@Highlar nicely put! Couldn't have said it better myself! I was 10 when I got a 2600 and 51 now! Married 2 kids and running a family business. Not enough time in the day. But on the weekends I always try to squeeze in a few hours of gaming along with buying games on a weekly basis. I very proudly own almost everything from the 2600 to the Switch! I will also take my last breath probably with a controller in hand!! Beats a good movie any day of the week!! Hopefully Atari will get this done the right way!! I'm rooting for them!!
As a big ex Atari fan I hope it turns out to be something really cool!! 2600 5200 7800 Lynx Jaguar Atari 400/800 Atari ST Arcade games They have quite a bit of hardware in their history to pull from!
I'll believe that when I see it. And also if GameCube comes I'm sure it will primarily be Nintendo games not 3rd party titles. We will see! First they need to announce the service for Switch before anything else. Hopefully at E3??
My issues:
Can't flip the display on Varth to vertical...really?
Black n white GBoy games on an HD display?
Missing games previously listed on their website!
Yes there is a lot of slowdown with certain titles!
Many classics missing from these license holders and with odd choices chosen instead!
But Overall though it's still ok to mess around with here and there and doesn't take up any space to keep hooked up!
Now I'm hoping it Sells well enough for them to do a revised unit next year(or sooner) and improve in all these areas I mentioned above, increase the game list with more popular titles and get rid of the black and white GB games! Yes This review will not help their cause for any retro gamer that was leaning towards a purchase but here's hoping!! Meanwhile I continue to have fun with Atari flashback 7 and the colecovision flashback from 2015! 😊
What a shame - I would love a viable piece of hardware to run my colecovision and Atari carts! Meanwhile though, how about an update to the colecovision flashback console?!?
@Retroking1981 it's true but Nintendo's own fault for letting it happen!! They have to reach out to these companies and secure content....but they don't!!
@faint owned by Disney now so you never know. Wouldn't label it as impossible and this is where Nintendo needs to step it up and reach out to those holding the license for these and many other vc games!
I wish Nintendo would pursue the Atari classics so they may live again thru wii U and/or 3ds. Or they should spend some of their billions and buy Atari altogether. Thank god I have my ps3 that runs ps2 games cause I like to pop in Atari Anthology here n there! Also have vol 1&2 classics on DS which of course can run on 3DS along with the 2600/7800 and my collection of 300+ originals!! Atari games like Asteroids, Centipede,Millipede, Tempest and many others still hold up very well today and every time I play one brings back childhood memories!!
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Re: Atari's New Console Seems To Be Part NES Classic Mini, Part Ouya
@Highlar nicely put! Couldn't have said it better myself! I was 10 when I got a 2600 and 51 now! Married 2 kids and running a family business. Not enough time in the day. But on the weekends I always try to squeeze in a few hours of gaming along with buying games on a weekly basis. I very proudly own almost everything from the 2600 to the Switch! I will also take my last breath probably with a controller in hand!! Beats a good movie any day of the week!! Hopefully Atari will get this done the right way!! I'm rooting for them!!
Re: Atari's New Console Seems To Be Part NES Classic Mini, Part Ouya
As a big ex Atari fan I hope it turns out to be something really cool!!
2600
5200
7800
Lynx
Jaguar
Atari 400/800
Atari ST
Arcade games
They have quite a bit of hardware in their history to pull from!
Re: Feature: The Making Of Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
I'll believe that when I see it. And also if GameCube comes I'm sure it will primarily be Nintendo games not 3rd party titles. We will see! First they need to announce the service for Switch before anything else. Hopefully at E3??
Re: Hardware Review: Retro-Bit Generations
My issues:
Can't flip the display on Varth to vertical...really?
Black n white GBoy games on an HD display?
Missing games previously listed on their website!
Yes there is a lot of slowdown with certain titles!
Many classics missing from these license holders and with odd choices chosen instead!
But Overall though it's still ok to mess around with here and there and doesn't take up any space to keep hooked up!
Now I'm hoping it Sells well enough for them to do a revised unit next year(or sooner) and improve in all these areas I mentioned above, increase the game list with more popular titles and get rid of the black and white GB games! Yes This review will not help their cause for any retro gamer that was leaning towards a purchase but here's hoping!! Meanwhile I continue to have fun with Atari flashback 7 and the colecovision flashback from 2015! 😊
Re: Coleco Removes Its Name From The Chameleon Console, But Aims To Produce "New Products" In The Future
What a shame - I would love a viable piece of hardware to run my colecovision and Atari carts! Meanwhile though, how about an update to the colecovision flashback console?!?
Re: The Making Of Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
@Retroking1981 it's true but Nintendo's own fault for letting it happen!! They have to reach out to these companies and secure content....but they don't!!
Re: The Making Of Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
@faint owned by Disney now so you never know. Wouldn't label it as impossible and this is where Nintendo needs to step it up and reach out to those holding the license for these and many other vc games!
Re: The Making Of Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Now if only we had GameCube games in the eshop....but that's too difficult!!
Re: Myth Becomes Reality As Atari's E.T. Cartridges Are Unearthed In New Mexico Landfill
I wish Nintendo would pursue the Atari classics so they may live again thru wii U and/or 3ds. Or they should spend some of their billions and buy Atari altogether. Thank god I have my ps3 that runs ps2 games cause I like to pop in Atari Anthology here n there! Also have vol 1&2 classics on DS which of course can run on 3DS along with the 2600/7800 and my collection of 300+ originals!! Atari games like Asteroids, Centipede,Millipede, Tempest and many others still hold up very well today and every time I play one brings back childhood memories!!