Atari Flashback 2.0
Atari Inc. - Atari Inc.
Electronic Game
Release date: 2006-07-11
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Atari Flashback 2.0
Date undefinedThe Atari Flashback2 product does not work.
Many of the games do not work at all.
For the games that do work, they do not work correctly.
The Atari company should be ashamed for putting such a
bad product on the market.
And for the people who gave this prudct a rating 4 or 5
you should be ashamed of yourselves. Why would you want
to mislead people like that.
Please do yourself a favor and do not buy this Atari
product.
Atari Flashback 2.0
Date undefinedSo much fun to play the old games! My only issue is that you have to turn it off and then back on to change games. And where's Frogger????
Atari Flashback 2.0
Date undefinedAh, the things they do with technology these days. The Flashback 2.0 isn't just an emulator - these aren't half-hearted recreations of the games you remember. Inside this device is an actual miniaturized Atari 2600 - the entire hunk of circuitry from 1977, squeezed onto a single chip. So when you plug in the Flashback 2.0, you're playing the actual games on actual hardware. Incredible, no?
I love this thing. For half the cost of a modern console game you get an entire game system, 42 games, and two controllers for some serious head-to-head action. Never mind that the graphics and sounds are 30 years old. This system delivers pure, unadultered, score-driven 1980s nostalgia.
Unfortunately, I don't remember most of these games. That's because the library is about half classics, and half unreleased/homebrew/prototype games. Too bad, because I'm really missing out on my favorite Atari games here: where's my Pole Position? I would have much preferred to see more classics and less novelties. (The included secret Paddle Games are a nice touch, though.) On this basis I'll give 4 stars for Fun.
The real reason I love the Flashback 2.0, though, and why I give it 5 stars: Crack it open, and you'll notice a silkscreened table showing pin connections to solder pads. These are handy instructions on how to add a cartridge slot to your game system! Now, the circuitry isn't perfect, so there are some 2600 games that won't run, but compatibility lists are available online. It's a great way to play all your games again without fiddling with crusty old technology and RF hookups.
In short: Buy one! The old classics never die, and what better way to experience them again than by playing them on real hardware? For under $30, 40+ games is a steal. And if you're handy with a soldering iron (or know someone who is), it's a great and inexpensive way to add a new game system to your collection.
