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I had an Atari Flashback 8 Gold a short while before I got this, and I mainly wanted Flashback 9 for the SD slot. When it arrived and I tested it for the first time, the joysticks didn't feel as nice as 8, maybe cause they'd been more used than the ones from 8. The 8 Gold had wireless, and the wires for 9 Standard are somewhat short, so that's a bit of a shame. But other than that it's pretty much the same experience, the games are hilarious, I love the gameplay of Oink where it looks like the wolf is shooting a laser out his mouth (lol), and then a laser-tractorbeam-thingie when he tries to pull the pigs out of the house. But that's the nature of Atari games, and I love it. I never grew up with any of these games (although I have played other iterations of them on some occasions) so everything here is pretty much a new experience. I really appreciate the simplicity and I'm having so much fun with practically ever game I play. With the SD card I'll be finally able to try the dreaded "worst game of all time", E.T. (which I suspect will be a decent game, actually). As a gamer who likes all sorts of games, it's easy for me to enjoy this console. This beats playing it on an emulator (even though there is technically an emulator inside the box) on a computer with the keyboard or an X360 controller, as this is more authentic in so many ways (mainly because of the joysticks but also the difficulty buttons on the console). I'm now looking forward to building my own paddle controllers (as original ones or repros are pretty rare and hard to come by these days), so that I can try out the paddle games. Overall something I can recommend for the casual player or video gaming enthusiast who wants something unique!Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
It's all right.. I just hadn't figured it out how to use the SD card yet because I tried a 64 MB SD card that say SanDisk extreme pro and I tried putting the update on it quite a few times and it for some reason the machine didn't want to recognize that it has an SD card in it.. so I don't know I mean directing the machine recognizes the SD card but it will not light up to let me click on it to access the games that are in it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I already had the right HDMI cable to hook it up to my smart tv. Easy to use out of the box. Graphics were better than expected (I was worried they'd be blurred or not sharp). Some games do not 'fill' the screen, but still look great. Lots of entertaining games to choose from. I bought this mostly for Frogger, but happy to see other games that are fun.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is a great look back on the past gaming as a kid and now to play it again is pretty Awesome to share the experience. Great deal! I love to watch my kids make fun of the graphics. They really like when you shoot something on the edge of the screen and it blasts it to the other side of the screen.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
My grandson loves it! He enjoys so many of the games and of course his mom plays them when she has time.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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