This looks awesome, and plays the original carts: Atari 2600+ - Official Announcement Trailer

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• drcouzelis@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It really does look cool. 🙂 But two things have me worried…

  One, it’s not an FPGA with “Atari hardware” inside (sorry, I don’t fully understand these things…) which makes it less like the Analogue Pocket / Game Boy cartridges and more like an emulator.

  Two, Atari has release similar “Atari Flashback” console in recent history promising advanced features that turned out to be overpriced, half baked, and barely functional.

  I hope that’s not the case this time.

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  • paultimate14@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Last year they released the 50th anniversary edition flashback, which included 130 games, 2 joysticks, and 2 paddle controllers. It’s currently selling for $70.

    atgames.us/…/atari-flashback-gold-50th-anniversar…

    I’m really struggling here… What is this 2600+ offering? Only 1 joystick controller and a measly 10 games. I guess the ability to play 2600 and 7800 cartridges? Are they going to re-print some? How much would those be?

    For $30 you can get the Atari 50 collection for whatever console you have it Steam. 103 games, including 5200, 7200, Lynx, and Jaguar, plus tons of bonus content.

    What could they possibly add to make this thing worth $130? This feels like something that should be $40-$50.

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    • AProfessional@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Company releases low volume collectors item to make a profit. How confusing?

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    • xyzzy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      They’ve already released reprint cartridges in original-style packaging, and they have special edition versions of some games coming out with new features and bug fixes.

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  • AProfessional@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    While Analogue is very cool, it’s actually a real inefficient way to release a product and will never happen at scale.

    A software emulator can be an excellent user experience.

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    • xyzzy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I mean, does it need to happen at scale? How many people are clamoring to replay Atari games with real cartridges who haven’t been satiated by the many previous releases at much cheaper price points? FPGA would at least make them stand out from those other attempts and might have gotten me to bite the bullet.

      Analogue seems to do OK and has a much larger built-in audience (more nostalgia for NES era and newer). And their 16-bit consoles have been around the same price point as this.

      This looks well-designed, but I think it’s a misfire at the conception stage based on its (presumed) intended audience.

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• MossBear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  As much as I have a fondness for the woodgrain, Atari 2600 games for the most part fall just below what I would consider terribly engaging. There’s a few exceptions, but I’m not sure my nostalgia extends this far.

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  • HollandJim@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’ve a bunch of 2600s on my Miyoo - never play them.

    I won’t begrudge someone from getting hardware if this is how they swing, but I never was into the 2600…ColecoVision was my first 8-bit. Man’s gotta have standards, you know.

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• TheCraiggers@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Fuck them for not even bothering to include two controllers in this purchase price. Those things are basic as can be; we’re not talking dual-shock here. They had better be very cheap to buy.

  Also, what’s the point of including Combat if you’ve no ability to play against somebody?

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