Atari Flashback Game System

List Price: $19.99 Discount Price: $12.00

Features:

• Retro-style video game console
• 20 classic Atari games in 1 package
• Easy plug-and-play
• Comes with 2 joysticks and A/V cable

Customer Reviews:

A "flashback" that could've gone over better... [Posted on 2006-01-02]
Like most plug-&-play systems that have as many games as this one has, the games on the Atari Flashback console range from a-little-too-easy-to-beat, to frustratingly-difficult-to-play. Thankfully, there are enough games on this unit ("Centipede", "Millipede", "Warlords", "Breakout", "Planet Smashers", and "Yar's Revenge" are the vanguard of the Flashback's fun-and-reasonably-challenging fare) that fall between the two extremes to almost make it worth it.

Sadly, the controls, based on the Atari 7800 joysticks, leave a little something to be desired. They are a bit too small, and the fire buttons aren't placed in a very comfy spot. Also, the joystick doesn't have the kind of "give" that I prefer when moving in whatever direction I need to. Fortunately, with the exception of "Skydivers" and "Asteroids", all the games have pretty good response to the directional controls. Speaking of "Asteroids": thanks to the funky arrangement of the joystick controls for it, the Flashback's rendition of "Asteroids" is absolutely unplayable.

Bottom line: if you can hack the funky joystick, you'll likely get more than your fair share of fun outta the Atari Flashback plug-&-play console.

BTW I checked to see if the Atari Flashback 2 console's () 2600-style joystick controls would be compatible with its predecessor, and vice-versa; unfortunately, it's a no-go. The AC adapters for each unit are also incompatible; they have different milliamp (mA) outputs.

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garbage [Posted on 2006-03-13]
i bought this at gamestop for 40 dollars it sucjs what kind of a game is food fight or centipede the controllers they suck i cant explain the controllers thats how bad they are if you want a classic system get the the only the best the best there is the best there was and the best there will ever be super nintendo super nintendo is the golden oldie it is the the goldent gate bridge of gaming

Ah! It looks like a 7800! (A what!?) [Posted on 2007-05-05]
Well, I heard about this system, bought it, and one thing immediately came to mind. Why, if the wanted to market a classic Atari console, would they make it in the shell of a 7800? Not that it matters, but who acutally owns a 7800? Oh well. The games are fun, but the emulation of the sounds are not all there due to the use of a different chipset. I eventually got to the point where i became hooked on the games to the point that I Ebayed myself an actual 7800 Prosystem. I wound up paying about 10 times the [...] dollars I spent on the Flashback. Classic gaming bang for the buck, you cant go wrong with this system. Combo it with a Flashback 2, set it up, turn down the lights, and enjoy it all old school!

Accept it for what it is, not the emulation quality [Posted on 2007-06-16]
First off, many people don't like this game because the emulation is bad. Emulation? Why do you need an old game to be perfectly emulated? Okay, so the bleep sound was supposed to be a bloop. Does that make the game less fun? I've played many of the real Atari video game systems and yes, the games on here do differ, a lot in some games. What I look at is how good it is for what it is. Are the games fun? Yes. Are the controllers good? Yes. The controllers are better than the original pro-line controllers in my opinion and with hacking a Nintendo controller can be made to work with this. I understand people who are angry about spending the original price on this when it was new but I purchased mine for about 1/6 that. Warlords alone is worth how much these cost now. ^-^ Anywho, fun, emulation sucks, good value, ect...

Atari Flashback [Posted on 2008-08-04]
The product was not for me, but for a customer who order it thru me. I hope the product is working fine.

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