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I'm actually really looking forward to this. I do have a 30" widescreen CRT TV that I used to use for classic consoles, but the thing is a beast and currently in storage (though I've got it ready if I ever do get a chance for a dedicated setup some day). That means I'm stuck with the HDTV, and although I think older consoles look ok on it (it's an older LG plasma), they definitely don't look their best.
 
I have a Retron 5 and am pretty pleased with it overall, so for a quick way to play old Atari carts on a modern TV at a low price, this will work pretty well for most people. As long as they keep that price around $50, I'm almost willing to bet that there are plenty of people out there who have some old 2600 carts that they've picked-up over the years or have hung onto since they were younger (probably long after their original VCS or 2600 Jr. failed) that would pick something like this up in a heartbeat. With the also-HD Retron 1 HD selling for $40, there's no reason that they shouldn't be able to keep the price-point low, although they're probably expecting the demand for the 77 to be of a much smaller scale.

Thanks for posting this @MaximumRD.
 
 
This is the one thing I was waiting to hear. If they can include 7800 compatibility I'd be deeply grateful. That will introduce a ton of people to the Atari 7800 and spark more homebrewing and new 7800 developers. Then who knows what new strides would be made in 7800 programming, potentially new NES-quality games.

7800 compatibility would make be fantastic on this device!  I hope they are able to pull it off.

Nothing new here, but I made this in an attempt to put everything vital we know so far about the Retron 77 into one, easy to digest video.

In my opinion the 7800 is the untapped pinnacle of Atari 8-bit awesomeness. For 1984 it was amazing and even when compared to early NES there are a number of ways in which the 7800 performs very well. Unfortunately I don't see that the 7800 ever reached its full potential. Nintendo continued to develop the NES and push the envelope of what it could do, meanwhile Atari Corp. was aggressive about cost-saving measures, i.e. no POKEY, no new chips, no new accessories, etc. The 7800 was left to compete for shelf space with the XE, 2600, and Lynx before facing the real competition from Nintendo, Sega and others. I would love to see the new Retron include 7800 compatibility and hopefully jumpstart a new frontier of 7800 homebrew developers. Not to do so I believe would be a mistake.

I read that Hyperkin is working on a system called the RetroN77. A system to play 2600 games (hopefully 7800 too) for modern setups.
 
This is cool, I BEGGED them many times to do so. Even made a video about it. 
 
This is too cool, what a fantastic week for Atari lovers!!!!!

I'll have to get an HDTV first. I guess they're catching on.

I'm with MaximumRD!

Awesome!  It seems like the 5200 has a lot of prototypes out there.

hi,
 
as far as i know its complete. when i got them many many years ago, i used to play them. stuck them away sometime ago, but i have found myself involved heavily in the 5200 again, so i dug some of them out. as time permits, i will post more.
 
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

How many 5200-treasures are still hidden in the tides of time?
It's really a shame, that a finished game is withheld to the audience. Hopefully it will be published like Tempest.
 
@ V61
 
Thank you for showing that little gem.

Awesome!  It seems like the 5200 has a lot of prototypes out there.

Awesome!  It seems like the 5200 has a lot of prototypes out there.

here is my 5200 super pacman prototype for your enjoyment. this is an original prototype out of atari and not a reproduction game. enjoy,
 
thanks,
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

Also here's a bit from the November 1991 issue of EGM on the Atari Lynx port of 720° (also Cabal)
 

I was talking with BTB tonight about the 720° arcade game from Atari, as well as the port for Atari Lynx. BTB sent me a link to "720° Zone" and I thought I'd share it here. If you liked 720° this is a great website full of resources on how to buy, own, and restore 720° arcade machines. If you've ever played 720° or never played 720° this is worth checking out. I really enjoyed looking through this tonight.
 
Their main site is here: http://www.720zone.com/
 
And their story is here: http://www.720zone.com/720-Zone-Collection.html
 
Enjoy!
 
 

 
720° Zone Arcade Walkthrough
 
 
 

 

Is Pac-Man On the Atari 2600 one of the worst arcade-to-home conversions ever?
 

I've just reviewed Atari.io!
 

Blasting space rocks!  Today, Isaac from Trainboy Productions and the Gemini Gamer are reviewing the 2600 port of Asteroids.
 
 

Some bloopers from my Garfield Gets Real And Combat videos
 

That is cool.  I'll check that out!

This is a dream come true to me. I hope they are good and that they did a nice job with them. I'm not going to nit-pick. If they came up with a good story, and they made a heartfelt attempt to stay true to the aura of Atari then I will be quite happy 

The Atari comics haves started apparently with little fan fare so far, though this is just issue #0 of their Swordquest series (not the original comics, new and original story). It looks as if The next issue of this will be out next month. Then Centipede starts in July. Here's the cover of the Swordquest comic I got today.