Renzatic on 2/6/2018 at 23:05
It's not just an Atari 2600 emulator. The video shows it running Tempest 2000 with a Twitch style stream off to the side, and someone playing something that looks like a remake of Yars Revenge shortly thereafter.
Renault on 3/6/2018 at 04:12
Seems a little pricey for what it's actually doing. And I can't help but think this is Ouya part 2.
Renzatic on 3/6/2018 at 04:29
It could very well end up like the Ouya, though it's more powerful hardware might serve as a saving grace for it.
twisty on 3/6/2018 at 05:43
It looks great and all but I can't help feel that these games have had their day in the sun. The games from this era weren't particularly great in general, they were just all we had at a time where the hardware was so limited and gaming was still in its infancy.
Renzatic on 3/6/2018 at 06:08
I dunno about that. I still like Cosmic Ark and Barnstormer.
demagogue on 3/6/2018 at 08:00
I like them for my commute on the train to work, not to play on my big screen like it were Prey or Dishonored.
(Re: the previous point) There are Jaguar emulators too, and streaming isn't really that hard on a normal PC. Well they still own the copyrights and it's the age of breathing life back into old IP. I don't blame Atari for giving it a shot. Just wondering if their target demographic will bite.
Speaking of Jaguars, somebody ought to hail Zylonbane in here. He's our resident Jaguar junky IIRC.
Jason Moyer on 3/6/2018 at 12:11
I don't see the point. My PC can play anything new on the rare occasion Obsidian or Arkane release something, and I have both a real big sixer and a Flashback 8 Gold Activision Edition if I feel like playing 2600 games (the FB8 Acti version is only missing like 2 games I care about afaik, Pitfall 2 and Robot Tank). If this were a budget system-on-a-chip and they had a virtual shop where they managed to license every game ever released for the 2600/5200/7800 and maybe the 400/800 I'd maybe go for it, otherwise it's just another Ouya.
