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Very cool idea, but $129 is kind of pricey considering we’re talking 1980s technology.
Emulation is free
Yeah but when you can play any game for free none of them are as interesting.
1970s technology actually
I think they’re going for the Analogue market. Real hardware for real cartridges, built to modern standards (like HDMI).
Two problems:
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Analogue consoles are all FPGA. This isn’t. It’s more like the Hyperkin consoles from that perspective.
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I’m not sure how much demand (read: nostalgia) there is for these older consoles these days. At retro game conventions I haven’t seen much. It’s mostly NES and later.
Atari probably could have won over some of that market if they used an FPGA, but they’ve gotten this wrong again and again by contracting with companies who put an emulator on a SOC in a box.
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It should be $20
It does hit as pricy at first, but I don’t think it’s unreasonable given what they’re doing here and what (I’m sure) BOM costs are right now.
No Pitfall? What’s the point, then?
It takes original carts. So, you can put a Pitfall cart in it.
That’s the point.
And asteroids ffs
ET.
It’s Microsoft® Pitfall™ now.
I still have a bunch of my old Atari 2600 games (yes, including E.T.) The fact that this is compatible with my old carts might entice me to buy it.
And the fate of video games, themselves, was sealed. For the beast had risen once again, and would stop at nothing to ensure the crash, this time, would be permanent.
I’m excited for folks who still have their original cartridges.
For me, this is pretty steep for a system that will (for me) only end up able to play 10 games.
An available 12 pack of resissued games on cartridge would go a long way towards giving this a place in my collection.
Edit: It’s really cool, though.
Product page: https://atari.com/products/atari-2600-plus
$129 seems INCREDIBLY steep for this
