Flashback 1 to a 7800 Mini

[CmdrCyrus]

I recently (and belatedly) jumped on the mini console bandwagon and managed to pick up an Atari Flashback X in good condition, and I find it rather charming. I've tinkered around some of the firmware mods here on the forum, of course. And now it's got me thinking. Has anyone ever attempted to take an original model Atari Flashback (the one modeled after the 7800), replace the guts of it with something newer (say, the FBX board or a retropi) and flash some new games on it to make it a proper 7800 mini? Unfortunately, I have no experience in such mod projects myself, just a hairbrained idea that I thought I'd toss around amongst likeminded people and brainstorm how to go about such a project.

 

I did manage to grab a FB1 off of ebay for dirt cheap. At the very least, I might see how hard it is to repaint it to look like a 7800 mini. I'll update this thread if I make any progress.

[Draxxon]

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[CmdrCyrus]

Well shoot, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that it's already been done. Goes to show how out of the loop I am!

[Draxxon]

Yeah, I think its a good idea, though.

 

The problem with using the AFBX board for A7800 games right now is, there is no 2 button joystick support for two button games.