Atari Flashback
© 2004 Atari
This TV game plugs directly into your video/audio in ports, and simulates the original 1980's Atari 7800 game system, with 20 games. Two authentic joystick controllers are included in the box, along with an AC adapter (no batteries required!). The games vary in quality. The most noteworthy are Asteroids, Breakout and the incredibly addicting Centipede. We started playing it, and were still playing it two hours later. This is a hybrid of the classic Atari 2600 and 7800 consoles and is modeled to resemble a smaller replica of the 7800. Built in games include Adventure, Air Sea Battle, Asteroids, Battlezone, Breakout, Canyon Bomber, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Desert Falcon, Food Fight, Gravitar, Haunted House, Millipede, Planet Smashers, Saboteur, Sky Diver, Solaris, Sprintmaster, Warlords and Yar's Revenge. Should you buy it? Perhaps, for a trip down memory lane. Our younger testers looked at it and said "are you kidding?" Note that Atari also publishes a PS2 title called "Atari Anthology" that contains 85 old games. Also see Atari Paddle TV Games (Jakks Pacific, Inc.)
$44.95, TV based Game, Smart Toy
Teaches: video game history