back at the Amazon listing and ordered... what's interesting is that they other day, it was going to take a few days, but this morning it was available for overnight (and yes, I ordered). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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