Atari Flashback Portable - Any good?

[BLUEVOODU]

Atari Flashback Portable - Has anyone seen this?  The reviews aren't that great:


Atari Flashback Portable Deluxe built-in 70 Games SD Card slot Especial Edition - Amazon.com

The game selection is ok.. old school games such as Frogger... but I'm curious if anyone has tried it and if the screen...etc.. is good or not. 

Post it up!

[targetrasp]

I've tried to love old Atari stuff but I just cant. Atari is neat to collect but it didn't age well. I can play centipede, space invaders, defender, pong, alleyway, dig dug, pac man, and a few more but only with some upgraded controls and visuals.

[BLUEVOODU]

Old bump... However, checking to see if anyone else tried this.    @targetrasp I get it man... lol.  This really looked interesting.

@retro junkie --> Any experience with this?

[retro junkie]

I kind-of shy away from these type of releases. (They are charging you for the box, "40th Anniversary.") It is mass marketed toward kids, I am thinking. The kind-of toy your Grandparents would give you. The hardware is usually very cheap for some reason. I mean cheaper than usual. My only experience is with a Sega console that has that same basic design. Not sure who it is that is making those consoles,even though they do give that manufacturer name, only know it is from China. It has some very bad reviews. Many of the reviews target the durability. And it has an SD card slot? Aren't we into micro SD now? The SD is for adding games. And six buttons for an Atari game? Shows this is a basic unit that is used for different "special releases."

This thing is way over priced. Something like this is normally 19 to 29 USD and found in a Walmart, Walgreens, Target, or a Five Below. For this kind of money you can get an Anbernic portable which is a top quality China console. The long link below will take you to what I am talking about. And coming from Aliexpress if the console comes with a micro SD you better believe you will not need to look up and add any roms.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809798362186.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.2.1ff7QjIQQjIQWd&algo_pvid=1c420db5-d034-4530-ba95-22769d2bc36f&algo_exp_id=1c420db5-d034-4530-ba95-22769d2bc36f-1&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%22476%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22orig_sl_item_id%22%3A%221005009984676938%22%2C%22orig_item_id%22%3A%221005008582104178%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22search%22%7D&pdp_npi=6%40dis%21USD%21134.94%2150.87%21%21%21134.94%2150.87%21%402101eecd17702149014464067e6401%2112000055925992113%21sea%21US%21162412247%21X%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29919%3Bd%3A8de7e4f0%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895%3BpisId%3A5000000200445150&curPageLogUid=brnbxJVWCOZc&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005009984676938%7C_p_origin_prod%3A1005008582104178

I have a Sega Genesis mini that has been hacked and I can get my Atari fix on that. But I never really got into the Atari 2600 or 7800. I was busy at the time, especially early 80's, getting my family fleshed out, on track, moving down the right road. Having been married in 77 and having our daughter in 82. It wasn't until my daughter was five that I became interested in having a computer, Commodore 64. And finding a computer program in a bargain bin called Bubble Bobble. My daughter and I had daily sessions of that game. That got me into gaming. My first experience with Atari was the Atari Lynx. Which I am busy with now trying to use up a bag of batteries that was from Christmas led candles. Traditions!! Every year I do this.