Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The hardware is nice, but the software screams "rush job." Like the JAKKS all-in-one units, the Flashback uses a different hardware platform than the original chipset these Atari games were designed to run on. As a result, we get copies of copies of old arcade games, with a lot lost in the translation. Collision detection is off, sounds are missing, and the game set isn't as good as the games from over twenty years ago that it pretends to collect. For the price, you'd be better served by finding a flea-market Atari or settling for the Jakks Atari joystick or paddles. UPDATE: Atari is making a completely new version of the Flashback console, using updated Atari 2600 VCS hardware, joysticks with the original "classic" feel, and 40 games built in. The console will include 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, Adventure, Adventure II, Aquaventure, Arcade Asteroids, Arcade Pong, Asteroids Deluxe, Atari Climber, Battlezone, Caverns Of Mars, Centipede, Combat, Combat 2, Dodge'm, Fatal Run, Frog Pond, Hangman, Haunted House, Human Cannonball, Lunar Lander, Maze Craze, Millipede, Missile Command, Off the Wall, Outlaw, Pitfall, Quadrun, Radar Lock, Return To Haunted House, River Raid, Saboteur, Save Mary, Secret Quest, Space Duel, Space War, Video Checkers, Video Chess, Wizard, Yars' Return, Yars' Revenge ... and some secret hidden "easter eggs." All indications point to this being THE plug-and-play system to own. It's supposed to be available by late July 2005. Search for Amazon #B00093DHIK to order one. Skip the original Flashback in this listing unless you simply have to have them all!