Great review, John! I do want to recommend for those who want to add games from multiple systems: use separate microSD cards for each system. If you throw thousands of ROMs onto a single card, there is no folder system to sort them out, so they will all be in one folder. Separate cards will make game searching much easier.
Another very informative video John. Thanks for all the work you do, not just on this channel, but the ENTIRE community. Anyway mate, all the best from a massive fan in Sydney Australia, absolute legend sir, great job.
If you get an Atari 2600+ check Atari CX-22 Trackball compatibility, it does not work on the stock firmware of the Retron 77 or the Atari Flashback 3 sadly. I do use it in Joystick mode, it only seems to work with original hardware. I do need to update my Retron 77's firmware.
@@johnhancockretro Typically Costgo and sams club type places do 1 time buys with these type things. They will sale out and vanish and the units they do not sale at retail,they end up liquidating them to the secondary market for pennies on the dollar to retail savagers and thats how they eventually make their way on ebay and other places.
I find it odd that this product is already at Costco. No impending news about when I am going to receive my unit. As always, another rock solid review!👍
I always hated the joystick controller because it would make my hand cramp... You are right John, it needs an NES D pad. However, I love how the system looks! I am still busy with my Atari 50th collection for Switch... I probably won't buy this..BUT! Thanks for the review!
Man John I can’t tell you how many good memories I had with the Atari 2600 back in the day playing with my father and it was the first and only system he bought me…….I had so many games….my favorite was “yars revenge” of course👍🏻
Oh man I’m a sucker for things like these. But I always end up going back to the original console and games. Also been playing a ton of Atari 2600 and 5200 (Pitfall II) lately. May have to pick it up. Thanks for the skinny John👍👍.
According to the back of the box no H.E.R.O! That will disappoint Metal Jesus! As always a great review, John. It's nice to be able to add games to this system and it's not just locked to Atari Games.
Thanks for the review! I like the look of it. I also really appreciate how you can add some games to it too to maybe fill in the gap of the missing Activision games. I'm really happy the Atari is getting some love lately. Hope to see you at PRGE in a couple weeks!
Yeah IDK about your community builds. It was only me and rocketfan, basically, doing it for the flashbacks. The stella guys tinkered with the retron77 until they broke paddle support and seemed to just give up. You know, that first screen menu with local and sd card storage option looks identical to the Arcade1up Pacman and Megaman micro consoles. Second, the GSP looks like it has a lot of the shit we added to the Flashback Nexus Project. In fact the Nexus Project does so so much more than the GSP. Lastly, you guys need to put some sega cd bios and try some sega cd games in BIN+CUE format. You might also try Sega SG-1000 and Master System ROMs, I would guess they would work. Have fun, but dont hold your breath on a community build.
The paddle can be adjust in game with the joystick have 3 levels sensitivity. Thanks for the review got my last week but didn't get the time to play with it. 😀
Got one yesterday, piece of junk. Returned it today. Super glitchy, kept freezing, Home button on joysticks rarely worked. Like you said John, the paddle on super breakout was not great. Many little problems. When I returned it, the lady at Costco said lots of them are getting returned. I was hoping....but its not great. Thanks for your review John. Glad you had better luck with yours.
So this system and the updated retron with community builds have their specific issues with paddle games. These seem like a cool gift to get someone into Atari but a rpi with full stella and 2600daptor is still the way to go. I'm considering a 2600+. I don't mind emulation but any system that uses it should at least have a sd card slot and be fully updateable and properly work with paddles.
The firmware update made it a lot better. Navigation of the games is improved, actual gameplay is improved and they added the ability to use subfolders on the micro SD card for your ROMs. Even better, they made it so that 2600 paddle games on the micro SD card actually use the paddle knob on the controller instead of the joystick. They have to be in a folder titled "Atari 2600 Paddle", but it works! 🙂 That My Arcade is actually listening to their customers and making improvements so quickly is kind of shocking, to be honest. I'm loving this thing, even more than my 2600+ and my Flashback 12 Gold.
Great video. Instead of the bonus games, this should have had way more 5200 and 7800 games. Should have come with a brick . The price point is excellent.
I think that might be the fist retro system that plays 5200 games? It's tempting. I wonder is wizard of wor will work, it would only work with the second contoller.
I got it mainly for the black and white 70s arcade titles. There are quite a few errors there. Tournament Table only played breakout and had an area the paddle skips over. Ultra Tank has a weird control mapping but no options for walls, mines, bounce shots, etc. Super Breakout arcade version only plays the Progressive option. No cavity or Double. Track difficulty seems to be missing from Monte Carlo. Warlords has a semi dead zone in the middle of the paddle where you have to turn twice as much kinda on the arcade version. I, Robot plays "drifty" like it takes a while to stop. There are other issues but for the 2600, 5200 and 7800 stuff it's pretty decent.
Don’t buy this for 5200. There are hardly any games and two of the games are rough prototypes. Buy the Switch Flashback Classics collection if you want the best collection of 5200 games commercially available on modern systems.
Thank you for an information-packed review. It was very helpful and was enough to head out to Costco to pick one up. I'd like to see how Indy 500 and Omega Race work on this.
To me, if you are plugging an Xbox controller into what looks like a generic emulation box, just get a pi. The 2600+ is more interesting because despite being emulation via a cart dumper you can use authentic atari controllers and carts to have a more realistic atari experience
@wolfshanze5980 if you actually read what I wrote, you'd know I acknowledged that the 2600+ uses emulation. My point is if you are running a straight emulation box like this gamestation pro, buy or build a pi instead. As for roms, most aren't free. They're free because they're illegally obtained. People like collecting carts. That's the hobby. There's a million cheap emulation boxes out there. Some people can afford the carts and have plenty of space. Maybe you don't. You do you boo
great review i just bought the 2600+ and thinking i might went wrong with that decision .this looks cooler and don't have to find games in stores, lol ty
John, thanks for the review, and this video. Is there an easy way to add & play all the games you showed on this that don’t come with it: ie: Frogger PAC Man, Pitfall, etc.? I saw the SD card, but what device or add on does one use? Any videos you have on how to add games to this? I have this console, but no clue how to add all the cool games you showed. Thanks
I hope this does not rob from the 2600+ coming in 6 weeks. I am cheering for it like nothing else! well at least this is not a 2600 at heart like the 2600+ is (more purist which is the reason why I am all for it) I honestly don´t care about the 7800, but the magical, iconic, minimalistic, enigmatic, colorful, challenging, simplistic, LEGOwy, creativity inducing 2600! XD
I just got Gamestation Pro yes day as used for $30 plus taxes. it best system ever i own I it better then fashback Gold 8 and 9 i have Atari atari anniversary edition to
no Lynx ? no Jaguar ? no 8-bit ? no ST ? can we use an Arcade Stick ( w/USB adapter , of course) ? Sounds good, just needs a few tweeks ! maybe sub-menu folders in updates
Thanks for the video! Can anyone tell me where to learn how people add games to machines? I need to learn from the start because I don’t have any idea how to make it work. (Vaguely, sure, but not specifically).
Was about to buy one … glad I watched your video first … my favorite games were from activision .. do you have a list of all the 2600 games or know where I can find.. thanks
Great review..and that Costco price is fair. I wouldn't have known you can use PlayStation 4 controller. Is everything in the box enough to plug the Atari into the TV? Some reviews say we need to buy extra cables. USB? When my 7 year old boy opens it on Xmas I'd like it good to go! (Remember opening toys on Christmas..only to find the horrible words 'batteries not included '..ahhhggggg! 🤠
Unrelated question , but if anywhere , thought this would be the place to ask ! Was there ever an Elvira Mistress of the Dark game made for the 2600 ? If so does anyone know where I can get it ? Ty for any info !
Thank you!! I saw some other great reviews for this too. I am leaning to this instead of Atari+. I want to play more great paddle games. Did you say paddle games that you add to this will not recognize the paddles?? I guess would Kaboom work properly with this? I guess that might change my opinion a bit on it. Thank you!!
Thanks for the nice explanation I have the same device. I want to add only the Atari 2600 games, along with pictures of the games Do you have a TH-cam video explaining how?
Be careful I just bought two from Costco and both don’t work getting “Key fail” error with one of them the other one turned on for 10 seconds then turned off and never turn back on completely dead two minutes out of the box im gonna message this company and let them know how I feel about their quality control with this
I brought one from my local COSTCO this a.m. because it’s the same price as PS5 game almost or a nice bottle of bourbon 🥃. I’ll play it for a few weeks and if I don’t like it I can take it back. They give you a whole year! I take back anything to include food if I don’t like it.
I wish they didn’t include the bonus games. It makes the console feel like a cheap bootleg rather than a refined and curated collection of atari games.
Of course people complain about bonus games. The opposite would also be complained about that the console only included Atari games. The bonus games require additional emulators so that it’s easy to add games. A win IMO.
@@johnhancockretroand several of the bonus games were published by Atari (Viking Child, The Humans, Beast Ball, and World Rally, and maybe something I missed)
It’s strange that atari added many games from many different systems on it wich shouldn’t be allowed,however what should be allowed to atari to put all of their own games including published ones from each system over the years on this system including those tengen games from whether system.
Sir, could you answer a very important question for me? How well does it play the 800 or 5200 version of Star Raiders. Is there a way to access the warp screen, shields, etc? That game alone will get me to buy one of these machines.
Thank you John for mentioning how the joysticks feel. That's a big factor in me deciding to get this. No one else has mentioned how good of a controller they are and now that you've brought up that they're not great I'm having second thoughts. But thank you for being thorough.
"There's a lot of retro plug and play mini consoles out there. Atari flashback, nes classic edition, sege genesis mini- BUT WERE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT ANY OF THOSE TODAY
Hi John. I just wanted to say another great video from a great honest guy. I really respect you and your content. Keep up the great work I'm glad you have really smashed it, and your a credit to your parents. Legends in hard times are bigger legends.
Hey, thanks for the video. It seems like a cool little thing. Thanks for showing the controller support also on that smaller monitor. How often would you say that you use that little monitor? It looks nice.
This probably could be one of the better ways to play the Atari Star Wars or Pac Man or Mario Bros games amongst others that are in the too difficult to license category.
It's nice and I'm interested. They always mess up the controller. Any and all companies do it. Don't reinvent the wheel. I don't own modern consoles. For a good control scheme, it's an additional $50? I have everything I need with the original hardware modified for modern technology. It will cost about the same. Leg work and sourcing stuff not included.
Great video John! It's a nice little console, tempting if I didn't already have other Atari consoles like the Retron 77 or Evercade VS which I love. I don't get the whole thing around the certificate of authenticity, who would make a clone of it? Or to whom you would show this certificate lol
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I'm 50 years old and I remember all those games perfectly. I really want that great console. 🎩
The best reason to buy this is that it is the largest collection of Atari arcade games ever released.
Great review, John! I do want to recommend for those who want to add games from multiple systems: use separate microSD cards for each system. If you throw thousands of ROMs onto a single card, there is no folder system to sort them out, so they will all be in one folder. Separate cards will make game searching much easier.
Another very informative video John. Thanks for all the work you do, not just on this channel, but the ENTIRE community. Anyway mate, all the best from a massive fan in Sydney Australia, absolute legend sir, great job.
Btw im glad your wife is well and she and your family will be in my prayers for long health and happiness.
If you get an Atari 2600+ check Atari CX-22 Trackball compatibility, it does not work on the stock firmware of the Retron 77 or the Atari Flashback 3 sadly. I do use it in Joystick mode, it only seems to work with original hardware. I do need to update my Retron 77's firmware.
Looks nice and clean. Too bad the market is overwhelmingly saturated with retro systems these days.
Still popular enough for Costco to carry it ;)
@@johnhancockretro Typically Costgo and sams club type places do 1 time buys with these type things. They will sale out and vanish and the units they do not sale at retail,they end up liquidating them to the secondary market for pennies on the dollar to retail savagers and thats how they eventually make their way on ebay and other places.
I find it odd that this product is already at Costco. No impending news about when I am going to receive my unit. As always, another rock solid review!👍
Thanks for sharing
This looks great. For me this would be an awesome living room / couch Atari rig to sit back and play some games wireless with family or friends.
I always hated the joystick controller because it would make my hand cramp...
You are right John, it needs an NES D pad.
However, I love how the system looks!
I am still busy with my Atari 50th collection for Switch... I probably won't buy this..BUT!
Thanks for the review!
Man John I can’t tell you how many good memories I had with the Atari 2600 back in the day playing with my father and it was the first and only system he bought me…….I had so many games….my favorite was “yars revenge” of course👍🏻
Oh man I’m a sucker for things like these. But I always end up going back to the original console and games. Also been playing a ton of Atari 2600 and 5200 (Pitfall II) lately. May have to pick it up. Thanks for the skinny John👍👍.
It’s people like you that enable companies to make a new version of this every year for people to buy.
Retro co,: how many Atari systems should we release?
Yes!
According to the back of the box no H.E.R.O! That will disappoint Metal Jesus! As always a great review, John. It's nice to be able to add games to this system and it's not just locked to Atari Games.
@@wolfshanze5980 I gathered that. This was just a joke.
John Hancock once again showing us the way
Thanks for the review! I like the look of it. I also really appreciate how you can add some games to it too to maybe fill in the gap of the missing Activision games.
I'm really happy the Atari is getting some love lately.
Hope to see you at PRGE in a couple weeks!
See you soon
Yeah IDK about your community builds. It was only me and rocketfan, basically, doing it for the flashbacks. The stella guys tinkered with the retron77 until they broke paddle support and seemed to just give up.
You know, that first screen menu with local and sd card storage option looks identical to the Arcade1up Pacman and Megaman micro consoles.
Second, the GSP looks like it has a lot of the shit we added to the Flashback Nexus Project. In fact the Nexus Project does so so much more than the GSP.
Lastly, you guys need to put some sega cd bios and try some sega cd games in BIN+CUE format. You might also try Sega SG-1000 and Master System ROMs, I would guess they would work.
Have fun, but dont hold your breath on a community build.
It will be interesting to compare this to the Atari 2600+ once you do a review. A head to head so to speak.
I already have a 2600.
The paddle can be adjust in game with the joystick have 3 levels sensitivity. Thanks for the review got my last week but didn't get the time to play with it. 😀
Must be Pats brother Sam the Atari Punk on the back of the box. I like how the front of the box actually shows it wired to the TV. Good start. No lies
😂
Got one yesterday, piece of junk. Returned it today. Super glitchy, kept freezing, Home button on joysticks rarely worked. Like you said John, the paddle on super breakout was not great. Many little problems. When I returned it, the lady at Costco said lots of them are getting returned. I was hoping....but its not great. Thanks for your review John. Glad you had better luck with yours.
Both of mine were bought at Costco also I randomly picked out of a huge stack and I get two broken consoles what are the odds
@@joemunoz2194 sorry to hear
Be sure you use the proper power supply. I understand just plugging into pc is glitchy due to power difference.
Great review, John. I definitely want to pick one up. Thanks for the video!
Any time!
So this system and the updated retron with community builds have their specific issues with paddle games. These seem like a cool gift to get someone into Atari but a rpi with full stella and 2600daptor is still the way to go. I'm considering a 2600+. I don't mind emulation but any system that uses it should at least have a sd card slot and be fully updateable and properly work with paddles.
I’ve got a 2600 that works with paddles.
Great detailed and honest review John. I always like to know options out there.
Thanks 👍
In uk and not out here yet can not wait till I get my hands on one , thanks for the great review John
I’m most interested in the 2600+, but I kind of want this too…
Edit: got the 50th anniversary flashback gold instead for the superior game selection
The firmware update made it a lot better. Navigation of the games is improved, actual gameplay is improved and they added the ability to use subfolders on the micro SD card for your ROMs. Even better, they made it so that 2600 paddle games on the micro SD card actually use the paddle knob on the controller instead of the joystick. They have to be in a folder titled "Atari 2600 Paddle", but it works! 🙂
That My Arcade is actually listening to their customers and making improvements so quickly is kind of shocking, to be honest. I'm loving this thing, even more than my 2600+ and my Flashback 12 Gold.
Great video !!! I have one its cool... you forgot the Extra games Snowboarding and the Rally car game.
Great video. Instead of the bonus games, this should have had way more 5200 and 7800 games. Should have come with a brick . The price point is excellent.
It couldn’t have done any other 5200 games without more buttons or an onscreen keyboard.
@@KeenRetroGamesTouche
@@wolfshanze5980 My thoughts exactly.
I think that might be the fist retro system that plays 5200 games? It's tempting. I wonder is wizard of wor will work, it would only work with the second contoller.
Man, I love that game!
Great video Mr.Hancock thanks for all the feed back on the Atari 2600+
Any time!
You now look like you want to sell me a custom chopper.
That is another cool gadget I've added to my list. ... whether or not I'll ever get one is another story, but .. I do want it.
I wonder what happened to the millions of “flashback” units produced from 2004-2014.
I got it mainly for the black and white 70s arcade titles. There are quite a few errors there. Tournament Table only played breakout and had an area the paddle skips over. Ultra Tank has a weird control mapping but no options for walls, mines, bounce shots, etc. Super Breakout arcade version only plays the Progressive option. No cavity or Double. Track difficulty seems to be missing from Monte Carlo. Warlords has a semi dead zone in the middle of the paddle where you have to turn twice as much kinda on the arcade version. I, Robot plays "drifty" like it takes a while to stop. There are other issues but for the 2600, 5200 and 7800 stuff it's pretty decent.
This is new right? I worked for Atari in 78,79 and 1980 and made the old games
It'll never not be funny to me whenever companies tack on the word "pro" to their gaming devices.
ok i want this JUST to play 5200 games..looks cool! and plus i prefer a joystick over a gamepad
Don’t buy this for 5200. There are hardly any games and two of the games are rough prototypes. Buy the Switch Flashback Classics collection if you want the best collection of 5200 games commercially available on modern systems.
@@KeenRetroGames you can add 5200 games to it tho
A 5V DC, 2A adapter is recommended for use with this device
What are the video settings John? I like scanlines and 720p... tia - great video as always...
Thank you for an information-packed review. It was very helpful and was enough to head out to Costco to pick one up. I'd like to see how Indy 500 and Omega Race work on this.
Nice job John! I was on the fence for a while but you might have just persuaded me to add it to the collection 😉
handle bars are sick bro
too bad..no colecovision roms due to compatibility? lots of Colevision roms were pretty close to old arcade games.
Hey, good to know about Game Gear - I hadn't found that compatibility in my testing, so one more for the list! 😀
Great product overall, nice job John!
Thanks! 👍
To me, if you are plugging an Xbox controller into what looks like a generic emulation box, just get a pi. The 2600+ is more interesting because despite being emulation via a cart dumper you can use authentic atari controllers and carts to have a more realistic atari experience
@wolfshanze5980 if you actually read what I wrote, you'd know I acknowledged that the 2600+ uses emulation. My point is if you are running a straight emulation box like this gamestation pro, buy or build a pi instead. As for roms, most aren't free. They're free because they're illegally obtained. People like collecting carts. That's the hobby. There's a million cheap emulation boxes out there. Some people can afford the carts and have plenty of space. Maybe you don't. You do you boo
Or you can play an original 2600 with original cartridges and controllers 🤷♂️
I just got this on sale at Costco for $50!
great review i just bought the 2600+ and thinking i might went wrong with that decision .this looks cooler and don't have to find games in stores, lol ty
I just picked up two of these at Costco. My Costco had a ton of these.
John, thanks for the review, and this video. Is there an easy way to add & play all the games you showed on this that don’t come with it: ie: Frogger PAC Man, Pitfall, etc.? I saw the SD card, but what device or add on does one use? Any videos you have on how to add games to this? I have this console, but no clue how to add all the cool games you showed. Thanks
It will be great if he can do that for us )))
I hope this does not rob from the 2600+ coming in 6 weeks. I am cheering for it like nothing else! well at least this is not a 2600 at heart like the 2600+ is (more purist which is the reason why I am all for it) I honestly don´t care about the 7800, but the magical, iconic, minimalistic, enigmatic, colorful, challenging, simplistic, LEGOwy, creativity inducing 2600! XD
2600+ is a dream for me, who is just now getting into Atari. I’m so glad they are reprinting games, making new controllers and all of that.
Oh My god, i need one, 😮
I just got Gamestation Pro yes day as used for $30 plus taxes. it best system ever i own I it better then fashback Gold 8 and 9 i have Atari atari anniversary edition to
I did see another review video where they showed an option to change sensitivity options on the paddle
no Lynx ?
no Jaguar ?
no 8-bit ?
no ST ?
can we use an Arcade Stick ( w/USB adapter , of course) ?
Sounds good,
just needs a few tweeks !
maybe sub-menu folders in updates
May not be powerful for Jaguar but hopefully ST, 8 bit and Lynx can be added
I want to get this. Looks like I may have to order it directly from them as I can't find it anywhere locally or even on Amazon.
The design gives me Atari 2600 jr vibes!
Thanks for the video! Can anyone tell me where to learn how people add games to machines? I need to learn from the start because I don’t have any idea how to make it work. (Vaguely, sure, but not specifically).
Thats a sleek looking console, wish sega would do stuff like this. Edit- thoght this was 2600+ console
GameStop is finally shipping them. Just got mine sent…can’t wait
There is supposed to be a way to calibrate the paddle in the options.
Was about to buy one … glad I watched your video first … my favorite games were from activision .. do you have a list of all the 2600 games or know where I can find.. thanks
There is a sensitivity paddle control option on this system.
Thank you
Great review..and that Costco price is fair. I wouldn't have known you can use PlayStation 4 controller. Is everything in the box enough to plug the Atari into the TV? Some reviews say we need to buy extra cables. USB? When my 7 year old boy opens it on Xmas I'd like it good to go! (Remember opening toys on Christmas..only to find the horrible words 'batteries not included '..ahhhggggg! 🤠
Seems odd for this console and Atari + releasing in the same time window. They'll be competing against each other for the same market share.
Different products altogether
Thank you John! Another helpful video👍. Good to know about Costco availability. Lots happening with Atari right now!
Glad to help
Your mustache is awesome.
Unrelated question , but if anywhere , thought this would be the place to ask ! Was there ever an Elvira Mistress of the Dark game made for the 2600 ? If so does anyone know where I can get it ? Ty for any info !
Thank you!! I saw some other great reviews for this too. I am leaning to this instead of Atari+. I want to play more great paddle games. Did you say paddle games that you add to this will not recognize the paddles?? I guess would Kaboom work properly with this? I guess that might change my opinion a bit on it. Thank you!!
Paddle games added won’t be recognized with the paddle controller.
However I got word that paddle games will work with a paddle controller on the 2600.
Thanks for the nice explanation
I have the same device. I want to add only the Atari 2600 games, along with pictures of the games
Do you have a TH-cam video explaining how?
Atariage forum has a topic on the matter so you might want to find info there.
Be careful I just bought two from Costco and both don’t work getting “Key fail” error with one of them the other one turned on for 10 seconds then turned off and never turn back on completely dead two minutes out of the box im gonna message this company and let them know how I feel about their quality control with this
Sounds like the shelf life was shorter than a 2600.
I brought one from my local COSTCO this a.m. because it’s the same price as PS5 game almost or a nice bottle of bourbon 🥃. I’ll play it for a few weeks and if I don’t like it I can take it back. They give you a whole year! I take back anything to include food if I don’t like it.
I wish they didn’t include the bonus games. It makes the console feel like a cheap bootleg rather than a refined and curated collection of atari games.
Of course people complain about bonus games. The opposite would also be complained about that the console only included Atari games. The bonus games require additional emulators so that it’s easy to add games. A win IMO.
So add your own.
🤷
@@johnhancockretroand several of the bonus games were published by Atari (Viking Child, The Humans, Beast Ball, and World Rally, and maybe something I missed)
It’s strange that atari added many games from many different systems on it wich shouldn’t be allowed,however what should be allowed to atari to put all of their own games including published ones from each system over the years on this system including those tengen games from whether system.
I think that the bonus games should have been completely a bonus meaning don't advertise 200 plus games if not all of them are atari.
Great video, John! I hadn't heard of this. Hope all is well.
I really like the look of this machine.
Yes, the paddle sensitivity can be adjusted
Why didnt my arcade put pac man and galaxian and qbert on it? Do they only have permission for the handhelds and not consoles?
Owned by other companies.
THE. HERO. WE. NEED. "Games" - THANK YOU.
Sir, could you answer a very important question for me? How well does it play the 800 or 5200 version of Star Raiders. Is there a way to access the warp screen, shields, etc? That game alone will get me to buy one of these machines.
Thank you John for mentioning how the joysticks feel. That's a big factor in me deciding to get this. No one else has mentioned how good of a controller they are and now that you've brought up that they're not great I'm having second thoughts. But thank you for being thorough.
Glad to help!
@@wolfshanze5980 true, I'm just really hoping the joysticks are good cuz I love the shape
Do we have make separate folders for each system in the main " game folder ? Great review John.
Nope, all games lumped into one folder
@johnhancockretro awsome ! Even better.
"There's a lot of retro plug and play mini consoles out there. Atari flashback, nes classic edition, sege genesis mini-
BUT WERE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT ANY OF THOSE TODAY
Would’ve been a real Atari tribute to have a power brick.
Hi John. I just wanted to say another great video from a great honest guy. I really respect you and your content. Keep up the great work I'm glad you have really smashed it, and your a credit to your parents. Legends in hard times are bigger legends.
I appreciate that!
Too expensive for my taste. But I love the HulkaMainia stache Brother!
The direction the Amico should of went in first.......
Hey, thanks for the video. It seems like a cool little thing. Thanks for showing the controller support also on that smaller monitor. How often would you say that you use that little monitor? It looks nice.
I’d use it more if I wasn’t working so much lol.
On sale here in Canada. Can’t decide. If it came with recharged series it’d be an easy decision. But it doesn’t 🤷♂️
That's weird. Water Margin is a rip-off of Knights of the Round with different sprites.
This probably could be one of the better ways to play the Atari Star Wars or Pac Man or Mario Bros games amongst others that are in the too difficult to license category.
Word is that those game cartridges play on a 2600.
Thank you for the awesome breakdown here!
My pleasure!
Asterix moustache!!! Do you know all the Asterix games ? Of course yes. From France thanks
What kind of CRT TVs would you recommend for retro gaming? Like screensize or type
I like a smaller CRT due to having an easier time moving it. 13 inch Flatscreen
Diggin the Stache
Hope we can add TI-994/A games to it.
Would love that!
It's nice and I'm interested. They always mess up the controller. Any and all companies do it. Don't reinvent the wheel. I don't own modern consoles. For a good control scheme, it's an additional $50? I have everything I need with the original hardware modified for modern technology. It will cost about the same. Leg work and sourcing stuff not included.
They’ll keep trying to sell you the same car with a new coat of paint, every year, until you buy.
This looks pretty cool.
Solid review 😎 thanks for the video 👍
No problem 👍
Great video John! It's a nice little console, tempting if I didn't already have other Atari consoles like the Retron 77 or Evercade VS which I love.
I don't get the whole thing around the certificate of authenticity, who would make a clone of it? Or to whom you would show this certificate lol
There are several who would try to clone this
Don't get it. It's junk. The clunky controls make most games almost unplayable.
@@Mckillax e really don't know what you are talking about. It works fine to me. I even beat Hero in it
@EASYUSA well, all I know is I'm not the only one having this issue. It's definitely a noticeable input lag.
@Mckillax I noticed some input lag on the pads, but to me that's a gimmick. I usually only use the joysticks and that I haven't noticed any input lag
So does it do scanlines and 720p John?