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Atari Flashback 4 Wireless Classic Game Console. The Classic is Back - this time with even more great games and wireless controls! Atari Flashback 4 is the return of the ever popular Atari games inside a classic game console. Features 75 Atari games built-in that defined a generation and two wireless Atari Flashback 2600 classic joystick controllers. The Atari Flashback 4 fully supports Plug & Play on ANY TV (AV cable included) and has an AC adapter included to power the console. From Asteriods and Missile Command to Space Invaders and Yar's Revenge - the classics are all here! Product Dimensions: Weight: 41.30 oz
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I already own the original Flashback, and Flashback 2. My Flashback 4 is on the way. Anyone that grew up in the 80's and owned the original Atari 2600 will want to own the the Flashback 4 which now has wireless controllers and even more games. My review is basically to provide the complete list of games included since I had a hard time finding it, and I'm sure many others are looking for it too. I'll update my full review when my Flashback 4 arrives.
The full list of games includes:
3D Tic-Tac-Toe Adventure Adventure II Air·Sea Battle Aquaventure Asteroids Backgammon Basketball Battlezone Black Jack Bowling Breakout Canyon Bomber Centipede Championship Soccer Circus Atari Combat Two Combat Crystal Castles Demons to Diamonds Desert Falcon Dodge 'Em Double Dunk Fatal Run Flag Capture Football Frog Pond Front Line Fun with Numbers Golf Grand Prix Gravitar Hangman Haunted House Home Run Human Cannonball Jungle Hunt Maze Craze Miniature Golf Missile Command Night Driver Off The Wall Outlaw Polaris Realsports Baseball Realsports Basketball Realsports Soccer Realsports Volleyball Return to Haunted House Saboteur Save Mary Sky Diver Slot Machine Slot Racers Solaris Space Invaders Space War Sprintmaster Star Ship Steeplechase Stellar Track Street Racer Submarine Commander Super Baseball Super Breakout Super Football Surround Tempest Video Checkers Video Chess Video Olympics Video Pinball Warlords Wizard Yars' Revenge
Edit 11/14/2012: I have my Flashback 4, and it is pretty much as expected with a couple of minor annoyances. I'm slightly disappointed in the wireless controllers. First, you need a screwdriver to install the batteries (not included). The battery covers do snap in place, so I didn't bother putting the screws back in. Second, the controllers require you to be pointing them directly at the console, and holding them level. The controller's range is good, but if the controller is even slightly tilted up or down, it doesn't respond. The player 1 controller has the console's buttons on it, which is a great feature. You can also use wired controllers (not included) if you'd like. I tried my Flashback 2 controllers, and they work fine. As for the games themselves, they are what they are. From what I remember as a kid, they seem exactly the same. I haven't noticed any glitches or bugs. My 61" HDTV makes the 8-bit graphics look even worse than they are. But that is the charm of these games. I'm gonna connect the game to an old 19" color TV I have in storage just for nostalgia, and keep it in my basement. The Atari Flashback 4 is definitely meant for the older crowd looking to bring back memories. Today's kids would laugh at this console. They can laugh all they want. I give it 5 stars for bringing back a lot of memories.Read more ›
Hello! I found the Atari Flashback 4 on sale for $39.99 at a Rite Aide in Los Angeles, day of its release on 11-12-12. If it were $49.99, as is the suggested retail, I would not have bought it. Overall, I'd say a new one is worth between $20 and $30.
It comes with the FB4 unit, power cable, yellow and white AV cable, two wireless remotes (batteries not included), instruction manual and poster.
It has 75 built in games, including some good ones like Jungle Hunt, Space Invaders, Missile Command, Centipede, Asteroids, Battlezone, and Atari Circus, and several sports games. I also have a Flashback 2, and unfortunately, the Flashback 4 does NOT have Lunar Landing, Pitfall, or Atari Climber (as the FB2 does). Also, the FB4 does NOT have an Atari 2600 cartridge slot. (Why not, at this point?)
Strike one came when attempting to unscrew the tiny screw on the wireless controller in order to load the batteries. This took some time and consternation as you need a tiny phillips head and plenty o' torque!
The controllers, nicely, have the "select" and "start" buttons on them on the back (in addition to the standard "fire" button on top), as well as a button the calls up the main menu (so you don't have to get up and press the button on the system itself--a much appreciated design upgrade).
Strike two came when I first plugged in the system. I sat the FB4 unit on top of a book in front of my HD TV, the book sitting on a carpeted floor. Them menu came up just fine, but there was immediately a harsh static-like "scratching" noise coming from the TV speakers, as if the unit was accepting some kind of interference. Turning off the unit and back on again didn't help. But turning off the unit and moving it up to the TV stand, then turning it back on did alleviate these noises.
The menu is nice, and the games seem to load and play fine. The wireless remotes are nice, and the joysticks are intentionally looser than the originals to give the sticks more "play" room. A nice touch. However, if you point your controller up or down just a bit too far, the unit will NOT pick up the sensor and you won't be able to move your sprites on screen. So the wireless remotes do have a caveat, in my opinion, as they need to be lined up correctly at all times--plus they require batteries.
However, you CAN hook up wired Atari controllers (sold separately). There are two ports on the front of the system that allow for wired controllers. (Side note: though I haven't tried Genesis controllers myself, I heard form another review on youtube that the left/right directional controls on the Genesis controllers won't work correctly [or at all] on the FB4).
Games Test: Jungle Hunt played well. Save Mary played well too, but it was hard to see the mechanism at the top of the screen (very washed out, even on different picture settings). I haven't tried all of the games yet, but the ones I did seemed to play just fine.
Fatal Run, funnily enough, crashed and locked up the first time I played it. It went to a black screen with black and gray bars. I don't remember if I turned the system off completely or just used the menu button on the remote, but I had to reset the game back to the main (game select) menu. I played it again and it didn't lock up on me that time.
What I find IMPROVED on the FB4 over the FB2 is HDTV compatibility. Yes, you can only hook up through your AV cables (not S-Video or HDMI). But the FB2 had resolution problems on the HDTV's (for example, in Asteroids on an HDTV, you'd either see the ship, or the asteroids, but not both on screen at the same time). The FB4 seems to have all of the graphics on the screen at the same time on my HDTV. (Asteroids works fine). The sound in all of the games, upon initial trials, seems fine too.
Note: it seems so far that a few of the games require two players.
Overall, the unit seems fine. I'd still love to see a more solid unit that runs flawlessly, with ALL of the Atari classic built in (like Lunar Landing and Pitfall), as well as a 2600 cartridge slot.
UPDATE: 11-29-12:
I have found the "wireless" controls not very useful. They just don't work if the are not lined up EXACTLY. I tend to tilt my controller in my hand while I play, so this doesn't work for me. I have been using my Atari controllers from my Flashback 2, (which I got for free earlier).
In addition, after my purchase of the FB4 at Rite Aid for $39.99, the price went down to $29.99 at the same store, with the Rite Aid card (as of November 26th, 2012). I returned my original FB4, also concerned with the audio scratching/feedback i was getting from my HD Samsung TV with the FB 4 plugged in. I bought a new FB4 for $29.99.
I tested out the new FB4 unit. Same audio crackle problems. To be fair, I hooked it up to another, smaller HD TV and did not notice the audio distortions. So perhaps that was my set-up, but that still seems to be a QC issue that would have been tested out and fixed prior to launch. (I also noticed the small clear wireless receiver window on the unit had tiny scratch or crack marks in the inside--so I'll return this one as well).
To reiterate the positive part of the review, the BIGGEST plus of the FB4 over the FB 2 is HDTV compatibility. This they got right! (minus the audio crackles I was getting!)
I also neglected to mention that the FB4 also does not include "River Raid," one of the best games on the FB2, nor "Caverns of Mars."
Lastly, I tested the Genesis controllers for myself on the FB4, and indeed the left/right directions do not function during game play (only on the main menu).
So here is my wish list for the Flashback 5, if it ever comes to fruition:
1) All popular Atari 2600 games, including the 75 on the FB4, plus: River Raid, Lunar Landing, Pitfall, Ms. Pac-Man, Frogger, Kaboom!, Caverns of Mars, and Solaris, and whichever other popular games I forgot to list. 2) An Atari 2600 cartridge slot. 3) NO "wireless" controls, but rather, classic Atari 2600 joysticks with extra long cords, as well as the additional menu/select/reset buttons on the back of player 1. 4) Include smoothly working, wired paddles (and INDICATE which games are paddle or track ball games in the manual, and even better, on the game menu!) 5) Full compatibility with all old Atari controllers AS WELL as Genesis controllers. 6) Fix the potential audio crackle (more robust testing and quality control on various HD TV set-ups). 7) Indicate on the game menu which games require 2 players.
Fulfilling these above seven, well thought out upgrades would have you one SPECTACULAR video game machine worth buying!Read more ›
This atari is fun if you're into the old school stuff. It's nice to be able to play Adventure, and some of the other games from my childhood. The wireless controllers are not great, and if ANYTHING steps in front of them, you lose connection. The controller must be pointing DIRECTLY at the system at all times. It's not very easy when you have a 2 year old that's running back and forth in the living room.
However, Amazon's price for this system is ridiculous. I paid $35 at the Dollar General for mine. Walgreen's had it on sale for $29 (if you can find it) and Rite Aid carries these also. I'm sorry, but this thing is NOT worth more than $50. I'd be willing to pay that extra $$ if it had Pitfall though.
A little bit about me: I've been playing video games since the early 80s. I used to own an Atari 2600, so I remember playing many of these games on the original console. I also own other old consoles, such as the NES, SNES, Genesis, etc. And of course, I own modern consoles, including the PS3 and Wii.
I have read the reviews of the Atari Flashback 4 (AF4) and took them into consideration before buying one of these on my own. I waited until I was able to get the AF4 on sale from a local drugstore. I am glad that I got mine on sale, rather than paying the full $50 for it. The AF4 is a competent system that offers games which are generally faithful to their original versions.
On the plus side, you get about 75 games for about 50 cents a game. You also get two wireless 2600-style controllers that have power/reset buttons on the sides. This makes it easy to reset the game without getting up and walking over to the consoles. Some of the games that are included are quite good even after all these years, such as Crystal Castles. Others are easy to pick up and are quite addicting, such as Missile Command. Others are good if you have two players, such as Maze Craze. Others were good for their time, but have aged poorly, such as Centipede. And others are borderline unplayable, such as Night Driver. With such a wide variety of titles to choose from, you are bound to find something you will like.
On the downside, the wireless controllers leave a little to be desired. I personally would have rather had wired controllers, but you can get around this by plugging in real 2600 controllers. (Sega Genesis controllers DO NOT work.) The wireless signal can easily be interrupted if someone walks in front of the controller, such as a child. The signal can also be interrupted if there is not a direct line of sight between the controller and the console. You can get around this by turning the angle of the console so that it faces you. On a tangential note, 2600 controllers are notoriously painful to hold. And whenever you press left on the controller with your hand, your left index finger and thumb may get pinched. Be advised.
Perhaps the biggest downside is the games themselves. Keep in mind that the Atari 2600 came out in the 1970s. The technology at the time was limited and the graphics were primitive. As a result, you will find it hard for most of the games to hold your attention. It's hard playing a PS3 racing game like Gran Turismo 5 or Wipeout HD and then giving Night Driver a try. It's like jumping in an ice-cold lake when you switch from playing Gradius 5 on the PS2 to Asteroids. And a lot of really good 2600 games, such as River Raid, Pitfall, and Keystone Kapers are not included on the AF4.
Another thing to consider is the fact that there are other compilations of 2600 games available on the PlayStation 2, such as the Atari Anthology and the Activision Anthology. The Atari Anthology disc has about 80 games on it and you can use the PlayStation controller, which is MUCH more comfortable. The Activision Anthology includes River Raid and Pitfall. And because you can play these games on a PS2, that's one less thing you have to plug into the back of your television.
Taking all of this into consideration, I would only recommend that serious collectors and 2600 fans purchase the AF4. Gamers under 35 who never played 2600 games before might want to take a pass on this. I personally think being able to play Crystal Castles with a 2600 controller (rather than a PS2 controller) makes the AF4 worth it, but that's only because that's one of my favorite games of all time. I cannot recommend this console at its original price of $50. But if you shop around, you can find it for $10-$20 less. Again, this is not a bad purchase, but I would only recommend it to a very specific group of gamers.Read more ›
On Asteroids games 1-33 are one player and 34-66 are two player.
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