AtGames Announces Pre-order Date for New Atari 2600/Sega Genesis Consoles!

Sonic-The-Hedgehog-2-560x315 AtGames Announces Pre-order Date for New Atari 2600/Sega Genesis Consoles!

What You Need to Know:

Sonic-The-Hedgehog-2-560x315 AtGames Announces Pre-order Date for New Atari 2600/Sega Genesis Consoles!

  • AtGames announced the other day that pre-orders for the new Atari Flashback 8 Gold and Sega Genesis Flashback consoles will start July 28th. The official release date of both consoles is fall this year and each console comes with an amazing selection of built-in Atari 2600 and Sega Genesis 16-bit games, respectively, as well as an impressive range of innovative features, including wireless controllers.
  • Pre-orders will be available via the websites of major retailers including Target, Best Buy and GameStop. Official pricing information will be available sometime soon, so be sure to keep it locked here for updates as they happen. In the meantime check out the product details down below, and be sure to leave us a comment to let us know what you think!

Source: Official Press Release

Product Details

The all-new Atari Flashback® 8 Gold features 120 built-in all-time favorites. Games include legends like Activision’s Pitfall! and Taito’s Space Invaders, as well as many other all-time Atari 2600 classics like Kaboom!™, River Raid™, Centipede™, and Millipede™. Two all new, high performance 2.4ghz wireless controllers, styled after the Atari 2600 originals, are included, as well as two legacy controller ports for optional wired joysticks or paddles. Other all new features for the Atari Flashback® 8 Gold include 720p HDMI output, scan line filtering, and a save/pause/rewind feature for every game.

The all-new Sega Genesis Flashback has a stunning new design, reminiscent of the original console, and features 85 built-in games as well as an integrated cartridge port that plays almost all of your favorite Sega Genesis and Mega Drive original cartridges. Built-in all-time favorites include the Sonic™ series, Mortal Kombat ™series, Phantasy Star™ series, and Shining Force™ series games. Two new high performance 2.4ghz wireless controllers, styled after the Sega Genesis originals, are included, as well as two legacy controller ports for optional wired gamepads. Other new features for the Sega Genesis Flashback include 720p HDMI output, scan line filtering, and a save/pause/rewind feature for every game.


Sonic-The-Hedgehog-2-560x315 AtGames Announces Pre-order Date for New Atari 2600/Sega Genesis Consoles!
Seeing that Sonic 2 main screen makes me want to tear up with joy. Such a classic game.
Sonic-The-Hedgehog-2-560x315 AtGames Announces Pre-order Date for New Atari 2600/Sega Genesis Consoles!
I never grew up in the Atari era so buying that Flashback 8 Gold may give me a glimpse of how things were back then.