5200Fanatic Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Hello, I ordered the 7800+ bundle, and I received all the bundle items except the 7800+ and 7800+ wireless controller. Anyone is a similar boat? I guess the 7800+ items are coming later? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Yes, they are shipping current in stock controllers. It was clearly stated that the 7800+ would not be shipping until the fall. Thus them calling it a preorder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Def not pre ordering anything. Learnt my lesson here. Anyone still needs lessons order away. I am awaiting a product in a store that I can purchase and return to the store for warranty if it is defective. Seems there is no answer to when that may happen. Possibly for now atari is an online store only? Are these made in the U S of A? Hope not everything is Chynah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 I guarantee it’s all going to be made in China. There ain’t no way they are building anything in the Plus line or the controllers in the USA. If they were the price would be double if not more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 2 hours ago, 5200Fanatic said: Hello, I ordered the 7800+ bundle, and I received all the bundle items except the 7800+ and 7800+ wireless controller. Anyone is a similar boat? I guess the 7800+ items are coming later? Thanks! They aren't being shipped until the release date, which is at the end of November, why would you think they would be included? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genfuyung Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 On 8/30/2024 at 12:28 AM, Jinks said: Def not pre ordering anything. Learnt my lesson here. Anyone still needs lessons order away. I am awaiting a product in a store that I can purchase and return to the store for warranty if it is defective. Seems there is no answer to when that may happen. Possibly for now atari is an online store only? Are these made in the U S of A? Hope not everything is Chynah. Unreal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 (edited) Real. I am 100% for this product. Make no mistake. Once it is available I will buy. Mostly for the wireless controllers and the ability to connect hdmi. Everything else I have many of already. Do I need another copy of BBCQ? Do I need another 7800? Oh yeah it connects with a common usb C so yeah why not. It is not super expensive. Especially the games the prices are like they were 10 years ago. Edited September 1 by Jinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5200Fanatic Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 On 8/30/2024 at 2:09 AM, CPUWIZ said: They aren't being shipped until the release date, which is at the end of November, why would you think they would be included? Just odd that they'd not ship it all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Anyone have any idea what if any technical differences there are between the 2600+ and the 7800+? I really wish I could buy this from Toys R' Us, by pulling the little sheet of paper, then paying for it, and taking it to the shack at the front in exchange for the actual product. I miss the 80s... lol. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 (edited) On 9/2/2024 at 8:22 PM, 5200Fanatic said: Just odd that they'd not ship it all together. No, it isn’t. Part of your order contained items that Atari has in stock currently, so those were shipped immediately. Part of your order was a pre-order for the 7800+ console which hasn't been released yet. Edited September 7 by John Stamos Mullet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 On 9/6/2024 at 4:04 PM, 82-T/A said: Anyone have any idea what if any technical differences there are between the 2600+ and the 7800+? I really wish I could buy this from Toys R' Us, by pulling the little sheet of paper, then paying for it, and taking it to the shack at the front in exchange for the actual product. I miss the 80s... lol. Even Toys R' Us disappeared for the most part. The store I always miss was one called Lionel's Play World. We used to buy Atari 8bit games there along with some role-playing stuff. Much like the Powers & Perils game we got there, that store disappeared as well... As far as technical differences between the 2600+ and 7800+, my understanding is that the 7800+ will support wireless controllers, while the 2600+ does not. Beyond that, I'm not sure what the differences are. I'd love an actual FPGA based system that has HDMI out simply to replace the original 7800 (or for that matter the 5200) so I could still use the awesome flash carts that have come out for them. Most of my shelf space is reserved for RPGs and board games, it's kind of hard to justify buying a bunch of boxed carts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Yeah, I'd never heard of Lionel's Play World before I moved to Florida. They were actually bought up by Toys R' Us from what I understand. That was the place my wife grew up with, and she tells me about it all the time. I'd only ever been to Toys R' Us, and I remember that FAO Schwartz was the super fancy place... like if you wanted custom-made toys that were fashioned from beachwood or bears made from rare animal fur or something ridiculous. Haha... I have the 2600+, and I'm pretty happy with it. But to be completely honest, I think I'd rather prefer a remake of the original that didn't used a programmable chip, but actual static hardware (that uses the cartridge, rather than pulls data off of it). I'm not complaining... I love my 2600+. I just don't really like the loading delay and such... but it was well done. I will probably get a 7800+, but I'm going to wait since it doesn't come out until November. I was kind of burned when I pre-ordered my 2600+ on the first day, and ended up getting it way later than basically every other person on Atari Age, including people who ordered it on Amazon after release day. Haha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 (edited) 20 hours ago, leech said: As far as technical differences between the 2600+ and 7800+, my understanding is that the 7800+ will support wireless controllers, while the 2600+ does not. That is not correct. The wireless controllers that are available for pre-order now are 100% compatible with the 2600+, 7800+, and the original 2600 and 7800 consoles. They use a DB9 dongle that plugs into the controller port, similar to the 8bitdo wireless controllers for Sega Genesis. Edited September 9 by John Stamos Mullet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 21 hours ago, leech said: Even Toys R' Us disappeared for the most part. The store I always miss was one called Lionel's Play World. We used to buy Atari 8bit games there along with some role-playing stuff. Much like the Powers & Perils game we got there, that store disappeared as well... Never heard of Play World, but we had a place called Lionel Kiddie City, I suppose they were related? Huge toy store, I think even larger than the average Toys R Us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 On 9/6/2024 at 6:04 PM, 82-T/A said: Anyone have any idea what if any technical differences there are between the 2600+ and the 7800+? I really wish I could buy this from Toys R' Us, by pulling the little sheet of paper, then paying for it, and taking it to the shack at the front in exchange for the actual product. I miss the 80s... lol. That's how I bought all of my NES games. My little local game shop had closed by then, very sad. However, the anticipation of going to the store and not knowing if the game was in stock, then seeing the slip just waiting for me, then that incredibly long period of time between then and when they'd give me the game while I imagined how awesome it was going to be to play it. Damn dude, you just hit core memory territory for me. Thanks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 4 hours ago, bent_pin said: That's how I bought all of my NES games. My little local game shop had closed by then, very sad. However, the anticipation of going to the store and not knowing if the game was in stock, then seeing the slip just waiting for me, then that incredibly long period of time between then and when they'd give me the game while I imagined how awesome it was going to be to play it. Damn dude, you just hit core memory territory for me. Thanks. The sad thing is, it seems to me that the only local game stores around these days are gamestop, and they're terrible! All the Babbages and Software Etc are long gone, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 5 minutes ago, leech said: Babbages and Software Etc Loved Babbage's, I was always able to get a deal there. Software Etc and was cool too, but Babbage's was my jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genfuyung Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 On 9/9/2024 at 10:14 AM, bent_pin said: That's how I bought all of my NES games. My little local game shop had closed by then, very sad. However, the anticipation of going to the store and not knowing if the game was in stock, then seeing the slip just waiting for me, then that incredibly long period of time between then and when they'd give me the game while I imagined how awesome it was going to be to play it. Damn dude, you just hit core memory territory for me. Thanks. This sounds like a terrible way to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 2 minutes ago, genfuyung said: This sounds like a terrible way to live. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 (edited) 4 hours ago, bent_pin said: No seriously, it was. Getting a new game meant more when you needed to put effort into acquiring it. Made you appreciate it more. The instant gratification today of downloading games instantly, or downloading an entire console's worth of roms in one shot isn't fun, or exciting. There's no semblance of anticipation. We went from kids working a paper route and saving all their tips for a month to get one new Atari cart to this in two generations: Edited September 11 by John Stamos Mullet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrunchyTC Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Yeah, I agree. Going to Toys R Us and looking at all the pictures of the game art, taking the slip and bringing it over to the counter, and waiting for your game to arrive, and the anticipation of it was awesome! I miss those days. That's how my brother got his virtual boy, the slip at toys r Us, I still have that thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) My heavy sixer came from Thrifty Drugs in Scottadale AZ. They had them behind the front counter, next to the ice cream scoop counter. It's a Petsmart now. Edited September 13 by Zonie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroPA Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 On 9/11/2024 at 2:32 PM, John Stamos Mullet said: No seriously, it was. Getting a new game meant more when you needed to put effort into acquiring it. Made you appreciate it more. The instant gratification today of downloading games instantly, or downloading an entire console's worth of roms in one shot isn't fun, or exciting. There's no semblance of anticipation. We went from kids working a paper route and saving all their tips for a month to get one new Atari cart to this in two generations: I built my complete collection of the original 7800 games with a combination of Big Lots closeouts, yard sale finds and eBay purchases. I think it's a big reason I have so much affection for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Bounty Bob Strikes Back seems to be the only new game, not available on European Amazon shops, why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted yesterday at 12:27 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:27 AM On 9/13/2024 at 6:23 PM, Zonie said: My heavy sixer came from Thrifty Drugs in Scottadale AZ. They had them behind the front counter, next to the ice cream scoop counter. It's a Petsmart now. From a heavy sixer and ice cream to a 2600+ and kibble. What time does to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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