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Amazon will sell anything that will move volume. It takes a written legal threat from lawyer(s) to get Amazon to remove a pirate product. ATGames might not be thrilled to see Bittboy videos right next to AtGames videos .. at Bill's Youtube and Armchairarcade web site.

Everything because Sony is an established company with a quality track record and Atari SA is as you say "Just Stupid". Are you too stupid to see the connection to your stock comment ?

Sony has a proven record of delivering quality products that bring in multi billions of dollars. Atari SA just has the speakerhat, t-shirts and promises. Atari can't even afford to hire a single hardware engineer! The "Just Stupid" part I agree with you. Well said. Atari SA is "Just Stupid" and I'll add "..because they really want this to happen"... but it never does. In full disclosure I actually have an Atari t-shirt. My wife bought for it for me a few years ago after I took her old Atari 2600 out of the mother-in-law's attic and got the 2600 working.

After viewing your review and many others.. I would be perfectly fine with some dead pixels. Nothing is ever perfect especially an Asian NOAC knock off like the Bittboy. But at $25.99 and free shipping it sounds like an awsome purchase for the price. I spent enough money on 2DS XL and 3DS games this year so Nintendo is not hurting. Please don't take this the wrong way but I'm surprised you were comfortable publicly reviewing a blatantly pirated device.

Much thanks for the details as you definitely don't need to jeopardize your standing at AtGames. I was hoping for a NeoGeo or Commodore ... oh well. I like to buy AtGames products as they appear to license their products the right way and cater to the cheap US market (which I'm their target market). I even bought a bunch more AFP 2017 on clearence ($25 at Samsclub) to give out as gifts to old time Atari playing non-techie friends of mine. I hate to admit it I broke down and bought the Bittboy last night .. only $25.99 and free shipping. I feel justified in buying the Bitboy since I can't find SNES/NES classics at local retail nor on-line (under a hundred dollars). I do feel bad supporting blatant piracy, but I blame Nintendo for scarcity of the NES/SNES Classics.

Good point FreeDOS is pretty much polished. It runs about anything DOS other than a few oddball apps like DESQView. I would think all retro DOS games would work fine.

If have homemade battery you need to watch them.. not leave them plugged in days etc....

OK so I'm trying to piece together all your comments... so no Coleco, INV . Neo geo and Nintendo are also out. You mentioned Atari 8-bit is too small a market with very few unique games. Hmm I think only C64, Amiga, or arcade products are left as possibilities? Or do you just mean new form factors (mini arcades, table tops....) for the existing lines (Atari and Sega).

Could you please stop polluting our forum with Atari SA propaganda! This forum is about the original Atari products.... not the name licensing / speakerhat embarrassment that bought and desecrated the Atari name and logo. Seriously I was looking forward to buying the Ataribox (for $50 on clearance 6 months after release) well until it became very clear it was just marketing and lies and no real product. Atari SA stock is a f*cking PENNY stock! One will always find ridiculous volatility with worthless penny stocks.

My Libretto battery "died" a while back. I had it "rebuilt" and that gave me another 3-4 years. I had it "rebuilt" again and only got about a year or so. I use AC power on it now as new "rebuilt" battery is very expensive. Making a homemade battery pack is a necessity if want to retro laptop with mobility.

Oh wow Walmart even has them for $199. https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Stream-11-6-Laptop-Windows-10-Home-Office-365-Personal-1-year-subscription-included-Intel-Celeron-N3060-Processor-4GB-RAM-32GB-eMMC-Storage/54056479

Get a Libretto! I dual boot an old Linux distro and MS DOS 5. It looks great running the original Tomb Raider for DOS.. without 3D accelerated graphics. Laura has really pointy boobs. You likely don't need one with a faster CPU unless you want to run a modern linux. For old DOS games it's perfect. I really treasure my Libretto! The only accessories you may need are either a PCMCIA CD-DROM or PCMCIA Ethernet as it only has a winmodem built in. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba_Libretto

Is there an expected date for the official 2018 announcements ? Is it before the end of 1Q or during 2Q ?

I'm jealous. Anyway I should just be happy to finally have a working c64dtv. Now I just need another preferably v3 to mod with an SD Card.

"Watch out for that first step Mac, it's a lulu!" http://bugsbunnypage.tripod.com/wavs/1ststep.wav

Well that's a given and also HOW could one plan to line up developers without a HDK nor even a SDK ?

A smooth Metal Slug /2 /X is required for for my next retro console. Back to an old laptop with MAME for my Metal Slug fix.

Use the one in the latest games.zip file at http://atariage.com/forums/topic/258970-atari-flashback-portable-faq-and-compatibility-list/ Actually the 8K Pacman version is much better as Pacman does not flicker.. ghost still do flicker just a bit. I only play the 8K Pacman version.

Upcoming sorted by date: Brooklyn GeekFest 2.0 -- April 7th-8th Vintage Computer Festival East -- Wall, NJ - May 18th-20th Long Island Retro Gaming Expo -- Garden City, NY -- August 11th -12th -- "8-bit guy" and "The Immortal John Hancock" -- Woohoo! Retro World Expo -- Hartford, CT -- Sept 8th-9th 2018 Weekly: Retro Video Game Day -- Grand Central Library -- NYPL -- every Friday Defunct.. Rest in peace: Coleco Retro Gaming & Collectibles Expo @ NJ Convention and Exposition Center -- Edison, NY -- likely defunct as website is for sale Argh ...

Wow you are just clueless. Have you been asleep in a cave for 10 years ? Windows core is a major component in all Windows products. Just because there is no Windows departement doesn't not mean it not used in all the divisions. The Windows box OS is dead and only Windows server exists. Windows core service for desktop and server is very much alive and profitable. Linux is in more devices that ANY operating system ever weather you realize it or not! Stop being so ignorant and research a bit before make such nonsense comments. Linux dominates the current "desktops". They are called cell phones and they're dominated by Android which is based on Linux.

I honestly don't think the INV flashbacks would sell at the required numbers for a profitable product. The INV fans are an extremely passionate bunch. I will give them that, but their numbers are too small for the big numbers consumer type products.

He's still a puppy ... lots of time to start an INV hobby.

Far more people walking around and I think Nintendo Classics are bought in high numbers by impulse buyers who see them and think wow that's cool.. I remember NES/SNES. Especially in NYC area most people are so used to overpaying for anything they like. The retro fans already paid $200+ to the scalpers and most cheap ass retro fans like me have already paid the $120+ online rate. Hehe I'm just one of the extremely cheap ones as I'm a NYC metro transplant. I grew up and went to college in rural Pennsylvania. A few decades ago I worked in Southern Minnesota which as you likely know is just like Iowa.

Ok so my wife is completely appalled I bought the following Impossible Mission shirt: I just said I won't wear it in public with you and well I could have gotten the following instead: What's the dorkiest uh coolest shirt you own ?

I completely disagree. I have been looking for one since January and have yet to see one at Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Kmart or GameStop. I have been to each a few times since January and zip, nada, none. On-line it is listed as out of stock or selling for over $100 + shipping from third parties.