Gamemoose Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 I wandered through the Electronics department at the local Wal-Mart and saw their Flashback 9's on clearance for $35. It was tempting for me but I'm wrestling with the urge to grab this or going with the more expensive Retron 77 for a no-media solution. The 77 can handle the new ARM-based homebrew and (if I read right) unmodified paddles, so that is seemingly more "future proof". Still, it's a sweet deal for the FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 They're even cheaper on Ebay. The new one, with 110 games and a cute enclosure, has been spotted in the wild. No SD card slot on it so there's no known way to add games to it. There's also a new Flashback Legends with 100 games, including the best stuff from the Colecovision Flashback and a mess of 16-bit Disney games, including the Super Star Wars trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugcatcher88 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 I was at my local Walmart the other day and saw them for the same price as well. There were a bunch of them too. Still waiting for them to get the new one in (or any other retailer near me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Just stopped by the 'Mart tonight for some quick groceroes and they lowered the Arcade Legends and FB9 to $21. The FB9's are gone and they had 3 Legends left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ferro Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 My Walmart has a few of the FB9 and Legends in stock at $21. Also, Target has the FB9 Gold and Sega '18 console on clearance at $40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman72 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 My Phoenix Walmart had a bunch of FB9's and Legends marked at $35, but luckily I thought to scan them and they were $21, so I bought a couple more Legends. Probably worth it for the controllers alone. rmr md really opened up the possibilities for this thing - GEN, MAME 2000, NES, SMS. Already a great deal. Soon we'll see whether the SNES can be opened up since the Star Wars games are obviously there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, Bartman72 said: My Phoenix Walmart had a bunch of FB9's and Legends marked at $35, but luckily I thought to scan them and they were $21, so I bought a couple more Legends. Probably worth it for the controllers alone. rmr md really opened up the possibilities for this thing - GEN, MAME 2000, NES, SMS. Already a great deal. Soon we'll see whether the SNES can be opened up since the Star Wars games are obviously there. My local store seemed to either get more in or just pulled from back stock to fill the bottom of an end cap. It's really tempting for that price and just mod my paddles. I'm still consolidating and having these minis (I have SNES and NES) gives me decent classic gaming without taking up a lot of space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 That refractor telescope looks pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 They're now $11 at my local Walmart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) Bought a spare Flashback 9 and Legends Flashback for $11, but my Legends Flashback has a menu button that does nothing. My track record with these two systems has been lousy (Both my originals were partially faulty). I wasn't going to test my spare FB9's SD card slot, but maybe I better reconnect it and update the firmware now rather than discover years from now that it was DOA. Edited October 27, 2019 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoShedsWilson Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I just bought a second at $11 for in case I screw up soldering the new capacitors on paddle support. For a total investment of about $30 I have a spare console and a spare set of controllers. I also picked up a couple of those mini-arcades & some little red handheld for $5 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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