Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Aug 23, 2023 13:15:55 GMT -5
Are there? Stuff like the Retron are around the same price and the all in one TV game consoles don't have a cartridge slot and are often just NES on a chip hardware running shonky ports. Consoles like the Retron are also compatible with multiple systems at once. And those games are actually, well, good. The question there is : Why has nobody come up with a more capable NOAC yet? Famiclones are still pretty dodgy, and the NT Mini (which yes, I know, was FPGA, not a NOAC) was out of a lot of people's price range.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Aug 23, 2023 13:22:30 GMT -5
Are there? Stuff like the Retron are around the same price and the all in one TV game consoles don't have a cartridge slot and are often just NES on a chip hardware running shonky ports. Consoles like the Retron are also compatible with multiple systems at once. And those games are actually, well, good. As far as I know, the Retron 77 was the only one they made that did Atari games and that one came out at the same price as this one, they haven't released an all system compatible hardware clone. Direct hardware clones of the Atari hardware seems to have been a low priority for the retro console makers as the number of people who have nostalgia for this era of Atari is fairly low compared to Sega and Nintendo, plus they flooded the market with low end TV games in the 2000s.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Aug 23, 2023 15:27:26 GMT -5
Apparently throwing the 10 in 1 cart in as a bonus is a huge marketing mistake, seems everyone thinks that’s the only thing this is capable of playing. The fact that you can put old carts into it and play them isn’t anywhere near as big an appeal as having games pre-loaded on it IMO. I’d think most people who have old Atari carts also have an old console to play them on anyway. If this will work with a Harmony cart or the other Everdrive like devices for the 2600 I am really tempted. Last I checked the harmony cart doesn't work well with the Retron77. And it DOESNT work on a Atari Flashback 2 with the cart slot added. Yea this is a very very niche product. Most Atari fans woul ld be happy with one of the AtGames Atari Portables. Those are easy to hack and toss a SD card with EVERY 2600 game loaded on it. I just happen to be in that niche that wants a 2600 system that works off carts and I don't have to keep a VCR hookedd to my tv to get it to connect right. the cart they are including with the games... I don't want or need it. If they offered say a version without the cart for 90 or 100 I would grab it fast. IF they confirm it works with the Harmony cart at the current price and I will more than likely grab one. Hmm wondering if you will be able to connect Sega Genesis controllers to it and use them? They worked on the 2600 console,and are much more comfortable to use.
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