An AtGames Flashback Console That’s NOT Atari?

[@ZeroWind2014]

""MATTEL ELETRONICS PRESENTS: BEE SEVENTEEN BAWMER"

[@Code7Unltd]

*Balm's away!*

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

BEEEEEEEEEE SEVEN TEEEEEEEEEEN BAAAAAAAAAWMBER

[@jackofallgamesTV]

There was no INTV Flashback 2 because a few years, Keith Robinson died and the Intellivision assets were inherited and frankly mismanaged. Originally, my idea of turning old video games in networked old games was to be a part of the Amico. But within a week, unbeknownst to me at the time, a bunch of Christan booksellers were major backers and they thought networked online games was "Stranger Danger". Ever since then Amico was mismanaged to death. Atari bought the Intellivision assets in a fire sale and now the Amico is trying to survive without the intellivision name and failing. Meanwhile The Atari 50th Anniversary game compilation has M Network (Mattel's releasing company for their Atari 2600 games) as a download add-on

[@Code7Unltd]

Tommy Tallarico isn't a good businessman or chief, but can shred a guitar quite well (if the soundtrack for the Mega CD game of the Terminator license was anything to go by). Goes a long way to explaining why Tallarico's only business venture left is Video Games Live (an orchestral concert) and the Game Audio Music Guild (a nonprofit focused on music in videogames)

[@retrojoe85]

You forgot to mention that Thunder Castle has an amazing soundtrack, considering the possibilities of the consoles during that period. 😉Despite that, let's going on pojr! 🤘

[@BillBinder]

This (and the Colecovision Flashback) do have one great gift: the case. They make a much nicer shell for my Raspberry Pi dedicated to Intellivision games than a generic shell.

[@Midnight_horrors885]

Absolutely love your laid back yet informative approach to retro gaming keep up the good work

[@bluekewne]

In defense of not having HDMI, in the early 2010s HDTVs existed but some people still had CRTs especially as HDTVs were just starting to be more affordable (we didn't get one until like 2012ish). It's kinda just on the peak of HDTVs today. Also it's an Intellevision console; an HDMI port would be absolutely overkill & would increase the price. All HDTVs still had component inputs at the time so for maximum compatibility & price wise, so component input makes the most sense.

[@jarvindriftwood]

Yeah HDMI is patented by a few of the big TV companies, so companies have to pay to license it. The RCA cables were from the 1930s so their patents would've long expired, it's kind of amazing how long they existed as the standard. I'm not sure about the RGB component cables though.

[@mugf00t]

As of last year Atari owns Intellivision and all the games that went with it. They probably have a plan for using that IP either in-house or maybe they'd license it for a new 3rd party retro or flashback console that displays in HDMI. However - I recently acquired original Intellivision hardware and started collecting cartridges and I have been surprised at the number of 3rd party games - which is something Atari does not own. Particularly Activision, Parker Brothers, Coleco and Imagic.

[@GeovaneSanciniSR]

I think they will pop-up a collection for modern consoles via Digital Eclipse, and maybe working with ATGames for a new flashback console.

[@Trentthewolf]

Agreed

[@FreeTimeArcade]

@@GeovaneSanciniSR IntelliVision +

[@Laynel8]

You should also consider taking a look at the Colecovision Flashback when you get the chance!

[@rustkitty]

Thin Ice looks really cute for a Qix clone. This genre usually involves abstract/sci-fi visuals or just a very utilitarian style centered around revealing naughty images, so a game that actually has a cohesive theme is quite refreshing.

[@BenHughes81]

So here's an odd story. I was in a Walmart not long after the Intellivision Flash back came out. As I was passing by the electronics section, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a pile of them eight of them. All the boxes were ripped apart, but all the hardware was present. The reason for the damage? I looked through them, and someone stole all the controller overlays.

[@JMFSpike]

Some people are truly garbage human beings. I hope they caught the guy.

[@WowplayerMe]

Maybe now that the current incarnation of Atari owns most Intellivision's properties, we will finally get new Intellivision Flashback consoles?

[@briangereau788]

"What if you want to play alone and you don't have a second controller?" - I believe the original Intellivision came with two hard-wired controllers, so having a second one wouldn't be an issue on OG hardware.

[@BlueMSX.]

never knew this existed, good job going over it Pojr!

[@micshork]

I hope you talk about the AtGames Colecovision as well. The only major console left from that era they missed was the Magnavox Odyssey 2.

[@Tuck_Frump]

Was that the system with KC buttmunch?

[@MattMcIrvin]

AtGames also made the Atari Flashback Classics compilations for consoles, but unlike some of the Flashback plug-and-plays, these compilations notably had NO games with a non-Atari license (no Activision or Imagic games, and no ports of non-Atari arcade games). That was unfortunate because, of course, that means they had to exclude many of the best and most iconic 2600 games. But there was one exception: they had a bunch of M Network games (Mattel's label for Atari 2600 games, most of which were ports of Intellivision games under different names--Astroblast was one of them; there were one or two original titles as well). The company currently going by Atari actually owns those now, but they didn't at the time. It's odd to see those Intellivision-esque games in an Atari collection, though they actually were 2600 games.

[@ravensmadhouse75]

POJR, Lest we forget, Atari Acquired all the Intellivision IPs as well, which includes the M Network lineup.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

The Genesis one was pretty much nonfunctional. Not only was the emulation extremely poor, it only outputted half of the sound, so you couldn't even hear the games. Not that you'd want to due to the extremely poor emulation quality.

[@michaelfrost6503]

There was one exception - the 2018 model which added rewind function. All others were trash, that one was really good.

[@jimbox114]

Intellivision was my first console as a kid. I have the flashback and good thing about the system is the controllers were compatible for the INTV 2.

[@Ravensfan89]

I have both the Intellivision and Colecovision Flashback consoles. You gonna look at the Colecovision one next?

[@mityace]

The Sears version of the Intellivision, which is the Sears Super Video Arcade has detachable controllers, but I've never come across one loose. As the current iteration of Atari has bought out the Intellivision and M-Network library, we might see an Intellivision plus from them. Or, an update to the 2600+, 7800+ or modern VCS to play the games. And, yes, this is the best way to play them not on original hardware. Unlike the ColecoVision and Atari 5200, the number pad on the Intellivision is integral to most games so having an actual pad is crucial. There have been collections for consoles like PS2 called Intellivision Lives but mapping the keypad to Dual Shock controller buttons is unwieldy at best. AtGames, also came out with a ColecoVision flashback unit.

[@mchenrynick]

Odd that they didn't separate games by category on this console. The Intellivision Lives comp on PS2 DID have the games by type/category (e.g. sports titles were all together).

[@themax4677]

I've been trying to get one for years for spare controllers for my real console ( i had as a kid) with adapters you can use them with the original model 2609 and derivatives. But now that people are losing interest in older stuff, it became cheaper for me to buy a second real console in perfect working order.

[@Metal-Josh]

I have three. A Atari Boom plug n play, a Genesis handheld (their final revision, white, blue, black and grey) and the good Genesis Flashback HD, with the sd card slot. It’s actually very great

[@video-luver769]

I used to have the Intellivision and CelecoVision Flashbacks, and I loved them, TBH.

[@wilholloway7876]

I have all THREE Flashback systems, the Atari, intellivision and Coleco.

[@MrClawt]

I would love to see Intellivision get the Atari 50 treatment, but I am not holding my breath.

[@PabSungenis]

Only good thing about the Intellivision Flashback was the controllers. When I restored my husband’s Intellivision a couple of years ago I wired up DB9 ports to use the controllers from the Flashback.

[@visitperaiagreece]

I had the Atari Flashback 2. I had to sell it because I moved, but I really liked it.

[@feralstorm]

Looks like the selection menu was really half-assed. Not only does it not work well, the cartridge buttons and text other than the main logo appear to use Atari iconography and fonts.

[@TheExistentialNerd]

AtGames also did a Coleco Flashback. Very similar. You should review that one.

[@randysmith7094]

I got the Legends Flashback 50 on clearance at Walmart for around $16. It was well worth it for that price plus hacked firmware that let it play thousands of games. Genesis emulation is especially nice with 6 button Sega type controllers it comes with.

[@JeremyLeePotocki]

Ah Intellivision the first 16-bit console. There are some real good games out there, but a lot of them were not included due to license issues. The controller on the original & flashback were made "cheaply" like no internal PCB for the circuity it was a thin flexible plastic sheet sandwiched between the outer shell. So the disc & buttons literally grinned on the plastic sheets. At games could not make them any worse than they already were TBH. Anyway since Atari now owns the rights to Intellivision (including their catalog of games) as well as them creating the Atari Gamestation Go with a Keypad on the device Atari could (and probably should) add most of the Intellivison library onto it, or create a separate Intellivison handheld (with the classic wood finish). If they do make a separate handheld they can just use a Analog Stick instead of the disc for better gameplay.

[@Nokia3310do]

The Intellivision had only a very brief run in the UK and I've still never seen one in real life. They would have a hard time selling Intellivision Flashback consoles here lol. It would be like trying to sell an Acorn Electron flashback in America. Most Americans wouldn't even know what it is.

[@Noggin-w5s]

It's also like trying to sell the ZX Spectrum in America. Remember those?

[@ZeroWind2014]

ah yes at@games...

[@mycollectibles]

I had a plug n play version of these games. My mom had the real deal as a kid the plug n play was fun I got this and star wars ep. 3 before I got my ps2 that same year.

[@mistercharalcorporation496]

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[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

I maybe 36 years old, however I am a fan of pre-NES games they should make updated version of the Intellivision Flashback. Funny thing a few years I a video that someone mistook the Intellivision with the Atari 2600

[@toastrave7820]

i think i saw the same video as you

[@x7heDeviLx]

Hear me out I think The Intelivision should have been called the “Mattelivision” instead. still sounds the same and cashes in on the happy feelings kids had for Mattel.

[@kins749]

Very neat, a nice little plug and play. Contrast it with the scam that is/was the Amiico

[@georgef551]

Fishes.........it's fish, same as singular. :)

[@JMFSpike]

I've warned people before to never by anything from AtGames unless it was an Atari Flashback, but it looks like this one is okay too. It's just weird to me how they can so consistently produce great Flashback consoles, but then anything outside of those is consistently trash (namely all of those Sega consoles they made.)

[@flyone8350]

I have the real deal Colecovision, no idea if'n it still works. I'd like to see a Colecovision + plus come out. I would get it just for ease of use. That crazy power brick scares me to plug it in.

[@baroncalamityplus]

Interesting, I swore it was NES on a chip. Better than I thought.

[@ruediix]

The issue with AtGames consoles is attempting to balance unit cost to emulation quality. The Sega Genesis gets the shortest end of the stick with it's rare OPN soundchip, along with it's unusual passive arrangement and timings. Even with full developer documentation, perfect emulation is incredibly rare, as well as requiring quite a bit over overhead to be done right.

[@battra92]

I have the Colecovision one. It's fine for what it is but in general I'd rather just emulate these games on a non dedicated device.

[@Boswd]

bowling may have "looked"' better on the Intellivision but the Atari bowling was/is far superior in game play. That's pretty much some up the battle of the two consoles, some games look better but they always played better on Atari.

[@kevinstrade2752]

Atari just bought intellivision.....I expect them to make more consoles and updated makes in older intellivision classics

[@MorreskiBear]

CHOOSE MEN

[@Jibily1]

Iiiit's pojr!

[@bluegrayrjmeleefox6901]

Atgames genesis was my childhood, most of the music actually sounded better if you thunk about it despite being pitched down by 4 keys

[@faithlessberserker5921]

Yeah i had the genisis flashback. It sucks now and it sucks forever. I shot it with a 357 magnum

[@alphawoolf5981]

I bought this for one game and one game only: Utopia. I was so disappointed, horrified to hear the totally alien sounds coming from the console. Utopia has magnificent sounds but this emulated version is terrible for just that one reason.

[@KehHs-l8b]

Anything related to Tommy tallarico old or new is bad. Tainted the brand for all timelines

[@CasualSpud]

Thankfully it is not an Amico

[@jasonz7788]

Thanks pogr

[@justanandroidguy]

28 minutes!

[@PsyVHS77]

I never own at@games console but I almost buy sega genesis console by at@games but likely I not buy at@games crap console and yes I almost bought sega at@games console because I was a 15 year old back then now I am 23 years old and I get my 24th birthday on 23th January 😅😅😊😊😊

[@bluekewne]

For some reason the Legends Arcade & Legends Pinball are great arcade systems though (I have the Legends Ultimate myself)

[@auggieaxiom5726]

the controllers suck they are great. thanks

[@ITG33]

3rd

[@MikeDest]

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