http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/ Engadget Comments for Atari announces the Flashback 2.0 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/Dec 19th 2005 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/
btw, that was half a million in *one holiday season*. How many PS2's or Xbox's sold in that same amount of time? Not a whole lot more than that, and that's compared to a system that only plays 20 games. There is a huge pent-up demand for a return to old-school gameplay. I never thought I'd say this (I consider myself a gamer, whatever the era), but I've lately been finding modern games generally unplayable with a few notable exceptions (Katamari Damacy being a big one) - they've just gotten far too dark, far too complex, and far too long. They are not fun anymore, by and large.

I know there are pics of the Flashback 2.0 floating around (that's the 1.0 you've got up there) - I wish you'd posted one of those, because it is a much different looking system. I personally don't like the way they've taken an original Atari VCS case (the heavy sixer variety) and replaced the chrome switches with orange buttons... but some other people seem to like it a lot.

I just wish it had a proper cartridge slot. It looks like it does (the 2.0, I mean) but it's apparently just for show. It's still not running real 2600 hardware, so that's probably why - all the games are emulated this time (better than ports, but still not the real thing).
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ATARi]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/
I had to face facts a few years ago. I no longer have the time to invest in all-weekend game sessions in front of the TV or computer screen. As much as I'd like to buy a PSP for all its gadgety goodness, I know that I'd be throwing my money away as the games it offers just don't fit into my life any longer. :-(

But those twitch games... bring 'em on. Super Mario Bros., any of the Activision 2600 classic games... 2 minutes to learn, 30 minutes of enjoyment, then on to other things.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/
http://gear.ign.com/articles/573/573583p1.html

What is so goddamned hard about just re-releasing the REAL Atari VCS? Hell, I'd even buy a Sears Telegame system.

The fake cartridge port only adds insult to injury. It's like getting an electric golf cart shaped like a classic car, with a fake gas cap drawn on the side.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/Dec 19th 2005 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/Dec 19th 2005 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/Dec 19th 2005 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/
This is soooo much better then the orig Flashback
(which used NES technology to power the very
un authentic games) These are the original games
not some half backed ports... and the hardware
is the original hardware reduced to one chip
not "emulated" as someone else said...

supposidly there will be leads inside so that
you can solder your cartridge port in and
use your orig games, and the you can use any
joystick/paddles you might have from the old
days too... all this and the device is going
to be marketed for less then 30 bucks!!


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If Atari released a system like the 2600 (maybe a lot smaller), and sold different multi-game cartridges like "Action" and "Adventure" or whatever. This would be much better.

For now, I bought this:
http://www.sealiecomputing.com/retrozone/nintendo.html

and use it on my G5 to play my 1,000+ NES ROMS. Awesome, yes?

Fishes,
narco.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/Dec 19th 2005 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/Dec 19th 2005 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/
Although it's not the original system (it's smaller, lacks an external cart port, and has those nasty orange buttons) it's just cool that this is available for $30.

On a related note, for any of you nostalgic Atari fans, this is pretty cool: http://www.cafepress.com/angstridden.20982990 - We used to stay up until the wee hours playing Combat and Outlaw. Maybe this Flashback 2.0 will cause me to do the same thing almost 30 years later!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/29/atari-announces-the-flashback-2-0/
It definitely runs on original atari hardware specs, and the games are the same original binary files that were burned on to the carts 20+ years ago. :)

For those of you that are curious, the creator of this console, Curt Vendel, regularly hangs out at the forums at www.atariage.com. Many regulars on the atariage forums helped Curt and made suggestions that made it into the final product.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM