At Games Atari Flashback 4 Classic Game Console

I love having all the old games from when I was a kid. I can finally play video games again and not be totally lost. They are tons of fun and even the kids (who are used to amazing game graphics) love playing. The best is how compact it is. We are excited about that because it will travel easy when we go on vacation this Spring. Love it!

Those wishing to get nostalgic with video games like the old Atari...DON'T buy a Flashback. It's a waste of time and money. The games don't seem as sharp concerning play as the originals. Missile command especially is different. The missiles come out of the silo slower, the new joysticks are not as sensitive as the old ones, so your accuracy is off...not to mention the sticks are wireless, so all games have a lag while you use the infrared wireless feature. It took forever to get the paddles, and they too stink. They are wired directly into the console, but you turn the knob, which is very stiff, and THEN the cursor moves. Like an echo. so good luck playing Circus or Pong. The ball or clown is crashed before your cursor moves. There are no other companies, like Activision, on here either...strictly Atari. There are no instructions for the games aside from a basic rundown either. All in all...I have more fun firing up my old, ORIGINAL system than using the Flashback. And the kicker...I found the same unit for almost half of what I paid AT A DOLLAR STORE. So be careful where you decide to purchase it, if you want to take the chance. So good luck, but this is how I see this cheap console. Not what it's cracked up to be.To ammend the previous review...I finally got the paddle controllers. They suck. Seriously. No better than connecting the original analog paddles from the original Atari. There is a delay when using them. You turn the paddle, and a split second later, the cursor responds. Not good in games like Pong or Breakout or Circus. There is no control over your "guy" in this game. Between the wireless controllers that delay, and this...a HUGE waste of my money. Don't bother. Buy an old TV, get an original system off Ebay, and have a ball. It may cost you a bit, but quality costs, and this isn't quality.

My husband wanted to purchase this one for his father for Christmas gift. We received it pretty fast even though holiday season.When his father received this gift, he was so happy. So, my husband and he played the game in two hours. They both had very good time with it.

This worked well for certain games, but the cordless controllers were more problematic. In certain games and at certain angles the controller would quit working. Perhaps this would work better with corded controllers.

I bought this for my children because while I want them to have some games, I don't want to invest in a console, and I don't want them to spend too much time gaming. The only reason I'm giving it four stars instead of five is because the games (being quite dated at this point) are very simple and lack decent graphics (which was totally normal at the time they were released.) Otherwise, I found this inexpensive, amusing (but not to the point of distraction,) and high quality. My tween and teens still play these, and have turned down my offers of a more modern console...which I think speaks volumes.

Yes it is a flashback and the original was fun. This is hard to use since some of the games that are on it were played with the paddle controllers and I certainly can't get the use of the joystick on those types of games The biggest disappointment is that PACMAN IS NOT, I repeat, IS NOT in this game. That is one of the reasons for purchasing it. Not very user friendly.

This is a cheap plastic made piece of junk.. I was really excited upon getting it I plugged it in and tried to get to centipede took me two hours to get there. Finally I figured it out when playing it it was so slow, unreal.. The joysticks dont work right... Then I moved on to bowling because my granddaughter wanted to play pfft she left the room after 5 minutes it was ridiculous. so I called her in and said lets check out the haunted house game, she left on that one to and said no more!! After that first day it hasn't been played since..Not worth it at all. This is the first time I have ever left a negative.

This was a Christmas gift for my 36-yr-old son who remembers old Atari from his grade school days. Because he has all the other game consoles and popular zombie and military games, I was hesitant that this might be too simple and silly. He loved it and said it is actually just like playing the games he loved 25 years ago. The investment and the paddles I bought were outrageously LOW PRICED! I have spent more for just one X-Box game. Go quickly and buy this and have some great family fun!