

It's been on the shelf at my local drugstore for years," you're right - sort of. Note that the Flashback 8 Gold is not the " Ataribox." That unit, coming from Atari itself, is still somewhat shrouded in mystery.Īnd if you're saying "I've seen this Atari Flashback thing already. The console also includes ports to connect wired joysticks and paddle controllers (Breakout, anyone?). And these are said to incorporate true 2.4GHz radios, not the infrared versions that have frustrated Amazon reviewers of AtGames' earlier Sega collections by limiting connectivity to line-of-sight. Two wireless controllers included: The Flashback 8 Gold includes two wireless Atari joysticks.(That's good, because - trust me - these games may be simplistic, but they are unforgiving.) You can also apparently "rewind" games a few seconds. Pause, save and rewind support: In another feature seen earlier on the NES Classic, the Flashback 8 Gold will offer pause and resume and same game slots - a welcome respite if you need a bathroom break while racking up a new personal best on Asteroids.(Weirdly, the HDMI port appears to be on the left-hand side of the console - see the promotional video embedded below.)

While the games will still have primitive graphics by today's standards, this at least offers easy one-cable connection to modern HDTVs. The Flashback 8 Gold (and the new Sega console) take a page from Nintendo's book and offer HDMI connectors.
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