Lets take a quick look at the 2017 version of the Atari Flashback Portable! Now with Kaboom (but no paddle :( Rats! ) Link to FlashBack Portable Compatibility Info on AtariAge: atariage.com/fo...
Top 20 games to add to your AFP’s SD card: 20) Edtris. Home brewed Tetris. Well done. 19) E.T. For nostalgia. 18) Klax. Tengen puzzle gem. 17) Joust 16) Enduro 15) Keystone Kapers. Looks very good and plays well. 14) Vanguard 13) Flash Gordon 12) Qbert 11) Commando. Ikari Warriors is another good choice. 10) Wizard of Wor 9) Command Chopper 8) Jr Pac Man 7) Berzerk 6) HERO 5) Phoenix. Similar to Galaga. Demon Attack is another good choice. 4) Donkey Kong. I know it only has two basic levels, but I still think it’s a decent port. 3) Space Invaders 2) Mrs. PAC Man 1) Mario Bros. Looks great, plays sweet. Absolutely need this one. Honorable mention: Popeye, Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong Jr, Kung Fu Master, Jungle Hunt and Double Dragon. These games are classics, work well from Atari Age, and look good, even if gameplay is possibly lacking on some (I’m looking at you ET). Happy retro gaming! PS: Top 20 games already on the AFP: 20-Secret Quest 19-Pac Man 18-Kaboom (paddle game) 17-Earthworld 16-Adventure 15-Stampede 14-Double Dunk 13-Asteroids 12-Xevious 11-Atari Climber 10-Centipede 9-Dig Dug 8-Millipede 7-Yars Return 6-Yars Revenge 5-River Raid 4-Galaxian 3-Missile Command 2-Frogger 1-Pitfall
I got the same exact Atari Flashback portable (the 2017 version.) My dad got me one for Christmas back in 2018. I enjoyed playing Pac-Man, Centipede, and Frogger on it, but it doesn't have Mappy and Ms. Pac-Man on it. I don't think Mappy got a port for the Atari game consoles back then. I know there's an Atari 2600 homebrew port of Mappy over on Atariage, which is very nice.
I just got one of these to replace my 2016 version. The screen was way brighter on the 2016 version, and as you mentioned, the sound is muted, probably because of the lack of holes around the speakers on this version. Major bummer, hardly an upgrade when there is an SD card anyway, more like a downgrade.
Paddle games seem to get treated badly in a lot of these retro collections and devices. They do play remarkably well on a modern computer touchpad, so I have the odd situation of Stella on my Mac providing a better experience than most other options. But sometimes I just wish the paddle controller (and its cousin, the Tempest-style rotary encoder) hadn't essentially died as a game control mechanism.
Old video, but I love this thing. I have had it for a few years, but finally got around to adding my own roms via sd and wow it is amazing! H.E.R.O. and Missle Command are getting all the play time, with 100 or more other games patiently waiting.
I love my 2017 portable that I got last week and my only 'complaint' is that the D pad only allows for horizontal and vertical moves with diagonal movement not being possible. I only noticed this after researching original games like Adventure where the original manual shows that diagonal movement is possible yet with the Adventure game on the portable, only vertical and horizontal movements are possible. Other than that, this thing is incredible.
I was tempted to do a video on this, but am not in a place to do videos now. I am not sure why anyone on RU-vid didn't mention it, maybe because AtGames wants it hush-hush, but I can confirm the emulation on this year's model is better than the last one. Berzerk worked without needing to me modded. Megamania didn't glitch out either with the graphics on the side.
Check out Megamania, for example. I am between computers now, and not in a place to do RU-vid videos at this time. I am also working on some boardgame stuff, so I don't have times to do videos. I just wanted to get the word out.
So, is Dig Dug the Atari 2600 version also? I know I used just want the 2600 versions on them, but found having arcade versions is often better. Space Invaders is a possible exception here, as it is fun to have both version.
Yep, I agree. it is nice though that some of the games that did not work on the original work on this one though. However, the guys over on Atariage have fixed some of those games to get them to work on the original anyway.
I got mine this weekend and had a question. I have last years FBP as well and the new D-pad on mine is really bad at diagonals, especially on games like Centipede and Missile Command compared to last years. I haven't heard many complaints on this and I was curious if it was just me. Has anyone else felt this way or did I get a defective unit?
mine seems to work fine for me as well as last years. I put my thumb in the middle and lighly push down then pivot my thumb around the dpad. diagonals seem to work best for me doing this.
Maybe mine was defective. In games like Checkers where you can ONLY move diagonally, it was almost impossible to play. You had to force the pad into the corner to make it move. I ended up returning it yesterday. Even if it was only "just as good" as last years, I didn't see a reason to have both. I was just hoping it would be an improvement.
ya, they can be finicky. the newer one does have better rom compatibility. but also has a smaller screen (which I cant really tell the difference to much :P). Also like the easily replaceable battery pack. Just wish they would have put a paddle dial on it so I can play kaboom properly :P
This has a smaller screen compared to V1 right? Why not make a larger screen! Also any ideas on how Mac users can eliminate the ._bin file it makes? Two files are created, annoying.
Same size screen as the V1. also have noticed some games that dont work on the V1 work on this one. Go to the Atariage Thread to find out info on the problem you are having with your MAC, I am not MAC user so dont know.
They ruined it for me with the Pacman crap version they have. The least they could have done, is have a decent version of Pacman without flickering and that would have convinced me to get it for sure.
