[Coco] "The Shack" re-branding

[Sean]

You can actually hack those Flashback 2 systems and put a 2600
cartridge port on it.  All the pins were included on the circuit
boards.  Not 100% of games are supported, but fairly close.

http://www.atarimuseum.com/fb2hacks/page1.htm


On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Allen Huffman<alsplace at pobox.com> wrote:
> On Aug 5, 2009, at 6:58 PM, Bill Cousert wrote:
>>
>> Remember those video games a few years ago that were shaped like
>> joysticks? They were complete Atari 2600 VCS systems complete with a rather
>> large library of games. I think they sold for about $25.
>
> They couldn't keep the Atari Flashback 2 in stock when it first came out --
> I looked all over town trying to find one.  (Mmmm, COMBAT on an HDTV...)
>
> Some of those handhelds are Nintendo 8-bit machines, and I have also seen a
> Sega Genesis as well as a Commodore 64. (The original Atari Flashback unit
> was an NES, with the games just ported.)
>
> So, Radio Shack could have, if nothing else, brought out a PC TRS-80 Model
> I/III or CoCo emulator. The 25th anniversary of the Model I passed with only
> a press release, if I recall.
>
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