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Atari VCS later 2600 was my 1st video game system in 1981 for my 11th birthday. Space Invaders was 1st killer app and decent conversions of Asteroids, Missile Command, Centipede. Activision was 1st 3rd party company and made better Atari games followed by I magic and a slew of bad companies and games even by Atari- ET and Pac-Man. If Atari had accepted Nintendo's offer to sell NES in USA as an Atari system Atari would have never died.

Curious and excited about Atari Box to say the Least! Hopefully more info at E3 next Week!



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What a wonderful name.



- "If you have the heart of a true winner, you can always get more pissed off than some other asshole."

thismeintiel said:

I think it's pretty obvious this is an Atari 2600 mini console. Might be like the Sega one and take old cartridges.

Edit: Wait, the NES Classic launched several years ago?  Pretty sure it was just last year.

Nope, developers close to the development of the system supposedly say it has nothing to do with legacy or retro hardware. It's a totally new console that has been in development for years. 



Ljink96 said:
thismeintiel said:

I think it's pretty obvious this is an Atari 2600 mini console. Might be like the Sega one and take old cartridges.

Edit: Wait, the NES Classic launched several years ago?  Pretty sure it was just last year.

Nope, developers close to the development of the system supposedly say it has nothing to do with legacy or retro hardware. It's a totally new console that has been in development for years. 

Yea, well, I'll believe it when I see it.  Definitely not going to believe a guy on some random Atari forum.  And on the small chance it is a new console, I guess I will enjoy watching it fail.  It would be stupid beyond all belief to release a new console, now.  Atari already was a laughing stock thanks to the likes of the 5200 and Jaguar.  I think a lot of people have forgot about that or weren't alive when it happened.  Don't know why they would want to be tied to another failed console.



Coleco Chameleon? Atari Box this round will use old Jaguar molds. :P



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SegataSanshiro said:

Coleco Chameleon? Atari Box this round will use old Jaguar molds. :P

lol



Why? Why? Why?
If it's true and modern using an AMD chip with a price of maybe $150 this will flop badly. Atari stop.



With what exclusives?



This'll make the wii U look like the ps2 lol



What company would partner with Atari?