Atari Micro Player Pro | Review of Atari VCS / 2600 Classics from My Arcade
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- Atari® is a pioneer in the video game industry, responsible for some of the most iconic games of all time, including Pong®, Breakout®, and Asteroids®. Atari® was founded in 1972 and, with a rich history that spans over 50 years, is one of the oldest video game companies in the world. With its focus on innovative gameplay and cutting-edge technology, Atari® has always been at the forefront of the gaming industry.
FEATURES
• 100 video games.
• Officially licensed Atari® titles plus bonus games.
• Full color 2.75" screen.
• Intuitive user interface.
• Built-in speaker with volume control.
• 3.5 mm headphone port to connect your headphones.
• Adjustable screen brightness.
• Powered by either 4 AA batteries (not included) or by a USB-C® cable (not included).
• Titles include Asteroids®, Centipede®, Millipede®, Breakout®, Missile Command®, Tempest® and many more.
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01:25 Packaging & Info
03:41 What's in the Box?
04:05 Hardware Tour
07:16 Power On
08:44 Atari 2600 Games
15:22 Bonus Games
17:35 Summary - เกม
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Love this channel . Great work .
This is way nicer than I thought it would be. Probably most excited about the new stick!
More props to you - your presentations are completely professional, succinct, passionate and informative. Thanks again!
Wow, thank you!
Welcome! @@GenXGrownUp
Great review as usual. Love that Atari via third parties is reinventing itself. Such an iconic logo. Was disappointed that Atari shut down their servers to the iPad Atari’s Greatest Hits. That was great on my incase system. Keep ‘em coming Jon.
Indeed. Thank you for watching!
Great review. I really dig the new joystick design on this, never cared for the bat top screw design on the older units.
Having bonus NES games seems weird for an Atari centric gadget but they aren't unwelcome. 8 Eyes actually isn't all that bad, it plays sort of like Castlevania but you pick your own stage order like in Mega Man and you get a cool falcon companion.
The falcon is controllable by player 2. It’s much easier playing that way.
I remember the Jakks Pacific 2600 stick having both Pong and Breakout on it, and it was set up so when you hit the fire button when the ball hit the paddle, it'd speed the ball up a bit.
You’re on a roll, John, keep it up!
I'm trying! 😁
Fantastic video Jon. I'm sure this one will fly :-) Keep up the awesome work!
Fingers crossed!
Loving this content! I'm hooked on collecting any brand of mini arcades but most just sit in their boxes in storage or on the shelf unplayed while I do most gaming on Switch or Xbox, so there is the constant thought I am just wasting my money to try and 'get the set' but I guess that's always a struggle with people who are into something like this haha. With this new wave coming I know once I start to buy them I will no doubt try to get them all. Trying to stay disciplined and stick to one style (micro) and doing my best not to feel compelled to also get the handheld and pico / nano editions, but its so hard, so many units, and you gotta draw the line somewhere haha
One bright spot is that it seems the Pico line has been discontinued, but the Nano is still going strong!
How did I just only now notice the Dark Tower over your right shoulder. Classic!
Love that board game! I have a working one, and a non-working one (which is on my set, as you noticed). 😀
@GenXGrownUp Great memories! Thought I'd heard about a GoFundMe or such a few years ago trying to put together a remake, but I may have just imagined/fantasized about that. Love the channel, keep up the great work! 👍
looking forward to this one
Very cool and fair review. Thanks Jon!
My pleasure!
Nice! I like this Micro Player. I think I might pick one up.
Can’t wait to watch this!
Thanks for your interest!
@@GenXGrownUp always!
thanks so much for your effort, great video
Right now my 80’s kid and 90’s teen are fighting over Atari vs. Nintendo. Based on your videos, I am really leaning toward Atari. ❤Great job!
Atari FTW! 😜
Thank you for the honest review!
Certainly. I hope it was helpful!
Arcade ROMs or not, I’m just glad there is someone like My Arcade making these games accessible without breaking the bank!
Been waiting for this for awhile so glad you got your hands on this. Are you going to review the pocket player as well? I’m interested in the street fighter 2 version
You bet! That releases tomorrow: th-cam.com/video/wADPke3Hxf8/w-d-xo.html
Hey Jon I’m on the look out for new my arcade machine
My need to add this to my list when it comes to the UK
Crystal Castles is also on here too, NIIIIICE!
Honestly. I think imma pick this unit up for video pinball alone. Having it on the go in a non homebrew way is a win in my book!
But I also acknowledge that it's not perfect
(Having 77 atari 2600 games on it was a cute detail though)
USB-C is the way forward. It's more efficient than previous and the quality of life feature of it going in either side is a bonus.
Love the review! Are you gonna do a review for the Nano Version as well?
Thanks! Working on getting one in the studio. If I can get one, I'll cover it. 😀
This is the one I want to see! Empty that damn box!! LoL!
It's coming!
I can’t wait to get my hands on mine Jon hey Mo & George
Ruh-row! This should be interesting!
I ordered this one already! LoL! So there's a Pocket of this unit, and Space Invaders, Super Street Fighter 2, Tetris, Mega Man Micro cabs, and a couple of Nano cabs too, plus the Gamestation. My Arcade has been busy and good to see them offering all of these units. I bet that Mega-Man unit gets some attention. The Space Invaders Pocket shows sold out on Amazon right now. So that My Arcade box of goodies must've been pretty full.
Links in the description!
@@GenXGrownUp Cool. Glad to see that joystick was changed. With these branded "Pro" units, I am hoping it's not the same roms as their predecessors. Otherwise, it's not much of an upgrade. Guess we will see.
Where did you order this from? Everything is showing out of stock for me
@@alexferreira4235 All my store links are in the video description.
@@alexferreira4235 I got the Atari50 Micro, the Space Invaders and a few others are showing sold out
If the pocket player has difficulty switches I am all in for it.
Space Raid is an original game or a hack of Megamania??? Thanks! Great video!
Does it include Indy 500? (IIRC the only title that used the driving paddles.)
I step through the entire Atari list at 7:55
Cantvwait to get my hands on this one!
"Who doesn't love Atari Bowling ? ... People who just don't enjoy happiness..."
Couldn't agree more ! LOL
That's a mountain I'll die on! 🎳🕹️
There are a few Atari games there that I've never seen IRLand I would really love to play. Some Atari games never made it to Australia back in the day, or were just so rare here thet few people even knew of them.
I agree that the unit isn't the best option to play Atari games. I don't know if you do this kind of thing, Jon, but I really would love to see someone do a hardware hack that allows output to a fullsized monitor and input from a regular Atari joystick.
It seems odd that they didn't offer a monitor-out port. There are game compilation handhelds of far less quality that do have a monitor-out available so it seems bit weird that My Arcade opted not to do so with this unit.
Was this made with Atari Flashback hardware? The emulation makes the sound lower pitched and the difficulty alerts look the same.
The emulation engine appears to be similar to what AtGames has used in the past, yes.
Great review! Waiting for the pocket edition.
Coming soon!
The handheld doesn't look to be available at Amazon at the moment, do we know when it might be available maybe somewhere else ? Do you think it might have an sd card slot, .... cross fingers ? Related question, do you know if there will be an sd card slot on the upcoming Atari 2600+?
This is day one, so I'm sure there will be a restock pretty quickly. As for the 2600+ having an SD slot - I definitely doubt it. That unit is designed to celebrate physical media, and other products like the RetroN 77 handle ROMs fine already.
I wonder, bringing up the flickering and seeming a bit slow.. perhaps the games are in PAL format?
I don't think so. I think it's just a tad under-powered.
It's difficult using a joystick for paddle and trackball games. Maybe they should have put controller ports on the back for paddles and trackball.
Hey, once the new Coleco tabletop of Berzerk, Frenzy, and TopRacer be released, will you review them?
If I can get my hands on them, yes!
My only beef is the same thing that's been said over n over: more 2600 titles?? Will we ever see true arcade titles in this form factor?
Atari Bowling was awesome!
Agreed!
It would have been nice to make the joystick like the real atari joystick. I do fancy this item though.
Very good unit, but i'm more focused at the Atari 2600+, will you do a review of It?
I'm in communication with Atari now and hope to get a chance to review it for you.
@@GenXGrownUp nice!
It looks good. My vision stinks so I prefer larger screens. The joystick looks like a big upgrade over the old one. I bought the My Arcade Namco Museum mini arcade and the only weak link was the d-pad joystick.
I grew up on Atari 2600 games.
no USB - (2nd player input & Memory)
no HDMI ?
they just when with their generic Bundled-Games-in-a-Chip standard format.
too bad.
How will the pocket version compare to the old atGames Atari Flashback Portable ?
better screen/sound ?
Is this the same size as the little Galaxian and Dig Dug Micro Player arcades they made?
The early wave were 6.75" and these say they're 6.8", so pretty close.
Great Stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice game system. I do like it. I just don't know why I would play this over my upcoming Atari 2600.
Do you mean the 2600+? Either way, this is more of a casual collection of games via emulation where a 2600+ will require physical media for each game you'd like to play.
Can you play Space Raid? Is it the bootleg of Activision’s Megamania or the Zaxxon Arcade homebrew?
The former. I'll play it in my Pocket Player review. 😀
Is Dark Chambers on there? Or H.E.R.O.? I can’t find the games list online….
That's information I cleverly concealed in the video. 😉 At 7:52 I page through all 77 Atari games. Dark Chambers is there.
The 2600 version is. It’s pretty neat but the 7800 version is a lot easier to play.
This is a really cool thing for your collection and display shelf, but I have to wonder how enjoyable it is playing these games on this machine with a 100-in-one cart over original hardware or other means. I might be happier with my phone and my 2600 emulator.
Playing with real hardware will be better. But you probably don’t have room on your desk at work for a CRT, and you do have room for this desk toy.
@@KeenRetroGames fair point. But I still like phone or tablet emulation, plus I don't need any more crap on my desk. It messes with my Feng shui
If only they did like on the pole position plug n play with the turning knob for a paddle
No difficulty switches would mean that half the game modes will be unavailable, so I am glad they included player 1. I wonder if any of the games use player 2 difficulty.
You're right that some games use a combination of the two switches, but I didn't spot any included that require it.
@@GenXGrownUp I think Adventure uses both difficulty switches.
@@mikmurphy1 You're absolutely right. The right difficulty switch causes the dragons to run from the sword. I never liked or used that option so I'd forgotten about it.
7:28 into the video, bottom right. Is that supposed to be Billy Mitchell with the long hair? It sure looks like him.
Ha! Nah, no American flag tie - dealbreaker! 😉
@@GenXGrownUp Haha very true. Good video mate.
The buttons remind me of Reece's pieces
Tempest alone is a reason to buy this.
The 2600 version?
No HDMI out or controller port connectors support. That’s too bad. Maybe they couldn’t do it at that price point…
awesome
Adventure uses the left and right difficulty switches.
Yep. Though it's not in the manual, the B button will toggle the right difficulty, so you're covered.
Was the second player not moving in basketball?
I don't recall.
That basketball looked like it was setup for only two players, and no way to play the 2nd player ?
Basketball contains both a one- and two-player game. I just didn't hit the GAME SELECT button to switch to one-player. I wouldn't have any expectation that the ROM would be modified just because it contains two-player variants.
@@GenXGrownUp makes sense. :)
Is the Yars' Revenge easter egg in there?
Oh, I'm pretty sure it is - it's the original ROM image. 😀
Missile Command is playing slow! All I can think of is PAL ROM??? I played this about as much as Dolphin or Seaquest so I definitely know the speed it should be at.
Yes. I think I suggested as much in the review.
SD card slot would have been great!
Not a bad unit. I also picked up on the fact that the emulation does seem slightly slower than the actual hardware (I could tell mostly from the way the unit sounds. Everything is pitched just slightly lower than is normal, and this would also contribute to why there's more flicker). So you definitely aren't imagining that. Otherwise, it's not a bad unit, really. I have a handheld 2600 unit that was released a few years ago from AtGames, and this unit appears to be using similar emulation (the difficulty switch settings are identical on this unit to the handheld one I have). It's also interesting that they added a few commercially-released NES games from back in its day as some of the bonus titles. I guess those are all titles that Piko Interactive picked up on.
I believe the emulation slowdown is because it is using the hardware from the Atari flashback console line.
@@basicallysnake Atari Flashback hardware? Gross. The Flashback Portable was, without question, the worst gaming handheld I ever bought. Bad emulation, screen so horrible that you literally had to hold the left side a few inches closer to your face than the right. If you held it like you'd hold any other handheld console the colors would literally be the opposite looking through one eye as compared to the other eye. I thought I just got a defective unit but I opened all of them we had (I worked at a computer retailer that had about 20 in stock) and every damn one of them was like that.
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Does it have robotron
I find the fewer number of games they sell on these units, the better the quality of the games need to be in order to sell.
You can hide a lot of stinkers when a unit sports 300 games.
Can you play Combat against the computer?
The Tiny Arcade Atari 2600 you can play against the computer. Which is an option never offered on the cartridge.
@@leonardotherapydog7677 the Tiny Arcade game is recreated, not emulated. Also the AI doesn’t put up much more of a fight than a nonexistent second player lol
Does it save your high scores after being turned off?
No, Atari games didn't save your high scores originally, so short of capturing a save state of every game in perpetuity, scores wouldn't save.
Now is it all just Atari 2600 games or does it play any arcade games as well?
I suggest you watch the video. 😉
@@GenXGrownUpFirst of all, I already did and you only showed Atari 2600 games! You never mentioned that there's any arcade version games. Second, if you have a problem with someone like me asking a question then turn your comments off or do not create a TH-cam channel at all! Apparently it bothers you that I ask one damn question! I'm sure many others want to know the same thing!
Easy, there. I seem to have triggered something for you. I never mentioned any arcade games because they're not included. I also didn't mention any Nintendo games, but you didn't ask about those. I explicitly page through every available game and say several times that it is Atari 2600 titles (and bonus games).
@@GenXGrownUp that was all I needed to know. You could have just simply said that in the beginning! You were the one that was being smart-alecky not me! Also Just an FYI you lose viewers by acting like a jerk to people, especially when someone is just asking a simple question! It makes you look low! Keep that in mind! 😉 thanks for the info!
Why can't they make the joystick double as a paddle? Then you can play all the games as intended with just one controller.
Good suggestion - always room for improvement in future iterations.
Is it actually emulation or are they remade for nintendo-on-a-chip?
Appear to me to be straight emulation.
I want the Handheld, where is it?
Link in the video description, and review coming soon.
Cool
Im amazed MyArcade went on to become anything. I had seen their "retro" mini arcade thing and picked one up. Interesting concept but with no licensed games it was really not impressive. This stuff looks far more interesting.
It feels like they are really trying to up their game. I'm all here for it!
It's a Renaissance
I'm more likely to be playing Yars' Revenge than any of the other games on this. Same with the Pocket Player.
Yep, Yars' Revenge is one of the few Atari 2600 games that never gets old. A true classic.
@@talon12020 And that's one of the reasons I drew a fan poster of it.
I was kind of hoping the bonus games would be third-party 2600 games. Seems like a missed opportunity.
That would've been great, but likely a licensing snafu. Thank you for watching.
I think it is just an ARM emulator like the Atari Flashback Portable.
When is this available for purchased?
Available now - links in the video description.
@@GenXGrownUp i ordered through your link. Says it won’t ship until October.
The bonus games, curiously, seem to all be owned by Piko. Do they have a relationship with MyArcade?
8 Eyes
Bad Street Brawler
Dash Galaxy
Escape from Atlantis
F22
Free Fall
Gordoki
Greeds
The Immortal
Little Lancelot
Mermaids of Atlantis (aka Bubble Bath Babes)
Metal Mech
Motor Rally
Motor City Patrol
The Mutant Virus
Nightshade
Pow 2
Pyramids of Ra
Reversi
Snakki
Stanley
Thunderbolt
Treasure Master
The Mutant Virus is a really cool game, although it really needs save states. I’d love to see that come to Evercade!
Very disappointed that the marquee and coin door don't light up, I will not be paying full price for this
You know Atari should do there arcade games funny enough I lost interest in the 2600 but rlthe past few years I sold all my gaming stuff off started buying arcade machines then had a nasty separation which left me with a mvs mortal Kombat 2 and ultimate 3. After watching a few of your Atari videos it made me miss the space age games. There simple but very challenging. Re bought a 2600 and a lynx of all things I always go back to that handheld for road blasters toki rygar love turbo sub stun runner but I was thinking.there are really great Atari arcade games that never left the arcade like I robot maze runner I believe the attack of the killer robots game tempest 720 they need a device with those type of games on it that be great
There's still plenty of fun in these old games. I've been on the lookout for a Lynx to replace my old one. What a fun handheld!
@@GenXGrownUp I warn ya now don't wait things are now bad a red flag my first bought lynx was 40$ 2007 I got another in 2015 only about 90$ there almost now 200$ but even worse people I'm assuming not in the now are bidding on sealed copies of xybots steel tallons kung food and it's a game your on a boat cant remember but these games are literally 5$ still brand new and sealed I still get them from other websites not eBay those 4 did 60$ in a bid war which means at some point there are not gonna be many sealed chepa lynx games left so get them while you can I could never imagine paying like 50$ for a sealed kung food lol.
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No Pitfall 😢
Are they're any Activision games?
I flip through all the games at 7:55 - Boxing is there as well as a Megamania clone known as Space Raid.
Is Boxing the Activision game?
Yes.
Literally everything is out of stock ;-;
Not even the Atari Gamestation pro or the Galaga Joystick Player are there, I wonder why?
Popular?
Not that bad actually!
Haunted House? E.T.? Superman?
No question there, but I'm going to guess you're asking whether they're present on the unit and didn't want to watch the video. Haunted House is part of the collection. Both E.T. and Superman are mired in licensing and cannot be included in compilations without new usage agreement contracts.
It's odd that they included NES games as bonuses on an Atari system. LOL. Maybe they should have included Atari 7800 games instead.
It is just really weird that these games are from Piko, who as far as I know have no relationship to Atari or to MyArcade. There are some great games there but it is a weird inclusion for sure.
Could you imagine if this existed in 1986??
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Hey Jon it’s your buddy Jayden what time do you go to bed?
In about ten minutes.
Does it have The awful Pac Man Port for Atari on this device
No. That's a separate Namco license.
Wait… the Bonus games are REAL GAMES?!
Some of them - don't get too excited! 😜
Nightshade and The Immortal are super awesome. Many of the rest have flaws but are definitely worth playing. I really like Stanley, The Mutant Virus, and Metal Mech. You may remember Mermaids of Atlantis as Bubble Bath Babes lol.
Oh, Pyramids of Ra is excellent too. That’s a Game Boy game!
@@KeenRetroGames exactly if these titles are on the Portable one I’m VERY excited
Lots of great 2600 titles and some neat NES hidden gems? It’s kind of exactly what I want