Comments on: Atari TV Games 10-In-1 (DTV)

By: Intellivision 25-In-1 (DTV) | Retro Tat

Intellivision 25-In-1 (DTV) | Retro Tat — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:43:46 +0000

[...] Intellivision 25-In-1 was released a year after the Atari 10-In-1 and there are some obvious similarities; both are intended to be plug and play gaming devices that [...]

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:31:40 +0000

They do turn up cheap once in a while, I’ve seen a few going new for a fiver in toy shop clearance sales before now and they crop up on eBay occasionally too.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:37:34 +0000

I got one of these for £3 from a car boot sale. It didnt work… Bugger!

Maybe I will find another one some day.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:39:50 +0000

Oh, I’ve got to agree with that Merman, although I do like the unit for it’s tattiness (I think I’ve just tried to redefine that word…? =-) and am generally happy with mine just for Yar’s Revenge and Circus Atari, it really was a case of close but no cigar. It needed a few more A list games or at least the ones people get misty eyed over and they really should have included the 2600 “killer app” Space Invaders.

I don’t have a Flashback or Flashback 2 yet but it’s on the “do do” list at some point, along with the C64DTV.

By: Merman

Merman — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:16:46 +0000

With just a bit more effort this could have been really good… the Flashback is the better bet, particularly since it can be adapted to play original 2600 carts