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Atari and Plaion Announce the Atari 2600+ Retro Console

AusWolf said:
If Nintendo ever does the same with the NES
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Never going to happen, pay for the subscription sucker:nutkick:

MarsM4N said:
It gets even more bland when you look at the "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration" on STEAM, which includes 100+ Atari games. Clearly a better deal. The package doesn't only include Atari 2600 games, though. "The massive selection of over 100 games spans seven different platforms: Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, and, for the first time ever on modern consoles, Atari Lynx and Jaguar!".
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Exactly! Digital rights are a huge problem - not even just because of the game themselves but often because of any content the game uses like music that would require a new version of the game without it - but not for Atari, they own tons of their old games.
 
The problem with so many Atari 2600 games is the 6507 processor with 13-bit address bus, maxing at 8K total memory footprint, and just 4K ROM format at a time when 6502 and 16K ROMs of arcade games were the standard. Hence, in my perspective, all Atari 2600 games were sh1t compared to Williams and Namco games of the same era.

8-bit gaming on 16-bit address bus allowed for some phenominal games. We all remember them. Or at least, us oldie greybeards do. Atari 2600 unfortunately, due to their cost-proft-margin-model, could not match with their handicapped 6507 processor.

That does not mean the Atari was not a commercial success. It was the first machine in so many US homes, and some European ones too. But in terms of what other machines were capable at the time, it is a poor example of retro-gaming.
 
lexluthermiester said:
Incorrect, but feel free to keep thinking whatever you wish. (Hint, Atari's history extends WELL beyond 1983.)
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Yep, they were booming in the very-late-1980s at arcades, with Hard Drivin'!
 
Having a remade console with compatibility for the original games is a dope thing.
 
lemonadesoda said:
8-bit gaming on 16-bit address bus allowed for some phenominal games. We all remember them. Or at least, us oldie greybeards do. Atari 2600 unfortunately, due to their cost-proft-margin-model, could not match with their handicapped 6507 processor.
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You seem to be remembering things incorrectly. The Atari VCS was the only real option for a number of years. Gimped or not, it was the best system on the market(and for a few years, the only one). So there was no one else to "match".

AusWolf said:
What? When? :eek:
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Are you serious?
en.wikipedia.org

NES Classic Edition - Wikipedia

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How did you miss that release?

Also;
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Super NES Classic Edition - Wikipedia

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AusWolf said:
How did I miss it? :( Also, do you have one for sale? :D
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NES classic sold in high numbers. I think everyone who wanted an NES classic managed to find one, but it was only open for a few short months. After Nintendo made the final batch, they are pretty much gone (well, until Nintendo wants to print money again I guess).

SNES Classic sold out almost instantly, and you had to be wearing out that F5 button if you wanted any hope of actually finding one.

You probably have a better chance of finding an NES classic on ebay, at least if I'm remembering how "hype" the two systems were.
 
dragontamer5788 said:
NES classic sold in high numbers. I think everyone who wanted an NES classic managed to find one, but it was only open for a few short months. After Nintendo made the final batch, they are pretty much gone (well, until Nintendo wants to print money again I guess).

SNES Classic sold out almost instantly, and you had to be wearing out that F5 button if you wanted any hope of actually finding one.

You probably have a better chance of finding an NES classic on ebay, at least if I'm remembering how "hype" the two systems were.
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I've managed to find a few Snes classic consoles. Now the question is, does it run Nes games?
 
AusWolf said:
How did I miss it? :( Also, do you have one for sale? :D
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AusWolf said:
I've managed to find a few Snes classic consoles. Now the question is, does it run Nes games?
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We're getting a tad offtopic. PM me.

If anyone else is interested in finding a NES/SNES Mini, give this comment a "WOW" and I'll add you into the conversation.
 
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