Atari Flashback 2
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- This mini clone of the old Atari 2600 "woody" has 40+ games built in and comes with Atari 2600 compatible controllers. But the truth is being a "TV plug and play" system I've overlooked it many times. Let me tell you why you shouldn't!
I recently got mine modified with the cartridge port, and a Harmony cart thus making it the absolute best Flashback model by a lot.
Nice setup gives you clean composite video too I've seen mods on real 2600s for that but they can be hit or miss and often not a super clean image as you would expect
@@MN12BIRD
Yea true, a modified Flashback 2 is just a better option.
I think there should be a new Atari Flashback with all 252 Atari games making this the complete and final version.
It's nice how they really thought about the fans with this one.
He was not thinking of people modding his system. It was originally intended to have a cartridge slot included but because of time issues was not included in the final product. The parts where the cartridge slot would have been are still located there thus making it easier to mod.
great system i have Atari Flashback 8 Gold
I got this a while back on eBay loose and I'm still happy with that acquisition = )
This was really informative thanks for making this video. I plan to get an atari 2600 one day, but this might hold me over until I have more space to build up a collection of real atari 2600 games if I bought the real console.
Yeah there are some 7800 games on the Flashback but those are the ones that you can really tell something is off in the conversion/emulation. It is indeed an NoaC and the games have been ported to NES code.
@ZavenNes1718 a capture device like a PCI card or USB box that you use to watch and record TV or other things on a computer.
I wanted this a while ago, though i never got it. SAD...
It really looked nice with replicas of the old 2600 controller and it actually plugged in the atari 2600 system, it seemed awesome.
That's great that it plays like a real Atari 2600 because sadly I was one of those nerdy guys that noticed how weak the emulation was on the first flashback.
Picked one up for $5 a couple weeks ago. Really cool little unit!
Nice you got one. Great collector system, I have not played much since getting a Harmony cart since it can hold the whole 2600 library but still a great conversation piece and nice to have the composite cable option. Yeah it is virtually identical to the original as far as game play and compatibility etc.
there are some hidden games on it if you have paddles
To access the hidden paddle game menu, the user must press up on the joystick 1 time, pull down 9 times, push up 7 times, and pull down 2 times (this represents the year 1972, in which Pong first appeared). The code must be entered steadily and without pauses (enter it too quickly and it won't work)
I love mine - I posted a few videos playing some obscure but fun as hell games on there. One of my favorite x-mas presents
thinking of the modders what a nice man
@MN12BIRD I'm impressed with your skills and learn a lot from you. So I find it very bold of you to admit that a mod might be tough. If you ever get a cheap one, you should give it a shot. I tried it and killed my $7 Flashback2. I bought another and learned my lesson (it's a tough mod--it's way too crammed in there!). I do have to disagree about the joysticks. I think they are fantastic--original design with today's technology! Yours might need a cleaning. Thanks for the 1-9-7-2 tip!
@megamanfan3 Yes they are totally licensed d by ATARI to the point where they were even available to order on the ATARI website.
I got a modded flashback 2 and I got to say it runs nearly all 2600 games but pitfall 2. but, still its a great mini console to have.
Did you see the USB controllers he has? I have a pair and they are very cool to have, work great. Don't forget the hidden games inside and the diagnostic mode.
The best way I can think to see if they're direct roms is look for easter eggs. I have the plug and play joystick and the yar's revenge and I think adventure easter eggs were removed.
@WARPUDDY666 You're kidding right? That sounds SO cryptic.
How'd you discover that anyway? Sounds nuts. I love it!
Very nice video, I've been looking for info on the flashback. I hope they come out with a better 7800 clone, like they did with the flashback 2.
It's good that it has composite out right out of the box but you won't be able to play ALL 2600 games on it since it's not 100% compatible with genuine Atari 2600.
Atari 2600 on a chip (A2600OAC) is custom by curt vendel, it's not widely manufactured like NOAC's.
@MN12BIRD if you got a tv with av out... or a VCR.. try plugging the system into the tv (or vcr) and then output the tv (or vcr).. it may make the signal better and make it able to be captured easier...
I got myne about a year ago Brand new on Amazon for $20! Great System!
wow i really want one now
now for the sega version that was supposed to be out by now
@iRemainNameless Nope it's true, it was purposely added but since it does not come with paddles they did not make it obvious.
Great review, I might wanna pick on up before they raise in price.
Great video. What capture card do you use (even though it didnt work this time)? I like to use sega genesis controllers with my 2600, way better directional pad.
@MN12BIRD What kills me, is that when the Atari 2600 was cutting-edge, people payed, like, 40USD (correct me if I'm wrong).
Now we pay 20 bucks and land a whole bunch of them in good quality xD
Great video. By the way, do you think that old plug'n'play atari joystick from jakks pacific is a NOAC? All these years I thought I was playing on real AOAC hardware but now I'm worried. It seems like most other plug and play units use NOAC hardware, such as the spongebob plug and play.
I'm wondering how they got games like Millipede to work. Millipede is a super-chip 16k game. Usually the bankswitching hardware is on the cart and the super-chip (an extra 128bytes of ram) is on the cart. A lot of these games use different bankswitching techniques. Since there is no cartridge hardware, the designer must have added these abilities to the hardware. It also makes me wonder why they didn't continue to use this actual Atari hardware on subsequent releases.
I don't have a DVD recorder but my TV tuner works well with most content inc Sega Genesis and that's the main reason I bought the ATi 650 over the few Haupagge cards I treid that wouldn't jive with the Genny. Most TV tuners I've tried inc generic Phillips tuners don't like the Genny.
Got mine for 89 cents at goodwill lol. Love it!
REALLY?!?
Awesome console. I may pick one up in the future. Do you think you can do a review on the retron 3 console?
BTW: This is NOTHING like Jacks Pacific. The Jacks Pacific "Joystick" is crap (the "Paddle", however, is pretty cool).
The only nit-pick I have with this Atari Flashback2 is that it is hard to tell when the difficulty buttons are pushed in or not.
@MN12BIRD I don't like intros for the sake of intros, but yeah... yours is short and sweet. How it should be. No worries.
I don't like the Atari Flashback 3-present but i like Atari Flashback 2 cause 1. The model runs the original Atari Code, 2. The controllers were exactly the same as the original unlike the later models with wireless and turbo buttons
sene one of these at a game store before but didn't think would be worth the price.
Man, if I ever got my hands on one of those I'd be up all night lol
Great look at the system man. I've been on the lookout for this one for a while, but they only released the first one over here, and that one is crap! Didn't really know about the time it was made in though. With the allotted time it's still a good job. But yeah, it is noticeable that they are ports :( This one looks great though, wish I could find one around here sometime.
very very nice review best one iv seen for the system...got 1 ? though could you possable mod simulated stero out of it?
nice vid Jake, I gonna check out my local pawn shop for one!
You know what's better? Jakks TV Games!
The current Atari logo tells me that Atari must have authorized this clone. I mean for a clone of a system that old, Atari must at least still have the rights to it.
My favorite Atari flashback 2 game is pitfall by Activision
dude i absolutely love how you used the commodore 64 monitor!
are you gonna mod it for us?!
the flash back 1 was so disappointing
the controller sucked!
it was hard wired
best part was war game
i want one because the original with the cartridges are expensive
that would be great if they had a atari flash back jaguar.
Have you checked out the Atari 2600+ that came out last year?
0:02 to skip the "alright"
LOL j/k. Jake is cool :)
Just to inform you, it's Cuhrt Vehnduhl not Cuhrt Vandell. And can you try using the DVD recorder, rather then a tv tuner.
The only problem I have with these things is that they look and feel so cheap. The insides may be fantastic, but they still look like junk from the outside. Especially the big red, orange and yellow buttons.
Do you plan on getting the Atari Flashback 3? I just got one for Chanukah and it's awesome, but according to Wikipedia, it cannot be modded for a Cart slot.
Now I know what Atari I have
Yeah figures NOAC's are in everything lol. You really know your stuff. :)
@james42519 the one i seen had no box too and thought it was emulation. it was around the price of it new too i think. anything free is good. noc? thought it was noac. too bad they messed up making noac and didn't get everything right though. i didn't know he actually made a Atari on a chip for this. wonder why didn't just put the cartridge slop on it if he made it so you could. guess maybe next time i seen one for a good price i will think about getting it.
@megamanfan3 Wikipedia says that it was marketed by atari Inc.
Yeah, I actually heard theyre coming out with a 5200 version of this....but this one is only going to be 12 inches but 10 inches...haaha, nice vid man :)
I used to have an Atari 2600
Oh yeah they're getting a little harder to find now so I hear they're worth much more than $10!
I saw this once and did the same thing. I thought it was another NOC but the fact its an AOC and a good one. Im saddened i didn't pick it up. I might get it and do the mod. I wish Battlezone was on the thing (i think it was on the first?) but its fine Ill need to hunt down that cart
@MN12BIRD @MN12BIRD i have the rom on my psp and my xbox.. its pretty fun.. and yes.. there are even kids and programs for writing your own 2600 roms and such.. Instructables has a nice article on how to do it
I Have this, got mine at Goodwill for $10.
Strangely, mine doesn't have hardwired AV ports. I bought it brand new and I've never seen any other one like it, so whatever.
noc looks like an Iron Cross.
why does Atari put the crunch on everyone
3:08 Hey,do I see something from Advanced Micro Devices?
@iRemainNameless I had it saved in my cheat files I just cant remember what games I think there are two
I will have to hook mine up and find out
on plug and play games this is the best one in my collection
think it can also use the trackball just don't have one to test but all my other controllers works off of it
I'm pretty sure these Atari Flashbacks are made by ATGames, the same company that make those Sega MegaDrive portable things you've got and those Blaze MegaDrive clones etc, I've been looking on their website and they're advertising the Atari Flashback 3 and other things, very interesting really. Atari gave the engineer only 10 weeks to design the system??? What were they thinking??????
Sadly Atari booted Legacy Engineering out after the Flashback 2+ because ATGames told Atari they could make them even more money by producing it cheaper. :/
So every version after 2+ has been crap.
It can be modded to play an actual cartridge.
Exactly , How many games bring it to as?
Sorry my english
soooo i can play NES if i put a 72 pin conector on the first flashback XD?
i tried the Halo 2600 rom that is out there now.. you can also get it in cart form.. have you tried it yet>?
Can you do a Atari Flashback 2 mod step by step video to play real Atari cartridges?
I have the atari flashback 3 and once i saw it my jaw fucking dropped because that is the only thing I can find for a atari..
He said he had an original 2600 so it would be pointless.
i saw this and i didnt think much of it
Why don't genesis controllers work on here?
If you're a hardcore Atari fan, you probably have 3-7 different models of 2600's. #justsayin
Can you do a video that shows how to cart mod this?
Does it include E.T. the extra-terrestrial?
Dude mod it to have a cart slot!!
were did you this
does it have frost bite?
@nathanallan1 I have the BOSS working through an NES controller in one of my videos!! Hee hee I'm playing some Space In vaders in it.
Whats a tv tuner?
I have the atari flasback 4 it has 75 games
Can you mod the 1st 1 to play nes games? lol
i got mine for $15 still in the box so
this sucks sorry but i wanna tutorial on how to get it hooked up to a modern tv with out a av mono supporter thing.
You'll need an HDMI scaler (AV to HDMI) there are cheap ones out there but they may have lag to screen tearing. Good ones like the "Retrotink mini" cost like $80 but might be worth it to you if u play a lot of retro games on a modern TV and want zero lag.
wow
I used to have an Atari Flashback 2, but it died. :(
It may have been a clone, as some companies actually made fake ones and Walgreens bought them thinking they were real. About 1 in 5 is a fake one.
@@Super_Bros. I highly doubt it was fake, this was well over a decade ago and I didn't get it from Walgreens.
1 person who doesnt know wat atari is watched this video..
lol