AtGames Atari Flashback X Review!!! 

The "Sweet child of mine" digi music in background was nice. Thx for the vid.

Just seen your video! I had one when I was only 6, I loved Keystone Capers and Pitfall. We used to rent games from the library for 20p!

Thanks for this video with the closeups. for some reason nobody else thought to do that.

I love the 8-Bit version of Smooth Criminal in the backround👍

Thanks for the shout-out, and I was glad to help. I have read elsewhere that the original paddle controllers will work with this system, you can get them on eBay for fairly cheap. I just haven't gotten around to ordering a set.

I was about to get the "old" gold version... But now, this is the one to get!!! Thanks!

The 2600 was the first system we played at my house, though one of my cousins had one of those dedicated "pong" type machines you hooked up to your tv.Remember playing so many great gamers on that system. My favorites were the Activision library, almost everything they made was great, plus Demon Attack from Imagic and Ms Pacman.

I got the original atari when it came out..i was about 15 at the time, spend every waking moment playing it.. it got me hooked on game consoles to this day.. got great memories ..

Can we just take a moment to soak in that wonderful Sweet Child Of Mine music that's playing in the background. I've never heard it like this before, I like it!!!

loving the moonwalker track playing as a music bed.

Asteroids was my favorite in the early 80s when I was 13yrs old

8 bit GNR Sweet Child O Mine. Great video. AtGames really stepped it up lately.

I picked one of these up at Sam's Club last year and love it. People give AtGames crap, but when it comes to their Atari systems, they keep improving, the X being their best one by far.

You really don't need that weird 8-bit 80's music in the background (as cool as it is.) Your voice is good enough to carry the video. Love the content.

I believe that version of Space Invaders is like a ported Arcade Deluxe version or something. I agree with you! The Atari 2600 version of Space Invaders is AWESOME, and I too strongly prefer to play that version of the game. I love the classic 2600 graphics on that one.

You had me when I saw "River Raid" on the box, LOL!

I have a flashback 4 and i haven't bought any of the others until something this good came out.

Great review ...Thank you !! Currently out of stock. (Dec 08, 2022)

Great review, i just bought a 75 LG oled C1 and my friends keep on telling mecits a great gaming tv. So this is whatcI need.

Oh man. I own a Flashback 7, but this X version looks so cute, I will end up having to buy it.

Getting this for Keystone Kapers! Love River Raid as well but I have that on the flashback 8

Nice review--and nice tunes, 8-bit Rush, love it! Curious that the MAME version of Space Invaders was on there. I read a few reviews that some of the games were not "the originals". I wonder why, if they have the license to a game, they'd not put the 2600 version on there? I also wonder how many of the others are not original...

Thank you for the great review!

That was fun. Thanks for sharing.

I like the style of this Atari flashback x but the Atari flashback 9 is the one to get it has the SD slot for adding more games (bin format) and the paddle issue has been solved by buying a set of custom paddles from eBay also another option would be the Sams club legend's flashback 2019 it plays (a26 format) Atari ROMs off the SD card

This is pretty awesome, I know what I'm getting my dad for Christmas. 👍😊

The 8 bit rock music is awesome!

The backround music is sweet child of mine

They keep improving and deliver, indeed. That Jaws reference whahahahaha, thanks mate for your sense of humor. It's weird, the 2600 was my first contact on my childhood, on a neighborhood house, but I ended obtaining a micro pc Atari XE with more complex games like Flight Simulator and the option to use games on tape, and there was some really good games, some post 2600 classics too like DigDug, or Lode Runner, Montezuma's Revenge, Jungle King, Donkey Kong Jr., also I remember games like Rambo Blade, Penguin Adventure and a really cool F1 game (with the boxes stop and all) , Saxon and many many more, and of course the classics like Pitfall, Frogger, Missile Command, lol I also got the nefarious E. T. (Not always all is chocolat rain) But even with all that, what marked my childhood, and was a blast was the NES Challenge Set and the TMNT 3 game. Oh man, so wonderful times, full of magic. And I say weird because my first impression wasn't my more attached one (and was a really good and improved one thanks to the XE), but anyways it helped me like the proverbial magic door to the Narina of Video Games. Thanks for this review Patt. Take care.

ATGames has only released Atari Flashbacks since 2011, they took over with the 3. The 2 was a true Atari 2600 (literal hardware copy with possible cartridge port mod), and the 1 was a Atari 7800 mini but they were made by Legacy Engineering.

Amazing review thank you Sir!

An 8-bit rendition of Tom Sawyer in the background? AWESOME!

Looks great! I still have my 2600 from the late seventies , it's still working.

Great video as always, patton! Did you test a custom firmware that doesn't require a usb to store dowloaded games?

I couldn't imagine playing old games like that again nostalgia only carries you so far.

I am just amazed at how they made it so difficult to upgrade the firmware. You actually have to take it open. I suspect that was some kind of legal issue that caused that.

atgames used to use a larger shell with bright red and yellow buttons on it, but now they made it like a miniature 2600.

Gotta have it!!! Thanks, J.P.!!!

the 8-bit "annie are you ok?" in the backround

I see they abandoned the wireless controllers from the last model. Smart move.

As always, enjoy your videos! . So little money, but so many choices! And it is too bad that (without modding) that they don't put the original 2600 Space invaders on this, as it's hard to explain over the phone, long distance to an uncle how to flash his "Tari game" (yes I said Tari), to add those roms onto it. Ha. Again thanks for your videos!

I have a handheld Atari flashback with an SD card with Star Wars arcade,Ghostbusters,Empire strikes back,pitfall,etc.

Whoa! Tom Sawyer! R.I.P., Neil. I may need to check this one out. Seems like a step up.

This looks INCREDIBLE! It's a shame that Space Invaders isn't the original version though.

Hey Patton thanks. Was wondering what your take on this would be

I'm really digging the MIDI Tom Sawyer.

Excellent review. Before this I was considering the Atari VCS until I seen all the controversy surrounding it, as well as the almost $400 price tag! Question: Does anyone know if the 2600 extender cables will work with the flashback joysticks, or will they only work on the original 2600 joysticks? Thanks in advance!

Love the GnR BG music

The music in the background sounds like sweet child of mine but video game version

they were half price at bed bath and beyond on clearance 2 days ago (Canada)

The X looks cool but I hate how the controller ports are on the back and that there’s no SD card slot. I think I’ll get the 9 instead. Either the 9 or the 8. Which one is your favorite?

So if you have the original controllers , it seems they would work on this? And wondering if you need both sets of paddles , meaning tennis paddles and racing paddles, or would the double paddles work for everything. The gameplay and sound looks great. Might have to get one.

How long are the controllers? Do they get the job done for a modern set up, or would you recommend an extension cable?

Nice review! First question: Do Sega Genesis gamepads work on this Flashback? They did not work on the Flashback 8 Gold. If Sega Genesis controllers don't work, it's worth trying out the Sega Master System controller which I found DID work on the Flashback 8 Gold (so it may work on the Flashback X for an Atari gamepad experience). Second question: How durable do the joysticks seem to be? The Flashback 8 Gold joysticks were incredibly flimsy, and I snapped off my Player 1 joystick within 4 months. I found that the ATGames website barely worked and it was virtually impossible to obtain a replacement controller without a tremendous hassle. Even after I reattached my broken joystick, there was still a really bad grind on the right side of the joystick moving from up/right to down ight. This made certain games really hard to play. In other words, the joysticks were clearly not meant to last!

i like the case, a pi inside would be cool.

Dang Patton. Chip tunes for Smooth Criminal, Sweet Child of Mine, and Tom Sawyer? I was almost listening to the music more than review! Haha They really should have had Halo 2600 on their. Best game in the series. Missed opportunity. But still a sweet system!

God dang it patton just made it to the end of the video...now I have to have it ...otg flash drive here we come...lol

Atari was my first as a kid in the 80s....

Night Driver is impossible. The console looks nicer than my flashback 8. I tend to use them more for ornaments and to give me a warm fuzzy feeling inside about my childhood (although these games are a similar age or older than me). It is not really until the NES that I can actually play them well and remember them properly.

Epic background music. Game title?

I have one and it's pretty cool.

love the sound track you used in the video. R>I>P michel jackson

Is that Smooth Criminal in the backgrounds

Man, AT Games would make bank if they made the paddle controllers available again, as they worked on original consoles as well. Of course, I checked the US website, but nope - they are still out, as they have been for about 3 years now.

Maybe one day, they will actually release a version with an actual cart port you can plug an old cart into once and for all. I know they had one where you could add one but they need to make one with it all ready to go.

does this come with the MOS Technology 6507 + TIA chip? in other words, can you mod it to play original games and or cartridges (create a cartridge slot like was possible with the Flashback 2)?

Hi Patton everyone should get this at games Atari flashback x right Patton your the best hard working man in the world and keep up the good work😃Your awesome Patton😃

It definitely looks more like a six-switch 2600 than any of the earlier Flashbacks, but, hmm, no BW/color switch. There are actually a few games that did something unusual with that switch for game control--I suppose you couldn't play them on this hardware... (I'm one of the weirdos who would be disappointed by the inclusion of the arcade Space Invaders instead of the 2600 version. I know Taito seems to prefer people to port the original, but as a kid who grew up playing the 2600, to me the very different-looking 2600 Space Invaders is the iconic one. And it's THE game that made the console a megahit, so it feels odd to leave it out of a collection.)

At one of my local stores they’re on sale for $20 might go buy another one

I got my AtGames Atari Flashback X from Amazon and when I checked the "About" section of the menu and while it does have the two QR codes on the screen, it says "UID IS NOT AVAILABLE". What does that mean? I was able to get the firmware update installed, but that message where the UID should be concerns me.

So weird, I got my older one off the clearance rack at Bed Bath And Beyond too. Must be the “Beyond?” My fiancée got me this one and I have never looked back. Especially since the wireless controllers fir the 8 no longer seem to work.

So, how's the paddle response. With past versions it was just too sluggish.

I want a de-make of Out of This World for Atari

Very cute :) only the space between left levers is annoying. BTW are joysticks work on original Atari and vase versa?

Having an original 2600 sitting in my living room, I can say that the sounds of the games you demoed sound right. The Space Invaders definitely does not sound the same as the Atari version. The joystick however, looks much more fluid. I have original ones and they are stiff and I remembering them always being stiff. I'd be curious if you could use the original paddles as I do have some. I think that was a feature on previous versions. Having the ports on the back is accurate but I wouldn't mind if they just decided to put them in the front.

Too bad no paddles. Many of the included games really need them. Is there a third party option for paddles?

could you plz explain how to hook this up to a tv

I'm also assuming the OTG I currently use for my NES mini will work.

thx you for this video >>>> :)

Do you think a original sega genesis controller will work with it or the atgames one will work with it. Maybe that’s why they have it for a boarder? Maybe.

Hopefully Atari add Galaxaian to the list I would definitely buy the console

Do these controllers work on an original Atari 2600 Like the Atari flashback 2 controllers?

Never played this system but it looks awesome! At least I can't remember what I played as my first, iirc it took things like VHS as disks.... 🤔 But knowing my country it was probably some Chinese copy as no one brought legit consoles over here to retail until the late 80s/90s.

Just bought this but I’m not getting any sound...help!?

Does it work with the original paddle controllers?

What are the 10 bonus games for the deluxe edition? Are they the paddle games, or others?

one of my favorite games was the slated ET... do any of these minis come with that game?

Hey, nice review. Just FYI they have now hacked this to play Atari800 games. If you want to revisit some of those check it out on AtariAge.

Being that the controllers have the 9 pin plug like the original, I wonder if you can use the old controllers?

Decathlon and Pitfall alone are worth buying it.

I was just out of high school when I saw one of these on display for try-out at Sears. It was way ahead of anything else on the consumer market at the time, and the cartridges added to the attraction. However, I found myself quickly bored with the simple games and blocky graphics. Arcade video games were much more entertaining.

No controller lag is huge!!! On the Atari Flashback 8 Gold, and I'm sorry to say that there's about a fifth of a second lag on both wireless AND corded controllers for that system. It's small enough not to notice if you're not looking for it, but big enough to make some games really frustrating and other games virtually unplayable. I didn't even notice it until I bought an original 7800 ProSystem and starting buying some of my favorite games on cart that I already had on the Flashback (didn't want to have to switch back and forth between consoles). To my surprise, a lot of games just played better on the original hardware! Certain games, like River Raid and Kaboom! straight up sucked on the Flashback 8 Gold, but are brilliant on original hardware. Other games like Gravitar and Adventure didn't seem to suffer all that much with the very slight controller lag. I'm glad that ATGames finally straightened that out!

Hahaha i thought you grew a mullet until i realized it was your chair

I'm really really stoned watching vid and great vid by the way, but I need to ask are the controllers in the background really massive. Thanks

I think it's great you can add games but I love Atari on the raspberry pi with my M30 I really want this to just sit and look pretty on my game table 😂

"Something I've wanted for a long time.... since I found out about it.. last year" haha

What version of Space Invaders is that? Is that the arcade version?

Where is the black and white switch?

I have the Atari Flashback 9 Gold. How does the new X model compare to the 9?

Man I bought one of these along time ago but was disappointed with the controller, so much input lag! I so bad wish I had my original atari 2600 and games I had as a kid! My grandpa was a major collector and after he died in the 80s and my grandma gave me his stuff! I can't remember what happened to the stuff!