I was out today doing a few things(weather is crap, but yeah...haha) and noticed these two bundles out in one of the stores. Looks like they'd be perfect gifts for a lover of retro games.
Just for the people who may have a rougher time seeing, the two are:
An Atari which comes with 2 wireless controllers, a free poster, and 76 built in games.
A Sega Genesis with 2 wireless controllers and 80 built in games; it can also play cartridges of course.
Yeah I saw those too a few days ago at my local Toys R Us. From what I have heard the Sega one is junk, the sound is really bad and if you are going to spend that much on that you might as well just get a Sega Genesis. Also the 80 games aren't true Genesis games like 20 of them are the rest are homebrew games.
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The Flashback 4 is also not too great. It's emulation-based, which may not mean much for most people, but as an Atari-lover, the slight differences in color, sound and such are painful. The Flashback 2 is the superior system (and the best one of the lot released), as it is actual Atari-based hardware inside, and can actually even be hard-modded to play original cartridges (the developers specifically designed it so that you can mod the system to add a cartridge slot, even though technically it voids the warranty).
The Flashback 4 is also not too great. It's emulation-based, which may not mean much for most people, but as an Atari-lover, the slight differences in color, sound and such are painful. The Flashback 2 is the superior system (and the best one of the lot released), as it is actual Atari-based hardware inside, and can actually even be hard-modded to play original cartridges (the developers specifically designed it so that you can mod the system to add a cartridge slot, even though technically it voids the warranty).
the_shpydar wrote:
As @ogo79 said, the SNS-RZ-USA is a prime giveaway that it's not a legit retail cart.
And yes, he is (usually) always right, and he is (almost) the sexiest gamer out there (not counting me) ;)
Yeah, I have The Flashback 2 and it is the only one I need and the only one with Pitfall and River Raid. I hardly ever play it but for $5.00 it was worth it. Unless you grew up with Atari games it may be hard to enjoy though I may be wrong
The Sega one seems decent. According to this guy, here is the complete list of Genesis games: Alex Kidd, Alien Storm, Altered Beast, Arrow Flash, Bonanza Brothers, Chakan, Columns, Columns 3, Comix Zone, Crack Down, Decap Attack, Ecco, Ecco 2, Ecco Jr., E-Swat, Eternal Champions, Fatal Labyrinth, Flicky, Gain Ground, Golden Axe (all three), Jewel Master, Kid Chameleon, Mean Bean Machine, Ristar, Shadow Dancer, Shinobi III, Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic and Knuckles, Sonic Spinball, Sonic the Hedgehog (1 & 2), Streets of Rage (all 3), The Ooze, Vectorman (1 & 2), and Virtua Fighter 2. At a $1 a game seems pretty good if you can deal with the sound and emulation issues.
There is also this.
But then again, if you have a PS3 or Xbox360 I would recommend Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.
I have the Atari Flashback II, and it's really awesome... but one of the joysticks doesn't register left anymore... so maybe it's time to upgrade to a new one!
Yeah, I have The Flashback 2 and it is the only one I need and the only one with Pitfall and River Raid. I hardly ever play it but for $5.00 it was worth it. Unless you grew up with Atari games it may be hard to enjoy though I may be wrong
The Sega one seems decent. According to this guy, here is the complete list of Genesis games: Alex Kidd, Alien Storm, Altered Beast, Arrow Flash, Bonanza Brothers, Chakan, Columns, Columns 3, Comix Zone, Crack Down, Decap Attack, Ecco, Ecco 2, Ecco Jr., E-Swat, Eternal Champions, Fatal Labyrinth, Flicky, Gain Ground, Golden Axe (all three), Jewel Master, Kid Chameleon, Mean Bean Machine, Ristar, Shadow Dancer, Shinobi III, Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic and Knuckles, Sonic Spinball, Sonic the Hedgehog (1 & 2), Streets of Rage (all 3), The Ooze, Vectorman (1 & 2), and Virtua Fighter 2. At a $1 a game seems pretty good if you can deal with the sound and emulation issues.
There is also this.
But then again, if you have a PS3 or Xbox360 I would recommend Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.
Man I would almost buy that just for the Wily Wars.
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