Atari Flashback 12 Gold Console

I am a big fan of the Atari Flashback series and this is the best of the bunch. Loaded with over 100 great Atari 2600 titles and the ability to sideload all of them and integrate those games into the menu system is a game changer, literally. The paddles are well made and have authentic feel esp after the firmware update. The Joysticks look like real Atari 2600 joysticks from the past, with the controller one have additionally functions to allow to change games and options easily, while the joysticks are not as stiff as the stock controllers from say the Atari 2600+ they work well. As an owner of the Atari 2600+, Atari VCS, the modern one and an original 2600 with alot of cartilages, this is the easiest way to get back into the 2600. I do love my 2600+ but it comes with only a few games, going out and buying just the over 100 games on the flashback would be a hassle and costly, add in that I side load all of them, its a no brainer and I find myself using the Flashback 12 Gold more than the other consoles I own, I used it to play every single released Atari Title A to Z in a week!

Growing up and being raised by a single Mom you love and cherish the things you had as a kid, while other kids had a NES I had an Atari 2600 and played it for hours. I got the Atari Flashback 12 Gold as a gift for Christmas, needless to say I absolutely love this console and love the nostalgia this console brings back to me. I was surprised on just how small it is especially when the pics on Amazon make it look like its bigger than it is controls are well built and I never had paddle controllers with my Atari 2600 but they also seem well built as well. When I first powered it up I had to play Pitfall as that is one of my all time favorite Atari games. Love the selection of games except for that weird version of Space Invaders, the version of Space Invaders is not the original Atari version but luckily I discovered that there is a cable you can purchase on Amazon called an OTG cable, which you connect to the back of the console, you connect the power cord to one port on the cable and a USB drive to another port on the cable and with some firmware updates and some software you can add on additional roms you can download and put on a flash drive which gives you tons and tons of games. I never had Demon Attack when I was a kid but now it is also one of my all time favorite Atari games. Now I have all my favorite games that I loved and played as a child. Overall, I'm very impressed by this console other than that weird version of Space Invaders. I wish AtGames could get the licensing for the Atari version of Space Invaders.

Loved it so much, I purchased 2, one of for the bedroom and one for the familyroom. Getting the paddles with the controller makes all the games more fun and purchsing 2 was just about the smae price as purchasing a second set of paddles for 4 player games.

This is a great value for the money. I havn't had time to delve into it yet, because I'm very busy with my job right now. Set up was fast and easy, and what little time I had to enjoy my new Flashback was great fun and worked well. Very impressed. Thanks for all you do!

Great console with ton of games! Remember folks, at games put out an update so, no fear about the paddle controllers not functioning properly. It’s in the emulation not the controllers. The update will fix it right up!