Why I buy this one ?
- Retro-style video game console
- 20 classic Atari games in 1 package
- Easy plug-and-play
- Comes with 2 joysticks and A/V cable

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What our customer's say!

"Atari Flashback", The product was not for me, but for a customer who order it thru me. I hope the product is working fine.

"Accept it for what it is, not the emulation quality", 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...

"Ah! It looks like a 7800! (A what!?)", 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!

"garbage", 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

"A "flashback" that could've gone over better...", 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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"There's definitely good and bad here", On one hand, the Atari Flashback console features a pretty diverse selection of games. It's also interesting to note that Centipede and Asteroids are the Atari 7800 versions. Centipede actually sort of sounds like the arcade version, but Asteroids, as has been mentioned elsewhere, doesn't quite feel the same without the "drift" after firing your thrusters. As for the Atari 2600 games, there are several classics included and several clinkers. The main reason I bought this console was for the 2600 game "Solaris". The game seems complex and is rather challenging. It combines outer space flight with "rescue missions" on the planet surfaces. It was graphically impressive for its time and to this day rates as a unique and different game. "Yar's Revenge" is also an oldie but a goodie and performs flawlessly here. And if you're looking for a true classic, "Adventure" is represented very well here. While the graphics are extremely primitive and the sound is nonexistent, it features a wealth of things to do and accomplish. Good stuff.

Like others have mentioned, there are several problems with this system as well. The 7800 game "Desert Falcon" is just pathetic. The frame rate must be 2 frames per minute or something... it simply doesn't perform well at all. The biggest loser of the bunch though in my opinion has to be "Warlords". This 4-player "Breakout"-style game features a seizure-inducing screen jump that occurs every time a brick is destroyed. There is just no way this game can be enjoyed at all. And finally, the joysticks themselves can cause serious carpal tunnel effects. They are much smaller than the old 7800 sticks that they were inspired by, and after playing a game that involves a lot of trigger action (Solaris for example), my hand felt like it wouldn't open back up!

Overall, it's a fun system for nostalgia lovers... if you can get past some of the glitches. For the price, it's a great bargain though, and if you're a fan of any of these old games and don't have the originals, it's definitely worth a look.



"Extremely disappointed", Being an avid classic gamer, I had been excited to pick up one of these Atari Flashback units since I first heard about its development. Once I finally plugged it in and played the games... well, let's just say I'll be returning it to the store.

Apparently, this console was a rush-job, developed in only ten weeks, and it shows. Instead of running on the original hardware, these games are being emulated. This leads to all sorts of graphical glitches and gameplay problems. Desert Falcon has so much flicker that it's all but unplayable. I was unable to select different tracks/surfaces in Sprintmaster. The ship in Asteroids doesn't drift when you fire the thruster. There is no gravity in Gravitar. The list goes on...

In fairness, some of the games played flawlessly - Adventure comes to mind, and the previously unreleased Saboteur. The paddle games (Breakout, etc.) were faithfully represented, but I found them too hard to control with the joystick controller.

I am extremely disappointed because this console had so much promise. I sincerely hope that Atari can perfect the system and release a new version.

"Almost like old times...", Of course you're not eyeing this as the latest in graphics and technology. Rather, you're looking at it for nostalgic or retro enjoyment. This was the case with my wife, who missed her old Atari from when she was a kid. So I decided to pick one up for her that we could relax to after the kids went to bed.

Overall, it's not a bad job. It features one previously unreleased game (which I feel ought to have remained unreleased) as well as nineteen of everyone's favorites from the original Atari. Some of the games included are Breakout, Yar's Revenge, Centipede and Millepede (I can understand one or the other, but were both of these really necessary?), Asteroids, Desert Falcon, Gravitar, Food Fight, Crystal Castle and a number of others.

Like other retro-Atari products now being released, I find that games originally intended to be played with a paddle don't play as well with a joystick. Additionally, and I don't know how this was managed given how simple the programming in comparison to today's games, but somehow Atari lost some of the original programming in transfering these games. So certain minor things (like sounds and other effects) are missing from the original.

Take Asteroids for example -- in the original, the space ship would continue to drift after you released the thrusters. In this version, however, the ship just stops moving when you stop the thrusters. So expect some minor changes.

One thing my wife and I did appreciate was the instruction book that refreshed our memory about the background of each games, as well as explained what each level means. Since a number of the games can be set to nine or ten different levels, each with its own subtle variations, you're not left scratching your head. Of course the games aren't too difficult to figure out, but it is still nice to know what each mode adds or omits -- particularly if it activates the second player.

Which brings me to another advantage this holds over most other retro-Atari products; that is, the second joystick that allows two player options. A lot of these games really aren't that fun to play alone, or the novelty soon wears off when playing them alone.

This system really fulfills its nostalgic and retro purposes because you can enjoy it with your friends, or alternatively cuddle up in bed or on the couch with your spouse and just enjoy an evening home. And this adds a lot to the fun of this project.

"Gives old games a bad name.", The hardware is nice, but the software screams "rush job." Like the JAKKS all-in-one units, the Flashback uses a different hardware platform than the original chipset these Atari games were designed to run on. As a result, we get copies of copies of old arcade games, with a lot lost in the translation. Collision detection is off, sounds are missing, and the game set isn't as good as the games from over twenty years ago that it pretends to collect. For the price, you'd be better served by finding a flea-market Atari or settling for the Jakks Atari joystick or paddles.

UPDATE: Atari is making a completely new version of the Flashback console, using updated Atari 2600 VCS hardware, joysticks with the original "classic" feel, and 40 games built in. The console will include 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, Adventure, Adventure II, Aquaventure, Arcade Asteroids, Arcade Pong, Asteroids Deluxe, Atari Climber, Battlezone, Caverns Of Mars, Centipede, Combat, Combat 2, Dodge'm, Fatal Run, Frog Pond, Hangman, Haunted House, Human Cannonball, Lunar Lander, Maze Craze, Millipede, Missile Command, Off the Wall, Outlaw, Pitfall, Quadrun, Radar Lock, Return To Haunted House, River Raid, Saboteur, Save Mary, Secret Quest, Space Duel, Space War, Video Checkers, Video Chess, Wizard, Yars' Return, Yars' Revenge ... and some secret hidden "easter eggs." All indications point to this being THE plug-and-play system to own. It's supposed to be available by late July 2005. Search for Amazon #B00093DHIK to order one.

Skip the original Flashback in this listing unless you simply have to have them all!