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The Atari Flashback 3 was manufactured by AtGames [25] and was released in September 2011. [26] The Flashback 3 included 60 built-in Atari 2600 games, 2 joysticks, and a case design that was similar to the Flashback 2. [27] [28] Unlike its predecessors, the Flashback 3 used emulation. [29] It could not be modded to play 2600 cartridges. [28]
The Atari VCS (2021 console) can download and emulate 2600 games via an online store. [91] The Atari Flashback 12 Gold (2023) contains 130 games built-in. [92] The Atari 2600+ (2023) is a replica of the 2600 and is 20% smaller. The 2600+ includes support for original Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges. [93]
A free Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! CD could also be found inside General Mills boxed cereals in Canada. [7] Atari Anthology includes the following changes: The Windows desktop themes, DirectX 9 runtime, and Adobe Reader 5.1 English version have been removed. The Atari 2600 titles Atari Video Cube, Backgammon, and Hangman have been added.
GameLine was a dialup game distribution service for the Atari 2600, [1] developed and operated by Control Video Corporation (CVC, now AOL). [2] Subscribers could install the proprietary modem and storage cartridge in their home game console, accessing the GameLine service to download games over a telephone line.
CommaVid was a game developer and publisher for the Atari 2600 that released six games between 1981 and 1983, plus a programming tool for the console. [1] The company was founded by Dr. Irwin Gaines, Dr. John Bronstein, and Dr. Joseph Biel [2] under the name Computer Magic Video, which was shortened to Com Ma Vid, or CommaVid. [2]
The intellectual property rights for the game passed to Hasbro Interactive and were subsequently bought by Infogrames in 2001, which was subsequently renamed Atari SA. It was then re-released for the Atari Flashback 3 in 2011, which was the first console of the Flashback series made by the AtGames company. [18]
The game was released in later Atari compilations such as Atari Flashback Classics Volume 1 (2018) and being added to the Atari 50 (2022) compilation in a free update in 2023. [ 16 ] [ 12 ] [ 17 ] In 2023, Atari announced a limited edition cartridge of Save Mary for the Atari 2600.
Games from the series were then subsequently re-released for the Atari Flashback 3 in 2011, which was the first console of the Flashback series made by the AtGames company. [4] As of 2021, games from the series have been included on all subsequent Flashback consoles, including the Flashback 4, [7] 5, [8] 6, [9] 7, [10] 8, [11] 9, [12] and X. [13]