To help clear up any confusion, yes, the Atari Flashback 8 Gold: Activision Edition, is now available. This is a plug and play console with a generous selection of classic Atari 2600 games with great new features like HDMI output, two 2.4Ghz wireless controllers styled after the originals, save states,...
For the longest time it’s been accepted more or less as fact that the Atari 7800 sold 3.77 million consoles (recently lowered to 3.5 million on Wikipedia with no source), with a large proportion of that in the US (or sometimes indicated as JUST the US numbers). Similarly, the Sega...
After more than a decade of Atari Flashback releases, we finally have a true next generation hardware update with the Atari Flashback 8 Gold, which will be available at retailers everywhere by the middle of November (Amazon, AtGames Flashback Zone). Two of the most important upgrades are true high definition...
I’m happy to say that my new book, from Prima Games, has officially been announced! Atari Flashback: The Essential Companion, will be released towards the end of November both online and retail (Amazon, GameStop, Barnes & Noble, etc.). More details to follow, but for now, here’s the official information about the...
AtariAge forum goer, Dutchman2000, who acquired an Atari-related paperwork lot, has shared the text from a fascinating internal memo that describes plans for the company to make use of a version of Coleco’s ColecoVision hardware in their products. While the author of the original memo does not wish for a scan...
AtGames has released the Atari Flashback Portable, which is now available from a variety of major US retailers. While list price is $59.99, typical retail price is often quite a bit less. The Flashback Portable is part of the new AtGames Flashback Zone, which encompasses an increasing number of retro-themed...
Update: The full review is now posted! The AtGames Atari Flashback Portable, which is just now starting to hit major retailers everywhere and should have full availability by the end of the month (November 2016), features 60 built-in games, including legends like Frogger, as well as all-time Atari 2600 classics like...
The latest in the inexplicably popular “KIDS REACT” series has dropped, and lo and behold it’s a “fresh” take on kids reacting to games on the Atari 2600 Video Computer System, which came out in 1977. Here’s the video in question, although it’s not really necessary to play it, since it’s...
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