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Hey Guys... I'm wondering if enough people have some version of the Flashback joysticks to start to actually start checking for those special button presses (I believe one of them is "left+right", something you would never hit in real life games... except maybe for Track & Field), one of them is "up+down", etc. There should be a list somewhere of this button mapping... I think I may start doing that, as I can't see it hurting anything. If someone doesn't have the joystick, there's always the 'Start & Select' on the console... Bob Also, (unrelated topic) - I bought one of those hyperkin joysticks (the one with the two buttons on it), and I'm going to rewire it to be the left & right buttons for the 7800... just because of Baby Pac-Man... Much easier to use -
I have a Joystick controller that came from an Atari Flashback console (Flashback 2 I believe) that has worked fine until recently. All of a sudden the right direction stopped working. I took it apart and re-soldered the wire for the right direction, but nothing changed. At first it went up when I pressed it to the right, but that was only due to a sloppy soldering job (the solder was connecting the right and up directions). After fixing this, the problem was not fixed. Would it be a problem with the controller's connection to the console? If anyone has any advice I appreciate it. -
poll Which Portable is better?
Mallard Games posted a topic in AtGames Flashback and Portable Consoles
Which of these 2 AtGames Flashback Portable's would you recommend I buy? 1) Atari Flashback Portable Console (80 Games Included) (eu) /retro by Atari ESRB Rating: Everyone 2.6 out of 5 stars 7 Xbox One $29.00(15 used & new offers) 2) Atari Flashback Portable Deluxe Edition - Hand Held Console by Atari 4.6 out of 5 stars 7 $29.99(5 used & new offers) -
I was hoping to find some information about if the Atari Flashback 9 firmware is able to be modded to use something like the Genesis Game Manager. I can't seem to find any information about the Atari FB9, only info about the 2018 Genesis HD. Anybody more knowledgeable than myself able to shed some light on the matter? -
OK well, i got my flashback about a week ago not only because I loved most of the pre bundled games that came with it, but the idea of being able to add roms sold me! Now onto the problem..... First let me say, YES ive read every FAQ, help, and such thread on this issue. My flashback will NOT read my SD card UNLESS....I put the card in while the system is already powered on. Ive tried 3 diff cards; 8GB SDHC, 4GB SDHC, 2GB SD. Ive used the recommended formatter software, the games are in the correct extension (first letter uppercase, rest lowercase). Ive created the "game" folder. I know the roms work because like i said the system reads the card IF i put it in while the system is already on. Help on this please?
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As a way to gather feedback for future versions of the Blast! products, and to not muddy up the other threads, I wanted to start a dedicated topic for the Blast! family of products. While this year the focus for these low-cost products is on the mainstream market and fun for the average consumer/families versus something that specifically meets the needs of the retro gaming crowd, we hope to incorporate more features in the future that will appeal to that group at the same low price point. While we want to hear even the obvious stuff that we're already targeting for the future (perfect emulation, increased resolution and sharpness, etc.), we also want to hear any of the less obvious feedback. So let it fly! Also, please use this as an opportunity to discuss the current products, even though again, we realize they're not being targeted to the retro gaming crowd for this year. The official Website is here: https://blast.atgames.net/ (includes manuals and game lists) The current Blast! products announced so far (https://blast.atgames.net/blast_family): Bandai Namco Flashback Blast! Bandai Namco Flashback Blast! (Walmart exclusive) Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 1 Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 2 Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 3 (Walmart exclusive) Activision Flashback Blast! Player 2 Blast! Controller -
I've seen Atari Flashback Portables at my local Target dropping to as low as $40. I've been a little curious as to how they are, but is it worth picking one up? Are there any caveats I should be aware of? How is game compatibility? How is hardware emulation? The only Flashback I've ever had was the Flashback 2 (I have two of those), but the Portable seems interesting. -
Anyone excited for this? Got most of the way through it on my Jag but have never beaten it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D3ZWNVQ/?coliid=I226JGZLMT3J3R&colid=3C9JYID8UW0H3&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Makes me hopeful that maybe they'll do a physical copy of Another World for Switch. I've heard this game is so mind blowingly advanced that it's like a CD-ROM game on a cartridge!!
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Modding the Flashback 8 HD - Part Two
AlwaysOnPlanetPatrol posted a blog entry in Rose-Tinted Recollections
Adding a game to the Flashback 8 HD Some prerequisites: in this example I'm adding the Double Dragon Arcade ROM from KevinMos3 ( Available at http://atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/ ; also note that there is a very nice label he created you have to have added the USB connector the Flashback Android Debugger Bridge (ADB) a bit of patience First a walkthrough ... There are two key items to remember during this mod: - the "all-games.ini" file contains the list of the games that the Flashback will display in its menu. It also contain instructions and tells the device what ROM file to load. You will find that file under "/system/atgames/all-games.ini" - the actual games (and the menu images) are all stored in "/system/atgames/Atari" Step 1: Plug in your Flashback to your computer Use your USB cable and make sure that the Flashback adapter is plugged in. Turn on the device. Step 2. Launching ADB You need to run the DOS command prompt from Windows. I usually run under "administrator mode", but it doesn't seem to be a requirement. Step 3. Connecting to the Flashback Navigate to the folder where the ADB has been extracted; in my case, I kept it simple and it sits in "C:\adb\platform-tools" Type in "adb devices" It will find your Flashback and get it ready to be used. Step 4. Let's Explore This step is optional, but type in "adb root". This will give you higher privileges in case you run across any files you need. I suggest not to delete or modify anything unless you know what you're doing and/or made a backup. Type in "adb shell", that will basically log us into the Flashback device and see the internal folder structure. Use "ls" or "ls -l" to list all the files/folders The Flashback installation is under "/system/atgames"; you can use "cd /system" or "cd /system/atgames" to move onto those folders You see the "all-games.ini" file. Keep this one in mind, this is the most important file for this mod. You can see the "Atari" folder. Let's navigate by using "cd Atari" and then listing the files: You will see all the files with .a26 or a26.png. The ROM files are your usual ROM files with the .A26 extension; the respective .A26.PNG are the images for each game. Another interesting location is the "app" folder; use "cd /system/app" . You can see the Frogger and Space Invaders Android APK files. It seems that these two are special cases and don't invoke the ROM files in the "/system/atgames/Atari" . Type in "exit" to get out of the Flashback shell. So now you know the basics How to Add a Game For this exercise I have copied the DD.A26 and DD.A26.png files into my ADB folder at C:\adb\platform-tools. You can place them anywhere, but I decided to keep things simple and reduce the amount of typing. So let's continue where left off. The main thing we're going to do is to pull down the important all-games.ini file. In the command prompt type in "adb pull /system/atgames/all-games.ini" . This will copy the file into your ADB folder on your computer. MAKE A COPY OF THIS FILE!!! You may need to restore your set-up in case something goes wrong. If you open the file (in notepad for example) you will see something like: The format is somewhat self-explanatory. You have the name of the game within square brackets, followed by the ROM file location ("File="), "Platform" tells you what grouping on the Main Menu it should add it to (only "Atari" and "Activision" have sub-menus). Then you have the description and the instructions. Here's an example: [Double Dragon] File=atgames/Atari/DD.a26 Platform=ActivisionGenre=Arcade Description=Double Dragon Arcade Mod!! Note= \test for atari 2600 games. While we're here, let's take a look at the image files; let's pull a file for the Wizard game; "adb pull /system/atgames/Atari/Wizard.a26.png". It's a 214x300 PNG file. I created my Double Dragon PNG file based on KevinMos3's label he provided. Let's copy our Double Dragon ROM onto the Flashback. First of all, we need to add an entry in the all-games.ini file for Double Dragon: I have the ROM and image file sitting in ADB folder: We need to run these commands as root as we need to temporarily change permissions on folders so that we can upload files. Run "adb root" Next we will alter the permission of the "/system" folder. I tried just targeting "/system/atgames" but kept getting an error. So I copied a page from the Genesis Flashback mod. Run "adb shell mount -o rw,remount,rw /system" Next we're uploading (and overwriting the existing) all-games.ini; enter"adb push all-games.ini /system/atgames" And next we're uploading the ROM and image into the Atari folder: "adb push DD.a26 /system/atgames/Atari" "adb push DD.a26.png /system/atgames/Atari" Now, turn your Flashback device off and back on again. You should see the Double Dragon ROM in the menu now! You can basically add a bunch more games. The odd thing is that the PNG file is not displaying. Strangely enough it does not seem to get saved into the Atari folder. Not sure what the issue is. I will have to do more investigation. Updates: 1. I have been able to add 56 games so far to the Flashback. 2. The PNG files needs to have 24-bit colour depth. My original file was 32-bit. 3. Pitfall II does not work. 4. Looking at the Flashback APK file, it appears we have some hard-coded values for Frogger (and Space Invaders). Even Frogger II goes to the quasi-arcade version. 5. the All-games.ini is finicky, make sure you had linefeed/carriage return after each item for the game; Platform, Genre, etc. Notepad mangles this. Notepad++ is a good option.-
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/519858548078322/permalink/1340030559394446/ from " Michael Thomasson 2 hrs Okay, I can finally spill the beans on this project. AtGames is releasing a second Intellivision Flashback this fall and it will have the games you want by Data East (Burgertime, Lock 'n Chase, Bump 'n Jump, etc.) as well as the TRON games, and more! "
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Hi there! I just got an used Atari Flashback without its power supply, early today I got a power supply for Flashback consoles but I have doubts about to use both. The power supply is a KU28-9-200D model and output 9v DC 200mA and the console has a Batch Code: D10508 it's the only number or model number on the bottom label. I'm not sure if is a good idea plug the power supply to the console because this console says under plug 5V I don't want to plug it and blow away this poor thingy. So Is it save to use them? If is not Which Flashback console uses the power supply? And What power supply should I use with this console? If someone has the power supply model I'll appreciate to know it. Thank you guys, Have a happy!
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So I bought the adapter cables a while back that will let me use these flashback controllers with my Inty II and then proceeded to slack on getting the controllers. Now the total flashbacks are going for crazy prices and i'm pondering ditching the idea all together and just using extension cables. BUT---if anyone on AA, for any reason, has an extra set of INTV flashback controllers, I would love to pay you fair market value for them. If not...oh well I missed the train and may need to sell my cables...lol. Thanks in advance!
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Hi all, This is my first post here, but been lurking and taking in all the useful advice re atari! I'm looking for one of the black plastic controller ports thats soldered on to the pcb of an atari flashback 3-7. Can anyone help me please? I currently have one good and one melted one, that I accidently destroyed whilst trying to remove for a raspberry pi project. Any help greatly appreciated!
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Hello, I'm new here and I'm looking for some help. I bought the flashback portable and I've been trying to get ROMs to work on it. I am using a 8gb SDHC card and transfered ROMs I downloded from here. I can see them on the portable but I cant get them to play. Any advice please. -
From the album: Flashback Console Hardware
Reference picture of SEGA Geneis HD Flashback 2017 motherboard - Back. -
From the album: Flashback Console Hardware
Reference picture of SEGA Geneis HD Flashback 2017 motherboard - Close up. -
From the album: Flashback Console Hardware
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Atari Flashback 8 HD Gold Activision Edition Motherboard
BitMerge6502 posted a gallery image in Member's Gallery
From the album: Flashback Console Hardware
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I own the Atari Flashback 4 and also the Intellivision and Coleco units. The manuals that came with these units are a bit ass and doesn't cover the objectives of the games or the controls at all, which sucks. All or nearly all of these manuals can be found online, but it would take some considerable time to collect them all in one easy .zip file or the like, to be able to print them for easy access to controls and objectives. Have anyone done this and uploaded the file somewhere? I thought I'd ask before I embark upon this tedious work myself. -
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My local Walmart is known for being horribly behind when it comes to toys and games. most of the time, their stock is 6 months to a year behind the Walmart 30 minutes from here. They also tend to skip waves when it comes to toys, making it really annoying to collectors and children. On to why I'm posting... I went to Walmart today and as I was passing the electronics, I happened to look down the video game isle and something caught my eye. They had the Atari Flashback portable, the Genesis Portable and Genesis Flashback, along with the Atari Flashback 8. I was amazed that they had these, since I've NEVER seen any of the retro systems here. I know the Atari Flashback Portable has been around for a while, but I'm not sure about the others. I know this doesn't seem like something really important, but knowing how horrible this Walmart is, I was really surprised. What makes this Walmart such a horrible store is the fact that we have a Distribution Center right here in town, yet nothing is ever stocked when it gets released. I'll give you an example, I collect Transformers. Like most other toy lines, they get released in waves. Let's say wave1 gets released in January in the next town. It may be May or June before it shows up here and that may be the only wave that ever shows up, since the next line starts before this Walmart ever gets the second wave in. This isn't just an issue in the toys, it's also the same in the electronics and games. The only thing they seem to stay up to date on are the Blue-rays. Even the PS4 games are late. So, I just wanted to share my amazement that something fairly interesting had shown up at "the Walmart that time forgot". -
I just got my new 2017 Flashback Portable and I am having issues with the a/v out, it only displays in Black and white, why??? As for thr integrated display it works just fine and is an awesome unit, but when I plug it into the TV it comes out black and white. Please tell me how to fix it. Thanks. -
Our friend Bill (Loguidice) posted this over facebook So I though I would post the informations here http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=35350896&cp=&parentPage=search Seriously, what you think about the look of the system/controllers ? Compared to what they did with the atari and intellivision, I think the look is not super well done Obviously, that will not prevent me to buy one
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Hi all, I'm hoping one of you may be able to help me! I'm trying to use some paddles made for the Atari Flashback with Stella. I've got them connected using a Retronic retro adapter (http://www.retronicdesign.com/en/) and I've flashed them for the paddles. I can see the paddles in my Devices screen (I'm running Windows 10 Creators Update), but in Stella, they aren't recognized and I cannot see anything in the joystick database within the application. I've attached a couple of screenshots to show what I'm seeing. The first one shows the entry in the Devices screen and the second is from Stella. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong or what the problem is? Appreciate any help I can get!
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I am selling a Flashback 4 in box with everything except the posters. I am also including two sets of paddles. Asking $40 shipped.
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