What I really don't understand is why the collectors get upset...
This is why:
Atari Compendium
I didn't add info for the latest model (Atari 50th Flashback), but how many similar but not fully functional knockoffs do we need? The answer is, we don't need any of them. Tens of MILLIONS of VCS/2600 systems were produced. It's not at all difficult to find one, and with most of them, they still fully work. I've been restoring and selling them on the side for years. The differences between these so-called wanna-be (never, ever, gonna be) systems are the same with original arcade machines compared to 1Ups. That's why fans of the original hardware (or collectors, or purists, or whatever label you want to use to describe them) don't like them. Yes, the 2600+ has a cart port. So does the Retron77. So does the Flashback2 if you decide to add one. That doesn't make them any more compatible, because the same compatibility issues apply to all 3. Starting with the Flashback 8, most later models can be modified to add games. The Retron77 can be updated to use a newer version of the Stella emulator, but even then they're still limited by the hardware. And since the 2600+ doesn't feature a micro SD card slot, there's very likely no way to update its emulator, so the only people who are truly going to be upset with the 2600+ are those who buy one thinking they'll be able to update/improve it at some point.








