Atari Flashback... Do Want!
Atari released the Atari Flashback in 2004, and the Flashback 2 in 2005. And somehow both escaped my notice. Now they're gearing up to release the Atari Flashback 2+ on February 22. They claim that it'll be available through a handful of retailers in small quantities, but that might just be to get you to order it directly through their own website. They're sweetening the deal with a free exclusive Atari T-shirt, which is awesome, but it only comes in XL.
The plug-and-play Atari Flashback 2+ is about 2/3 the size of the original Atari 2600, and looks cool, although I would prefer it if it had the switches instead of the big child-buttons. It's backward compatible with all existing 2600 controllers, but features two controllers packed in for awesome multiplayer combat. And because playing a 2600 game on your computer with a ROM simply can't beat playing it with that stiff, rubber-covered joystick and mashing that big red button!
There are 40 games included, including classics like Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Combat, Lunar Lander, Missile Command, Yars' Return and Yars' Revenge. 20 of them are classic 2600 games, while 20 are new, including some new sports games. Eh. Just give me Missile Command and Centipede, and I'm happy! The full list of games is on their webpage as well!
Wootini
Posted to Video Games on 4 February 2010
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what no E.T.??? lol