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I figure with all this thread activity, there would be actual new news about the Ataribox. I guess I was wrong.

There is reason for skepticism because we really don't have enough info yet. I am hopeful it's going to be something worthy though, but we'll see.

The games aren't that great, but it's definitely an amusing thing to collect. I'm especially in for the multi-cart. I have a massive NES/FC collection (350+), but only have Bible Adventures. I would like the Arkade device to look different from your regular NES controller clone though. Baby blue color for the controller shell would be ideal.

I'd buy these just for the shell If you put in a RPi instead of something proprietary, then it'd be super for modders. Make sure the controls are good though. Those mini-cabs and the Sega Arcade Nanos have lousy controls.

Problem is that I'm in Europe. So not sure what all my options are at the moment.

Any other place that has it for preorder, or will have it for sale at some point?

Is it me or is the Colecovision Flashback and the Intellivision Flashback not on the toysrus.com site anymore? I still see the Atari Flashback 5.

I've been wondering since Analogue Interactive's Nt was announced (http://www.analogueinteractive.com/index.php/analogue-nt) - but is it based on the Super 8?

Lewd! Two consoles, one cart.

Licensing those games costs money. I know I'd be interested, but it probably wouldn't make financial sense.

Received my SGM today in fine condition (in the Netherlands). Thanks!

VGChartz makes numbers up. They take whatever small tidbit of real data they googled, and put it through some made up formula. They're completely unreliable.

http://www.legacyengineer.com seems to have expired.

Very interested to see how this will turn out. Please do keep us updated

I'm late in seeing this thread, but I'm super excited. Price is no issue for me, although I'm wondering whether this console is supposed to be sold to the hardcore Atari fans only (resulting in a fairly high price), or if a wider audience is intended (where a lower price is essential). Controller-wise I'd actually prefer a gamepad with either a d-pad or thumbstick. I use the 7800 gamepad on my 2600. RGB Scart would be awesome Will this new console be more than just a 2600/7800 and actually have new hardware features for making games with? (eg, improved resolution/sprite counts/colors/sound, etc.)

Zavvi lists an SD card slot, but I assume they're mistaken - http://www.zavvi.com/games/atari-flashback-3/10376114.html So is this Flashback 3 worth getting? Is it easy to mod a cart slot in? It looks less nice than the FB2 because they moved the joystick ports to the front. EDIT: Okay, what does the final product actually look like? EDIT2: Nevermind, I've been away from AtariAge for way too long and didn't notice the other threads. Derp.

This sounds like a great idea, especially integrated with the harmony cart. I want to make my own portable one day. Got Ben Heck's book, looked at a lot of projects, but since I'm a beginner at electronics, it all seems very daunting. I eagerly await the day a Project Unity kit will be available. Been trying to find good instructions on hacking up a Junior board, but instructions I've found have only been for a four-switcher. Any suggestions for good 3-5 inch screens?

Not sure how heavy the box is; how much do you reckon it will cost to have this shipped to Europe? I might ask someone in the US to get me one.

The YouTube description says it was done by him in bAtari Basic.

So how were you able to do different colored background rows in the multisprite kernel? Edit: Ah nevermind, I found your thread

I think it's Yar's Revenge too; but if it's not - Galaxian.

FWIW I tried the Harmony Cart on a PAL Darth Vader and had no major interference beyond the usual RF fuzz (I'll have to wait till Longhorn Engineer sells the PAL videomod, or practice my noob soldering skills). I'm in the Netherlands if that means anything. I have another Darth Vader and a Jr but haven't tried it on those.

Got the cart today, and it works great! It's special seeing some test program I wrote actually work on real hardware. I do think that the menu text is very hard to read; the cycling colors probably doesn't help either. Anyway, just wondering: My tv can handle NTSC signals, but my Ataris are PAL. If I put the NTSC firmware on the Harmony cart, and run NTSC roms, would I be able to get correct NTSC colors despite my console being PAL? (A few games/homebrew just aren't available in PAL format).

Sent e-mail for Standard Edition. Excited. I do wonder if the period is supposed to be part of the subject line.

Any update on PAL compatibility?