Atari Flashback 2.0

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Atari Flashback 2.0

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http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/flashback2.html

since i missed out on the atari 2600 this seem like an intresting package and it has 40 built in games.


edit : found a better review of the system
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Post by Mozgus »

These folks have been raised on handheld gaming systems that nearly pack more data into one pixel than you might find in all of a single Atari 2600 game.

A pixel? I stopped reading.
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Mozgus wrote:
These folks have been raised on handheld gaming systems that nearly pack more data into one pixel than you might find in all of a single Atari 2600 game.

A pixel? I stopped reading.


I didn't even get that far.
I won't bother with an article that makes me click through multiple pages.
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Post by metaleggman »

That site sucks, but if you can find it for 20 bucks, go for it. If you're up to it, you can make it play real atari games considering it's actual VCS hardware.
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Only 40 games? meh, I'd pass if I we're you. If you want to play an atari, look no farther than the real atari 2600. They're not too hard to find. Hell, I got mine for free(and sold it, hehe) Fun times though, seriously. There we're some decent titles. Like Pitfall, that's still fun to play today!
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Zalphier wrote:Only 40 games? meh, I'd pass if I we're you. If you want to play an atari, look no farther than the real atari 2600. They're not too hard to find. Hell, I got mine for free(and sold it, hehe) Fun times though, seriously. There we're some decent titles. Like Pitfall, that's still fun to play today!


But I'm sure the newer machines have a longer lifespan and there is no cart swapping.
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racketboy wrote:
Zalphier wrote:Only 40 games? meh, I'd pass if I we're you. If you want to play an atari, look no farther than the real atari 2600. They're not too hard to find. Hell, I got mine for free(and sold it, hehe) Fun times though, seriously. There we're some decent titles. Like Pitfall, that's still fun to play today!


But I'm sure the newer machines have a longer lifespan and there is no cart swapping.
Also, those 40 are 40 of the best. No ET on there bro. Plus, like I said before, this is the real hardware.
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ET.....damn that was a great game......cough*
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Post by arion »

metaleggman wrote:
racketboy wrote:
Zalphier wrote:Only 40 games? meh, I'd pass if I we're you. If you want to play an atari, look no farther than the real atari 2600. They're not too hard to find. Hell, I got mine for free(and sold it, hehe) Fun times though, seriously. There we're some decent titles. Like Pitfall, that's still fun to play today!


But I'm sure the newer machines have a longer lifespan and there is no cart swapping.
Also, those 40 are 40 of the best. No ET on there bro. Plus, like I said before, this is the real hardware.


and its possible to add a cartridge slot although it requiers some modding
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Post by Ramatut4001 »

I got one of these a while ago. We don't use it much, but it's cool and worth 20 dollars for sure.
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