Yes, a $30 Raspberry Pi has enough horsepower to run Genesis games and also comes with an HDMI port. Yes, NintendoвЂ™s consoles have HDMI, and yes, the goalposts have most certainly moved. While AtGames continues to sell the composite-only Genesis models, which literally wonвЂ™t function properly on many new television sets, the inclusion of HDMI here is worth celebrating. For all its other faults, it does deliver on that promise. It is worth highlighting here that this console does support 720p, high - definition graphics. But seriously, the AtGames logo belongs in fine print on the back of the iconic Genesis design. And who decided to remove the GenesisвЂ™ вЂњHigh Definition GraphicsвЂќ label on a Genesis that actually has a high-definition video output? Wild. The giant AtGames logo sitting where the Genesis logo should be really brings waves of nostalgia washing over me. Дo you see it? Here, let me zoom in: Really, AtGames? Nobody thought this was weird?ДЄh, yes. Note the plastic on the Flashback is more matte, so itвЂ™s not the same fingerpring magnet the original Genesis is.Д«ut can I just call your attention to this one thing that feels really unforgivable, in my opinion? The Sega Genesis Flashback HD is actually pretty great looking, with one notable shortcoming. This is a thoughtful solution that, strangely, Nintendo still fails to adopt in its offerings. If you opt for the six-button Genesis controller, its Mode button serves as the Menu button here, and you can invoke the Rewind feature by pressing Back + Start.

The wireless controllers do include two notable enhancements on the original Genesis controllers (and the SNES Classic controllers, for that matter): a Menu button, giving players access to the systemвЂ™s UI from the couch, and a Rewind button, letting them quickly access what is essentially an undo function for video games. Another negative: You will have to use the six-button Genesis controller, even though many of the included games donвЂ™t require it. The negative on that one? AtGames throws in not bad, but not excellent, wireless controllers instead of taking the opportunity to offer excellent wired controllers. The Genesis Flashback wisely includes two DB9 ports so you can BYO Genesis controllers (which we recommend, because the bundled wireless controllers arenвЂ™t great).Д«ut the Genesis Flashback also wisely includes the standard DB9 port that the original Genesis had, meaning your old (or eBay-acquired!) controllers will work just fine on the Flashback, a major improvement from the SNES ClassicвЂ™s bizarre choice to use a Wiimote expansion port. Some other minor gripes: The battery tray is secured with an obnoxious tiny screw, and the package doesnвЂ™t include the controllerвЂ™s necessary AAA batteries. but, while also a step above AtGamesвЂ™ previous infrared wireless implementation, the wireless latency still isnвЂ™t great, and the controllers feel cheap, hardly like exact replicas of classic Genesis controllers. The Genesis Flashback comes with two 2.4 Ghz wireless controllers, an improvement over the SNES ClassicвЂ™s short wires. The hardware is where the Sega Genesis Flashback gets a few things very right, but each checkmark in the positive s column comes with a companion check mark in the negative s column. But when the NES Classic Edition happened, AtGames needed a response. Still, the company doesnвЂ™t have trouble moving units over the holidays. AtGames has been at this for a long time, but the low price is about the only thing easy to recommend on one of its consoles. Last yearвЂ™s NES Classic Edition upended the low-end plug вЂn play console market, long dominated by a company called AtGames, which is responsible for the Atari and Genesis consoles littering checkout aisles everywhere. Instead, it tries to best it with back-of-the-box bullet points that, while impressive sounding, do little to cement its superiority. At $80, the same price as the Super Nintendo Classic Edition, the Genesis Flashback struggles to approximate the user experience of NintendoвЂ™s throwback. The Sega Genesis Flashback is an attempt to capture a seemingly new, or at least reinvigorated, market while also not being too ambitious.

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