AtGames Atari Flashback X Review!!!
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- The AtGames Atari Flashback X has everything a fan of the Atari 2600 could want. From the authentic look of the (mini) system to the tight joystick controllers, you'll feel like it was the 70's and 80's again when you pick one up. Not to mention you'll have 110 games to play (plus more ;)) by yourself or with a second player. I highly recommend the AtGames Atari Flashback X to any lover of the old school.
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The "Sweet child of mine" digi music in background was nice. Thx for the vid.
Glad you liked it!
The Spirit of Radio at the end is even better!
Just seen your video! I had one when I was only 6, I loved Keystone Capers and Pitfall. We used to rent games from the library for 20p!
I was about to get the "old" gold version... But now, this is the one to get!!!
Thanks!
Awesome!
Thanks for the shout-out, and I was glad to help. I have read elsewhere that the original paddle controllers will work with this system, you can get them on eBay for fairly cheap. I just haven't gotten around to ordering a set.
Oh hey! I appreciate your help from before. There's a retro game store about an hour and a half away from me. I was thinking of going there and seeing if I could pick up some original 2600 and Genesis controllers to test with it.
Patton Plays I'm majorly interested to know if the X works okay or not with original 2600 paddles, can you let us know / do a video of you manage to get some to test it with?
I'm a snob about those paddle games--there are some OK substitutes, like trackballs or computer trackpads, but playing them with a joystick is just not right.
The Flashback collections for modern consoles allow you to play them with analog sticks, and there are a number of control settings for the mapping, but it still just doesn't quite do it.
I believe that version of Space Invaders is like a ported Arcade Deluxe version or something. I agree with you! The Atari 2600 version of Space Invaders is AWESOME, and I too strongly prefer to play that version of the game. I love the classic 2600 graphics on that one.
Same here! I like most version of Space Invaders. But on here I want the Atari version.
I picked one of these up at Sam's Club last year and love it. People give AtGames crap, but when it comes to their Atari systems, they keep improving, the X being their best one by far.
Absolutely. They've really stepped up and are making some quality systems!
RyguyAlpha Yeah they were not so good at making mini sega consoles but Atari on the other hand.
Can we just take a moment to soak in that wonderful Sweet Child Of Mine music that's playing in the background. I've never heard it like this before, I like it!!!
Glad you like it!
I love the 8-Bit version of Smooth Criminal in the backround👍
I see they abandoned the wireless controllers from the last model. Smart move.
Yes the wired controllers are really nice.
I got the original atari when it came out..i was about 15 at the time, spend every waking moment playing it.. it got me hooked on game consoles to this day.. got great memories ..
Awesome man!
They keep improving and deliver, indeed.
That Jaws reference whahahahaha, thanks mate for your sense of humor.
It's weird, the 2600 was my first contact on my childhood, on a neighborhood house, but I ended obtaining a micro pc Atari XE with more complex games like Flight Simulator and the option to use games on tape, and there was some really good games, some post 2600 classics too like DigDug, or Lode Runner, Montezuma's Revenge, Jungle King, Donkey Kong Jr., also I remember games like Rambo Blade, Penguin Adventure and a really cool F1 game (with the boxes stop and all) , Saxon and many many more, and of course the classics like Pitfall, Frogger, Missile Command, lol I also got the nefarious E. T. (Not always all is chocolat rain)
But even with all that, what marked my childhood, and was a blast was the NES Challenge Set and the TMNT 3 game. Oh man, so wonderful times, full of magic.
And I say weird because my first impression wasn't my more attached one (and was a really good and improved one thanks to the XE), but anyways it helped me like the proverbial magic door to the Narina of Video Games.
Thanks for this review Patt.
Take care.
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! I think my favorite thing about the 2600 was fun it was with the simplicity of the games. You really don't need a lot to create a fun game and sometimes I think companies nowadays get distracted by so much and forget to make their games "fun".
ATGames has only released Atari Flashbacks since 2011, they took over with the 3. The 2 was a true Atari 2600 (literal hardware copy with possible cartridge port mod), and the 1 was a Atari 7800 mini but they were made by Legacy Engineering.
It definitely looks more like a six-switch 2600 than any of the earlier Flashbacks, but, hmm, no BW/color switch. There are actually a few games that did something unusual with that switch for game control--I suppose you couldn't play them on this hardware...
(I'm one of the weirdos who would be disappointed by the inclusion of the arcade Space Invaders instead of the 2600 version. I know Taito seems to prefer people to port the original, but as a kid who grew up playing the 2600, to me the very different-looking 2600 Space Invaders is the iconic one. And it's THE game that made the console a megahit, so it feels odd to leave it out of a collection.)
I agree, I would have preferred the Atari 2600 to keep with the aesthetic of the system. AtGames actually just recently partnered with TAITO in January, so maybe future releases will allow for it!
You're absolutely right. You hit the nail on the head. Excellent point I was thinking the exact same thing. I was glad to have space Invaders, I wanted the the home version
This is pretty awesome, I know what I'm getting my dad for Christmas. 👍😊
That's awesome man I hope he likes it!
Yeah my grandparents had a house fire when I was a toddler and my dad lost all the games he grew up with, so I truly think he would love this.
I have to say, AtGames has really improved their quality and stepped up their game.
Did he have a flashback?
I am just amazed at how they made it so difficult to upgrade the firmware. You actually have to take it open. I suspect that was some kind of legal issue that caused that.
The 2600 was the first system we played at my house, though one of my cousins had one of those dedicated "pong" type machines you hooked up to your tv.Remember playing so many great gamers on that system. My favorites were the Activision library, almost everything they made was great, plus Demon Attack from Imagic and Ms Pacman.
Same here. I remember my dad borrowed it from his friend and I loved it.
Asteroids was my favorite in the early 80s when I was 13yrs old
Thanks for this video with the closeups. for some reason nobody else thought to do that.
loving the moonwalker track playing as a music bed.
Good ear!
You had me when I saw "River Raid" on the box, LOL!
Awesome!
Dang Patton. Chip tunes for Smooth Criminal, Sweet Child of Mine, and Tom Sawyer? I was almost listening to the music more than review! Haha
They really should have had Halo 2600 on their. Best game in the series. Missed opportunity. But still a sweet system!
Oh you got all 3 good job! I've recently really gotten into the chiptune stuff and I may be addicted lol.
Patton Plays what’s a chip tune?
"Something I've wanted for a long time.... since I found out about it.. last year" haha
Yeah that didn't come out like I wanted lol. I've wanted an arcade cabinet since I was a teenager. And when I found out about the Legends Ultimate Arcade it's exactly what I have been waiting for.
@@PattonPlays it just made me laugh. I'm a fan. Thanks for your videos
You really don't need that weird 8-bit 80's music in the background (as cool as it is.) Your voice is good enough to carry the video. Love the content.
Thanks!
Love the GnR BG music
Thanks!
Annie are you ok? Are you ok Annie?!
Oh man. I own a Flashback 7, but this X version looks so cute, I will end up having to buy it.
It's so good! Really worth it!
The 8 bit rock music is awesome!
The backround music is sweet child of mine
It is!
8 bit GNR Sweet Child O Mine.
Great video. AtGames really stepped it up lately.
They have!
Great review, i just bought a 75 LG oled C1 and my friends keep on telling mecits a great gaming tv. So this is whatcI need.
An 8-bit rendition of Tom Sawyer in the background? AWESOME!
You got it!
the 8-bit "annie are you ok?" in the backround
I'm really digging the MIDI Tom Sawyer.
Thanks! I will include it more videos in the future.
I was just out of high school when I saw one of these on display for try-out at Sears. It was way ahead of anything else on the consumer market at the time, and the cartridges added to the attraction. However, I found myself quickly bored with the simple games and blocky graphics. Arcade video games were much more entertaining.
I can understand people being turned off by how primitive the games could be. It really is for multiplayer or nostalgia.
So if you have the original controllers , it seems they would work on this? And wondering if you need both sets of paddles , meaning tennis paddles and racing paddles, or would the double paddles work for everything. The gameplay and sound looks great. Might have to get one.
Yeah the original controllers should work. As to what degree I don't know yet. Me and Cass might take a trip next weekend to a retro game store and I can try to pick some stuff up.
The original driving paddles were definitely different, but to be honest, I can't recall any game other than Indy 500 supporting them. I believe there was a homebrew game or two made to, but not any other official releases that I know of. In theory, the regular paddles wouldn't work, because they only have about 270 degress of travel. The driving controllers are free spinning.
That was fun. Thanks for sharing.
Hope you enjoyed it!
I like the style of this Atari flashback x but the Atari flashback 9 is the one to get it has the SD slot for adding more games (bin format) and the paddle issue has been solved by buying a set of custom paddles from eBay also another option would be the Sams club legend's flashback 2019 it plays (a26 format) Atari ROMs off the SD card
No controller lag is huge!!! On the Atari Flashback 8 Gold, and I'm sorry to say that there's about a fifth of a second lag on both wireless AND corded controllers for that system. It's small enough not to notice if you're not looking for it, but big enough to make some games really frustrating and other games virtually unplayable. I didn't even notice it until I bought an original 7800 ProSystem and starting buying some of my favorite games on cart that I already had on the Flashback (didn't want to have to switch back and forth between consoles). To my surprise, a lot of games just played better on the original hardware! Certain games, like River Raid and Kaboom! straight up sucked on the Flashback 8 Gold, but are brilliant on original hardware. Other games like Gravitar and Adventure didn't seem to suffer all that much with the very slight controller lag. I'm glad that ATGames finally straightened that out!
Man, AT Games would make bank if they made the paddle controllers available again, as they worked on original consoles as well. Of course, I checked the US website, but nope - they are still out, as they have been for about 3 years now.
I know! I wish they would re-release these controllers.
atgames used to use a larger shell with bright red and yellow buttons on it, but now they made it like a miniature 2600.
Atari was my first as a kid in the 80s....
I couldn't imagine playing old games like that again nostalgia only carries you so far.
Oh it's great to me. I love the sounds, no other system hits it like the 2600.
Decathlon and Pitfall alone are worth buying it.
Looks great! I still have my 2600 from the late seventies , it's still working.
That's amazing!
I sold mine on Craigslist last year. for $100 It was still in the box with 2 controllers and with 126 cartridges still in their boxes with instruction sheets. I made sure the buyer was a young boy who would cherish it for at least a short while. His parents were very grateful.
@@6977warrior1 a good gift for the young boy :-)
Thank you for the great review!
I'm glad you liked it!
I have a handheld Atari flashback with an SD card with Star Wars arcade,Ghostbusters,Empire strikes back,pitfall,etc.
That's on my wish list!
I was born in the 80's, and I love classic/retro games...but Atari games are so primitive looking. Still, good for a historical visual in your game room. Will you actually play it often though?
Yeah they definitely have a primitive look. I really love how basic they are though, especially the multiplayer games. I think that is where most of the fun is!
@@PattonPlays thank you so much for your reply. I'll have to try before I knock it too hard. I saw it at Sam's Club (the 110 version) for 40 bucks about a month ago.
1. Massive library, always fun to try an obscure game (I loaded my flashback up with extra games) 2. The best of them have excellent gameplay (ms Pacman, space invaders, river raid and many more) 3. Nostalgia value. All up, I do play atari 2600 regularly despite the primitive graphics
Maybe one day, they will actually release a version with an actual cart port you can plug an old cart into once and for all. I know they had one where you could add one but they need to make one with it all ready to go.
That would be cool. I wonder if it difficult to include one due to the hardware?
@@PattonPlays It they can add all the modern tech like HDMI, USB and all then a lousy 24 pin edge connector would be trivial. Now, if the circuit has an actual data and address bus of the original, than this should be cake..but I'm not thinking that is the case. This is probably an ASIC where all the 2600 parts are internal or not set up as the original. One of the Flashbacks did have the ability to add one in if I recall correctly. I believe it was the Flashback two....hold on.... yes.... Atari Museum has the mod... I don't know if this link will show up but.... www.atarimuseum.com/fb2hacks/
Hahaha i thought you grew a mullet until i realized it was your chair
Psh lol.
Never played this system but it looks awesome! At least I can't remember what I played as my first, iirc it took things like VHS as disks.... 🤔 But knowing my country it was probably some Chinese copy as no one brought legit consoles over here to retail until the late 80s/90s.
Hoo boy no idea what that could be. The Commodore 64 used cassette tapes....
Yeah the only info I can find is the "Control Vision" but I only was able to play it when we were house sitting once at 8yo so I can barely remember the controller or anything of importance besides the VHS thing and that it played Pac-man and Joust. 😔 Appreciate the help tho!
Maybe the Atari XEGS?
Man I bought one of these along time ago but was disappointed with the controller, so much input lag! I so bad wish I had my original atari 2600 and games I had as a kid! My grandpa was a major collector and after he died in the 80s and my grandma gave me his stuff! I can't remember what happened to the stuff!
Find it now! also when you find the stuff you should make series about it.
@@AJLove1995 hey if I do I'll keep that in mind for sure! But the chances of finding it is probley slim haven't seen it in years! I'll check with my mom and see if it's there!
love the sound track you used in the video. R>I>P michel jackson
Whoa! Tom Sawyer! R.I.P., Neil.
I may need to check this one out. Seems like a step up.
You should! Totally worth it in my opinion.
What are the 10 bonus games for the deluxe edition? Are they the paddle games, or others?
Backgammon
Chase It
Escape It
Frog Pond
Fun with Numbers
Marine Wars
Miss It
Shield Shifter
Slot Machine
Strategy X
@@PattonPlays thanks amigo! What a weird sales gimmick. 10 more games. I have to say, I'm going to hunt for the 10 bonus games one, though.
You can add them yourself with the firmware update!
I have a flashback 4 and i haven't bought any of the others until something this good came out.
The X looks cool but I hate how the controller ports are on the back and that there’s no SD card slot. I think I’ll get the 9 instead. Either the 9 or the 8. Which one is your favorite?
"if you want to.impress me-go with the woodgrain".
Where's LGR 's number when you need it?
Gotta have it!!! Thanks, J.P.!!!
I'm glad you liked it!
Night Driver is impossible. The console looks nicer than my flashback 8. I tend to use them more for ornaments and to give me a warm fuzzy feeling inside about my childhood (although these games are a similar age or older than me). It is not really until the NES that I can actually play them well and remember them properly.
Great review ...Thank you !! Currently out of stock. (Dec 08, 2022)
Getting this for Keystone Kapers! Love River Raid as well but I have that on the flashback 8
Yeah there are so many great ones on here.
Is that Smooth Criminal in the backgrounds
Hey, nice review. Just FYI they have now hacked this to play Atari800 games. If you want to revisit some of those check it out on AtariAge.
Nice review--and nice tunes, 8-bit Rush, love it! Curious that the MAME version of Space Invaders was on there. I read a few reviews that some of the games were not "the originals". I wonder why, if they have the license to a game, they'd not put the 2600 version on there? I also wonder how many of the others are not original...
Amazing review thank you Sir!
Anytime! Thanks!
This looks INCREDIBLE! It's a shame that Space Invaders isn't the original version though.
Excellent review. Before this I was considering the Atari VCS until I seen all the controversy surrounding it, as well as the almost $400 price tag!
Question: Does anyone know if the 2600 extender cables will work with the flashback joysticks, or will they only work on the original 2600 joysticks?
Thanks in advance!
UPDATE:
I can confirm that the 2600 joystick extender cables on Amazon are 100% compatible with the Flashback X. The extra 10 ft per joystick allows perfect gaming distance from your TV. I only wish I could say the same thing for the 2600 paddle controllers. YES, they will work, but are very glitchy and not as responsive as one would want them to be. So games like Kaboom, Warlords, Oink etc are a nightmare to use them on.
Fingers crossed that actual Flashback X compatible paddle controllers are released.
As always, enjoy your videos! . So little money, but so many choices! And it is too bad that (without modding) that they don't put the original 2600 Space invaders on this, as it's hard to explain over the phone, long distance to an uncle how to flash his "Tari game" (yes I said Tari), to add those roms onto it. Ha. Again thanks for your videos!
Yeah it caught me off guard actually lol. Same with Frogger.
I'm guessing it might be a rights issue? Since these are all actually licensed, they likely had to get Taito's permission, and Taito is greatly fond of their version over Atari's. The Flashback Classic console collections (also from AtGames) don't have any games with third-party licenses at all, so Space Invaders is completely missing from them, which seems like a huge omission.
The two things I find interesting about this console are that it’s the best designed AtGames Flashback yet, *but* also the scarcest one and the one released with almost no attention. The thing has been available for at least three months. I just learned of it a week ago. It’s not in stores at all, contrary to seeing all of its predecessors everywhere in the past. Apparently there is no paddle support for it, either, from what I hear. Original paddles don’t register on it and AtGames hasn’t produced any that work for it.
Yeah it's much easier to find these online than in stores.
Thank you. I had never heard of this store before but learned there is one 12 miles from me. I’ll give them a call tomorrow and check. It’s not too far but it’s a horrible drive to waste if they don’t have any.
Thanks again for that info. Sadly, they tell me they do not have any.
You know the meme from sponge bob ,I don't need it ,yeah that happening
God dang it patton just made it to the end of the video...now I have to have it ...otg flash drive here we come...lol
;)
Great video as always, patton!
Did you test a custom firmware that doesn't require a usb to store dowloaded games?
Nice review! First question: Do Sega Genesis gamepads work on this Flashback? They did not work on the Flashback 8 Gold. If Sega Genesis controllers don't work, it's worth trying out the Sega Master System controller which I found DID work on the Flashback 8 Gold (so it may work on the Flashback X for an Atari gamepad experience).
Second question: How durable do the joysticks seem to be? The Flashback 8 Gold joysticks were incredibly flimsy, and I snapped off my Player 1 joystick within 4 months. I found that the ATGames website barely worked and it was virtually impossible to obtain a replacement controller without a tremendous hassle. Even after I reattached my broken joystick, there was still a really bad grind on the right side of the joystick moving from up/right to down
ight. This made certain games really hard to play. In other words, the joysticks were clearly not meant to last!
Hi Patton everyone should get this at games Atari flashback x right Patton your the best hard working man in the world and keep up the good work😃Your awesome Patton😃
I definitely recommend it!
Hey Patton thanks. Was wondering what your take on this would be
I hope you like it!
Why this kind of console never includes Enduro?
How long are the controllers? Do they get the job done for a modern set up, or would you recommend an extension cable?
Very cute :) only the space between left levers is annoying. BTW are joysticks work on original Atari and vase versa?
I was told they are compatible yes.
@@PattonPlays thanks :)
It's because they left off the color/BW switch as presumably irrelevant, though I'd like to have it there if only because some oddball games used the switch for other purposes.
@@MattMcIrvin this missing switch can be for acceding the menu , like this button on the joystick number 1 ! and the empty slot would can be real slot for standard SD card as well. Ah those Chinese they away made designs with something that missing and bothers me very much :D this way the console looks a bit ugly with this empty space between left switches and this empty slot :P
I look down at my box of 50 original Atari 2600 cartridges and think they won't fit in that slot. LOL Now if only the pawn show would give me a decent price for them LOL.
I doubt you'll get anything for them now. They don't seem to be in high demand.
@@PattonPlays I was mostly kidding about pawning them. Perhaps one day I'll play them again although I do have all of them on Rom to be played by an emulator on PC.
It's still fun to keep them! I wish I had kept my older stuff :/
@@PattonPlays About the time Star Wars came out in 1977 my friends mom started buying 2 of each toy. one for my fried to play with and one to keep sealed up in the package for the future. After his mom died and he needed money he got many thousands of dollars for those toys that were still in the package. Thats how ya do it.
Does it work with the original paddle controllers?
they were half price at bed bath and beyond on clearance 2 days ago (Canada)
Wow! That's a deal!
Hopefully Atari add Galaxaian to the list I would definitely buy the console
Do you think a original sega genesis controller will work with it or the atgames one will work with it. Maybe that’s why they have it for a boarder? Maybe.
I would think it would since they worked on the original as well. I didn't have any to test with to check.
i like the case, a pi inside would be cool.
It's funny that on the info section of the video one of the stores selling this is called ABUNDA, which literally means THEASS in Brazilian portuguese (i am from brazil). lol
I want a de-make of Out of This World for Atari
Too bad no paddles. Many of the included games really need them. Is there a third party option for paddles?
all 'power cords' are not the same. They don't all provided the same mA so you can't just expect to use any old one you happen to have.
That's correct. But the majority of the cord that come with most electronics of this type are usually in the same ballpark.
What version of Space Invaders is that? Is that the arcade version?
Having an original 2600 sitting in my living room, I can say that the sounds of the games you demoed sound right. The Space Invaders definitely does not sound the same as the Atari version. The joystick however, looks much more fluid. I have original ones and they are stiff and I remembering them always being stiff. I'd be curious if you could use the original paddles as I do have some. I think that was a feature on previous versions. Having the ports on the back is accurate but I wouldn't mind if they just decided to put them in the front.
Oh they were on the back??? I didn't remember lol. And I have heard that original controllers do work with this.
@@PattonPlays I actually have the Sears Tele-Games model but both had the ports on the back. Awesome on the controllers, sucks that they are so short. My dad modified the video cable to be really long and we would bring it out and put it on the coffee table and sit around it on the couch. I stopped using a coffee table after getting a Wii. For those who don't know, if you had a 20" TV, you were doing better than average, if you had a 27" you were doing good. If you had a 27"-32" rear projection, you were freaking rich. Back in the NES days a friend had a rear projection. Mario was so freaking HUGE! Our family TV was a 19" but mine, which was a hand-me-down was 13" until I was 15. Both those TVs were RCA and both lasted over 20 years old until I ultimately gave them up. RCA went to sh** later.
Think you might give some love to real consoles, maybe modded? Maybe their overdone but can be fun!
@@PattonPlays Yes, they were on the back - Do you think that Atari would have wanted ugly controller ports ruining that sweet, sweet wood grain along the front? 😁
does this come with the MOS Technology 6507 + TIA chip? in other words, can you mod it to play original games and or cartridges (create a cartridge slot like was possible with the Flashback 2)?
Epic background music. Game title?
The music in the background sounds like sweet child of mine but video game version
I have one and it's pretty cool.
Is the Sweet child O mine in the background?
sweet child o' mine
You got it!
I got my AtGames Atari Flashback X from Amazon and when I checked the "About" section of the menu and while it does have the two QR codes on the screen, it says "UID IS NOT AVAILABLE". What does that mean? I was able to get the firmware update installed, but that message where the UID should be concerns me.
This model not here latest here is Atari Flashback 9 Gold HD do we know what the difference is
I know it looks different. Not sure beyond that.
120 Games & SD Card on the Gold 9
The Flashback X is the latest version. If you get the deluxe version, which is sold at Sam's Club, you get 120 games. Also, with a firmware upgrade, you can add OTG support to hook a USB drive up and add more games, no need for an SD card.
did they stop selling these, or are they just frequently out of stock?
Do these controllers work on an original Atari 2600 Like the Atari flashback 2 controllers?
@6:10
It's not entirely out of place for a Genesis controller to be in some of the background wallpaper art on a 2600 clone. You can use a 3 button Genesis controller on the 2600 without any kind of modification. It makes marathon sessions with the 2600 a LOT easier.
Yeah but there were just so many more options they could have gone with.