ataribox

baldmonk · 17 Jul 2017 at 14:25

new console from Atari after 20 year wait

I for one am excited about this and will deffo be picking omne up not sure if I would go retro wood or not yet

no specs have been given, we do know there will be an SD slot, HDMI output and four USB ports.

mmj_uk · 17 Jul 2017 at 16:12

Everyone will be able to experience the wonder that is ET.

McBain · 17 Jul 2017 at 16:13

All about Texas Chainsaw Massacre!

ZXSpectrum · 17 Jul 2017 at 16:47

I actually do like that.. As long as it doesn't just play old Atari games. That said if its nice and cheap you could rip the guts out and swap for a Rpi or a Mitx pc

baldmonk · 17 Jul 2017 at 23:33

looks like this is going the crowd funding route also speculation suggests it will play old games and current games.

Qel · 17 Jul 2017 at 23:48

Love the design at least, functionality remains to be seen.

dowie · 18 Jul 2017 at 09:03

is this going to be made by Atari or is it going to be another product by AT Games - IIRC they didn't exactly have Stella reviews of their previous creations though are supposed to be promising a new version of their mini megadrive/genesis that won't have sound issues etc.. so perhaps even if it is them behind this new Atari it might still be good

baldmonk · 18 Jul 2017 at 16:03

dowie said:
is this going to be made by Atari or is it going to be another product by AT Games - IIRC they didn't exactly have Stella reviews of their previous creations though are supposed to be promising a new version of their mini megadrive/genesis that won't have sound issues etc.. so perhaps even if it is them behind this new Atari it might still be good

made by atari

x-st · 18 Jul 2017 at 16:23

I can think of almost no Atari games that I'd want a dedicated console to play....

cheesyboy · 18 Jul 2017 at 16:27

That's actually quite pretty. Love the wood

vodkacokebloke · 18 Jul 2017 at 16:35

i need to know which atari's it will actually emulate before i get excited. ST? Lynx?, Jaguar? If it is purely 35/40 year old games then i doubt i'll bother.

Jamesyboyjim · 19 Jul 2017 at 16:27

x-st said:
I can think of almost no Atari games that I'd want a dedicated console to play....

Are you trying to tell me you don't want to replay the classic 2600 version of Pac-man?

lokiss · 19 Jul 2017 at 19:06

They should have gone with the Jag, or even the Lynx.

A stylised Lynx would have killed it.

baldmonk · 19 Jul 2017 at 19:15

vodkacokebloke said:
i need to know which atari's it will actually emulate before i get excited. ST? Lynx?, Jaguar? If it is purely 35/40 year old games then i doubt i'll bother.

no details on which systems or games it will emulate but that's not all its going to do apparently its going to play 3rd party games and new releases but once they announce the specs and bit more info we will know a lot more.

Disco_P · 19 Jul 2017 at 23:28

Seems neither Atari or investors have no faith in the artaribox as they are crowd funding it.

Thanks but no thanks.

Malevolence · 23 Jul 2017 at 05:29

Will there be a slot to take the box load of cartridges I still have in the attic?

Because I don't think my heavy sixer works anymore.

You know what would make my day, if they just released the classic games as they were but just update the graphics and maybe just a slight tweak here and there to freshen things up. I'd give my right-nut to play online Space Invaders, Defender, Phoenix, Asteroids, Galaxian, Centipede, Vanguard, Battlezone, Berzerk, Pac-Man et al.