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I'll have to check if my TV is NTSC compatible. Thanks guys

I hope it has a keyboard and maybe a built in screen so it could be used as a complete computer system. Hey, why not give it a modem and internet browser too

Sounds great. Low res graphics on a small LCD screen would look excellent!

I'd like the Flashback 3 to be mini 7800 though I think an Atari 800 computer with built in LCD screen and educational software would be more successful. Have you seen how much those kiddy computers cost! There's big money to be made teaching kids to add up and spell!

From my point of view, if somebody was to make a new Atari product then it has to be based on genuine hardware. Emulation is OK in the short term, though the disappointment I experienced after buying the emulated Atari games has stopped me from buying any Atari product since. I certainly wouldn't want my children playing poor quality games with glitchy graphics and frustrating gameplay, in fact, the frustration of playing poor quality games would probably give me concerns about how it was affecting their health. One thing to consider when making products is that making a console that offers good 'value' isn't the same as making a console that's 'cheap'. The success of the Flashback 2 proves that a high quality product at a reasonable price can provide real customer satifaction aswell as leave customers wanting more! Just look at how excited everyone is about the Flashback 2 portable! I doubt people would feel the same level excitement if the portable version was based on emulation. Selling cheap products doesn't always lead to success either, a lesson I learnt the hard way through my work in the hi-fi industry. A few years ago I designed a hi-fi cable that received some very good reviews. The cable cost around $20 though the editor of one magazine compared it to another manufacturers cable that cost over $100! There was one problem though, he said it was too cheap for people to take seriously. As such, the $20 cable sold reasonably well while the $100 cable with it's expensive looking plugs and fancy packaging achieved hugh success. The moral of the story? People like quality, and they're very willing to pay extra for it!

Does anyone know if there will ever be a PAL version of Flashback 2 or should us Brits wait for the Flashback 2 portable?