Atari Flashback 8
| Atari Flashback 8 | ||
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| Manufacturer | Atari | |
| Type | stationary game console | |
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| Storage media | none (fixed games) | |
| Controller | joystick | |
| Online service | none | |
| Units sold | unknown | |
| predecessor | Atari Flashback 7 | |
| successor | Atari Flashback 9 | |
| info | First Atari flashback model with HD resolution through HDMI cable (8 gold) | |
The Atari Flashback 8 is a stationary game console from the Atari Flashback series , which was developed by AtGames and released in September 2017 and contains 105 preinstalled, officially non-expandable Atari 2600 games. It is the successor to the Atari Flashback 7 released in 2015. The MSRP is $ 39.99 in the United States. With the Atari Flashback 8 Deluxe , an identical model of the console has been released, which includes two paddles as an addition . With the Atari Flashback 8 Gold , another model has been released that is connected with a 720p HDMI cable instead of a 480p composite video . This model is therefore the first in the Flashback series that can output content in HD. Other exclusive features of this model are a rewind and memory function as well as a CRT filter. It also includes a 2.4 GHz wireless controller and 15 other games for the first time, increasing the game selection to a total of 120. With the Atari Flashback 8 Gold Deluxe Edition , a variant was released that combines the advantages of the 8 Deluxe and 8 Gold. Another model called the Atari Flashback 8 Gold Activision Edition has been released, which is identical to the 8 Gold but specializes in Activision games. This model contains 20 additional games from Activision, but 10 other games that were included in the 8 Gold have been removed, making it 130 games.
In 2018 the successor model Atari Flashback 9 appeared , which also received a gold model. Differences to Flashback 8 are the game selection , the built-in SD card nslot, selectable screen borders, the slightly changed game selection screen, the ability to delete games, the position of the HDMI connection (on the back instead of on the left) and the power cable (on the Flashback 9 below) and the fact that you no longer need a screwdriver to open the battery flap on the underside of the housing of the two controllers. However, the housing of the controller remained the same, which means that the hole in which the screw fit was retained.
The models 8 Deluxe, 8 Gold Deluxe and 8 Gold Activision Edition did not appear in Germany.
Specifications
Power supply: 5V
Dimensions: approx. 22 cm (L) approx. 14 cm (W) approx. 4 cm (H)
The console has a power button as well as a reset (to end the game; lets the player return to the console menu), select and start buttons and 2 switches for selecting the level of difficulty. On the front there are two connections that can be used to connect the supplied or the original Atari 2600 joysticks and paddles.
Extra features of the gold models
The 2.4 GHz wireless controller (operated by 3 AAA batteries) of the first player has a start and select button as well as a reset button and a wind switch (for rewinding the current game for up to 7 seconds).
Each game has space for 10 save points that cannot be deleted. A CRT filter can also be activated.
Games
The Atari Flashback 8 has 105, the 8 Gold 120 and the 8 Gold Activision Edition 130 games, which can be selected in the menu. The games can be searched in the following categories: "Favorites", "Recently played", "Alphabetical", "Atari games" and "Activision games".
List of all games
8 gold
Source: Lidl list
- 3D tic-tac-toe
- Adventure
- Adventure II
- Air Raiders
- Air · Sea Battle
- Aquaventure
- Armor Ambush
- Asteroids
- Astroblast
- Atari climber
- backgammon
- basketball
- Beamrider
- Black jack
- bowling
- Breakout
- Canyon bomber
- Centipede
- Championship Soccer
- Chase it
- Chopper Command
- Circus Atari
- Combat
- Combat Two
- Cosmic Commuter
- Crackpots
- Crystal Castles
- Dark Cavern (Night Stalker)
- Decathlon
- Demons to Diamonds
- Desert Falcon
- Dodge 'Em
- Double dunk
- Dragster
- Enduro
- Escape It
- Fatal Run
- Fishing Derby
- Flag capture
- football
- Frog Pond
- Frogger (not the original Atari 2600 version)
- Frogs and Flies
- Front line
- Frostbite
- Fun with Numbers
- golf
- Gravitar
- HERO
- Hangman
- Haunted House
- Home Run
- Human Cannonball
- Indy 500
- International Soccer
- Jungle Hunt
- Kaboom!
- Keystone Kapers
- Maze Craze
- Megamania
- Millipede
- Miniature golf
- Miss It
- Missile Command
- MotoRodeo (replaced Quadun)
- Night Driver
- Off-the-wall
- Oink!
- Outlaw
- Pitfall!
- Polaris
- Pong (Video Olympics)
- Pressure Cooker
- Radar lock
- Realsports baseball
- Real sports basketball
- Realsports Soccer
- Real sports volleyball
- Return to Haunted House
- River raid
- saboteur
- Save Mary
- Sea Battle
- Seaquest
- Secret Quest
- Shield shifter
- Sky Diver
- Slot machine
- Slot racers
- Solaris
- Space attack
- Space Invaders (not the original Atari 2600 version)
- Space War
- Sprintmaster
- Stampede
- Star Ship
- Star Strike
- Starmaster
- Steeplechase
- Stellar Track
- Street racer
- Submarine Commander
- Great baseball
- Great breakout
- Super Challenge Baseball (Major League Baseball)
- Super Challenge Football (NFL Football)
- Great football
- Surround
- Sword Fight
- Swordquest: Earthworld
- Swordquest: Fireworld
- Swordquest: Waterworld
- Tempest
- Video checkers
- Video chess
- Video pinball
- Warlords
- Wizard
- Yars' return
- Yars' Revenge
reception
Lite magazine tested the Atari Flashback 8 Gold and praised it for the selection of games, the HD resolution and the "attractive price".
Techstage also tested the 8 gold and praised the selection of games, the retro feel and the emulation. The placement of the HDMI connection (on the left) and the design of the housing were criticized.
The joysticks of the controllers of the 8 Gold, which are easier to operate than those of the original Atari 2600, were praised.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruno, Tom, 1972- author .: Gaming programs for all ages at the library: a practical guide for librarians . ISBN 1-5381-0820-8 , pp. 60 ( worldcat.org [accessed June 29, 2020]).
- ↑ Timo: Atari Flashback 8 Gold HD retro console at Lidl: All 120 games at a glance. maennersache.de, September 24, 2018, accessed June 29, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Paul Hunter: Atari Flashback 8 Gold Console review. In: Best Buy Blog. February 8, 2018, accessed June 29, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Millennium Play Atari Flashback 8 Gold HD - addictive retro console. In: lite - THE LIFESTYLE & TECHNIK MAGAZINE. January 3, 2018, accessed on June 29, 2020 (German).
- ↑ a b Philipp Sussmann: Atari Flashback 8 Gold Deluxe: Retroconsole in the test. Accessed June 29, 2020 (German).
- ↑ https://www.mobile-reviews.de/atari-flashback-8-hd-test/
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