Jake67 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 This was a slightly disappointing e-mail to get from Atari about my pre-order: Thank you for purchasing an Atari 2600+. We are eager to get your order to you and will do so as soon as possible. Our fulfillment partner is shipping orders in waves as product arrives at their distribution center. Your order is planned to ship in the first week of December. I suppose I wish their “fulfillment partner” was Amazon. 😁 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.A.P. Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Got a notification from Atari that the set of paddles I ordered directly from them will shop out in December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Well... I'm kind of bummed. I got a notification telling me that my 2600+ wouldn't be shipping until sometime in December. I'll survive, hah... but I think I'm a little frustrated because I purchased it literally within minutes of receiving the e-mail that an Atari 2600+ was available for pre-orders. I mean... I ordered it so fast that I could barely get the numbers in fast enough... so I have to assume I was probably one of the earlier ones to order it. I received an e-mail Tuesday saying it's ready to ship... and then received an e-mail on Friday with a tracking number, and now an e-mail telling me it'll be ~3 weeks. Again, love Atari... I'll suck it up, but I am a little bummed... haha. It would be OK if I knew it was because there was a patch or something they wanted to put out before they sent it to me. Still hoping for a smooth rollout for Atari... I want to see them succeed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Getting closer to shipping for me... Atari <no-reply@atari.com> Unsubscribe 2:11 PM (34 minutes ago) to me Thank you for purchasing an Atari 2600+. We are eager to get your order to you and will do so as soon as possible. Our fulfillment partner is shipping orders in waves as product arrives at their distribution center. Your order is planned to ship in the first week of December. You will receive an email with a tracking number when your order is scheduled to leave the fulfillment center. Thank you, The Atari Team 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechanicoid Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 My biggest take away so far, is don't order day one and wait for Amazon. I just received an email saying "Thank you for purchasing an Atari 2600+. We are eager to get your order to you and will do so as soon as possible. Our fulfillment partner is shipping orders in waves as product arrives at their distribution center. Your order is planned to ship in the first week of December." Maybe next time have your product ready to ship on the day you say it will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thran Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) I got the same email about shipping the first week of December. My order of Mr. Run and jump, that I ordered separately, has shipped. Too bad I didn’t order Berzerk and everything else individually as well. Edited November 18, 2023 by Thran Phrasing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 I got the info that UPS will bring my 2600+ and paddles by the end of the day on Thursday 23rd. I can wait... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_1970 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 On 11/15/2023 at 11:22 AM, Dr Karnov said: First unboxing I've seen of the normal retail release: https://youtu.be/qopIQVQGLnA?feature=shared I put one up on YouTube today, but it’s A LOT longer (and wordier). Tried to link it in its own thread, but I take it that’s frowned upon around here as it’s not been approved. Tagged “2600+” “unboxing” so hopefully not too hard to find, but: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) Just got the same email.... Thank you for purchasing an Atari 2600+. We are eager to get your order to you and will do so as soon as possible. Our fulfillment partner is shipping orders in waves as product arrives at their distribution center. Your order is planned to ship in the first week of December. Damn Edited November 18, 2023 by PacManPlus 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Welcome to the First Week of December Brotherhood.🙂 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMarcoux66 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, PacManPlus said: Just got the same email.... Thank you for purchasing an Atari 2600+. We are eager to get your order to you and will do so as soon as possible. Our fulfillment partner is shipping orders in waves as product arrives at their distribution center. Your order is planned to ship in the first week of December. Damn Mine is on the way from Atari here in the US but it was shipped pony express (Fedex Smartpost)... guess I am lucky that it is coming seeing some of these posts... On a very positive note, it seems like the Atari 2600+ is selling which is great! I really hope that it is a success, and we see many more products getting released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microjak Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 4 hours ago, Blinky said: I received my 2600+ today too! it's just a bit bigger then the 2600 junior. Looks very neat Been testing my games and most work after cleaning them. Pole Position PAL colors are off but that's already known. PAL games don't play that great yet. The dumper slot seems to be sensitive though I even managed to crash/ reload a few games while playing with the black and white switch. The joystick ports pins are a bit too thin for my original controllers (except the CX-78 which makes a firm connection). Both my driver controllers don't work except the fire button. Not sure if it's poor contact of the connector or a software issue. Anyway beside these things I'm very pleased with my 2600+ Hi,please could you tell me in what way PAL games don’t play that well yet? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Dr Karnov said: I have 7800 Joust, Choplifter, Xevious and Commando, all PAL versions. I'm due to get my 2600+ tomorrow so I'll post on here if I can get them to work Many thanks and please let us know the results. The (possible) 7800 PAL fail list gets longer: Commando (confirmed by others, too) Choplifter Food Fight (reported by others, need to test) Joust (confirmed by others, too) Karateka (reported by others, need to test) Xevious PAL 2600 games usually run fine but reports about wrong colors increase, so I gonna test Space Invaders, Enduro, Pole Position, Battlezone next. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 So I kinda stupidly ordered Berzerk Enhanced a week after ordering the 2600+, and got both emails on Thursday afternoon. The 2600+ is coming via Fedex ground, and will be here by friday the 24th! yay! Berzerk enhanced is shipping via USPS, and will arrive in the summer of 2026. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Got s shipping confirmation today, says my console should be in Sunday. Bit bummed I don't get to spend this weekend with it, but next week is a long one (for us, Thanksgiving) so cool. No mention of paddles which I ordered at the same time, but may have screwed up as a couple weeks back I ordered a second set when it popped back up for order again. Anyhow, won't do much till Wednesday other than test it comes on, but ill get to play with it if it works. Read some earlier posts, we can't recommend adventure and yars revenge? Really? I get yars due to the cloud in the muddle of the screen, but I'd be more likely to mention things like asteroids or pacman due to flicker. Adventure is dependant on you how bad it can flicker. I don't remember epelipsy being a thing in the early 80's and earlier, I'm pretty sure its a whole screen thing that may trigger it, not small objects on screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_q_atari Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 I got the same 1st week of December email as everyone else. It's nice that they at least provided an update to people now that it has started shipping to some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Add me to the December list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blinky Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Microjak said: could you tell me in what way PAL games don’t play that well yet? It's mostly the PAL 50Hz to 60Hz display conversion that causes jerkyness because of frame skips. Where linair movement is normally smooth it becomes jerky/ stuttery because of the frameskips. You can notice this the best on horizontal movement. The scrolling message in Fatal Run is aweful to watch (but in alfairness, this behaviour is also present on Stella for PC on 60Hz monitor). I've heard that there will be a future update that will support 50Hz HDMI so things should play more smootly then. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. King Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Atari delayed the 2600+ just as I previously thought would happen that Amazon orders would get filled before those who preordered early direct from Atari. Atari seems to not value early preorder customers very much but that is no surprise. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Lots of talk about cleaning old cartridges. I would recommended using an actual contact cleaner like Deoxit D5. Here is a link: DeoxIT D5S-6 Spray, More Than A Contact Cleaner, 142g, Integrated Straw, Pack of 1 https://a.co/d/d6HmMLD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Neon Wraith Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, chad5200 said: Lots of talk about cleaning old cartridges. I would recommended using an actual contact cleaner like Deoxit D5. Here is a link: DeoxIT D5S-6 Spray, More Than A Contact Cleaner, 142g, Integrated Straw, Pack of 1 https://a.co/d/d6HmMLD Absolutely! Deoxit is great stuff. Just clean the contacts with alcohol and a cotton swab first and then finish with some Deoxit. @Albert Maybe this is a good time to highlight any thread about cleaning your cartridge contacts. I know there is a really good one in the Jaguar forum HERE but I haven't looked to see if there is one in the 2600 or 7800 forums. Maybe make it a separate forum all by itself? 2P. Btw, I received the email that I will receive my order during the first week of December as well. I just hope it gets here before Christmas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 I found this product helpful with cleaning 2600 carts. https://www.1upcard.com/collections/the-1up-card/products/atari-2600-cartridge-key?variant=40454144753730 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashv Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Mine has said fedex label printed since the 16th but I suspect I too will join the waiting for Dec brotherhood. Was hoping to play over Thanksgiving holiday, but oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KainXavier Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) I haven't received any order updates aside from the e-mail sent out earlier today. I also ordered Mr. Run and Jump and the CX30+ bundle so I'm assuming those will arrive in December as well? Edited November 19, 2023 by KainXavier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpieboy Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 I ordered my console from my local EB Games (I'm in Australia), in September, and I picked it up on its release day. With the paddles bundle and Berzerk, I order it from an online store in Melbourne Victoria around the same time (it was either them or Amazon) and it stated on the website "release date 17th November". 17th of November comes around and my order status changed from "Back ordered - 1 week (meaning one week delay, didn't have a problem with that) to "Completed" (which there was nothing in their order status definitions to explain it). I contacted their customer support and they followed it up and now they say it won't be shipped until late January. My response can I cancel and get a refund. Pretty poor communication in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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