exactly. But Nolan Bushnell never did, all he was ever interested in was money, suing people for more money, and not paying programmers to make sure he got even more money. Now he comes out with this scam, and the Atari VCS, yet another scam.
I'd be happy if they opened more stores in the US. I used to live close to one and it was my toy store. Then I moved cross country, and no Microcenter here.
I'd wager a nickle that's it's literally just a cheap Taiwanese android tablet with USB controls under all that plastic. It's not even running a freaking rom of the original pong, or even an attempt to recreate it. It looks like some shovelware you'd find in the google play store.
Swung by MicroCenter in Detroit to build a computer for a friend, they had RTX 3070s in stock and was able to pick up a Raspberry Pi 4 8gb for 65 dollars and a 512gb microSD for only 50. Their prices are great and it's an amazing brick and mortar computer parts store.
anyone with an eye for this kind of thing can see right away what this is. a $20 android tablet with the atari brand on it. still gave the video a like tho. not your fault the hardware is so shitty. just doing your job.
This just look like a rebranding of some chinese crappy console. And the fact that the 18650 compartment isn't fully populated with terminals just shows that the shell probably isn't even for the device, is just a generic shell because is cheaper.
Received as a Christmas gift...enjoying it very much...brings back childhood memories of better times. IMO the game play is fun and the quality seems good. If people out there don't want to buy it...simply don't...but why crap all over it?...oh that's right, negative people exude negativity...sad.
So there's room for two more 18650's, but they didn't even parallel them up to triple battery life and charge all of them at once? Wait, it takes 12 seconds to boot for Pong? Oh, it's running ANDROID? FOR PONG? This is an Arduino project at best, but at least that would cost $30. And you can get all the parts at Micro Center.
Cool item, but $150? I mean for that price you can pick up a fairly nice phone or tablet and run emulators. TBH I'd rather shell out the $449 for the SNK MVSX (Which I also think is a bit overpriced, but is much more functional).
The spinners on this thing feel great but operate horribly. I had a chance to demo this and it’s glitchy as hell. Turn the dial to move, then stop, and the paddle keeps moving, sometimes to the far end of the court. It’s also jumpy on screen. I played one game and it was nearly unplayable for me.
Does it even charge the battery when plugged in , kinda regretting this order , I’m gonna have $170 invested in this if I don’t have to buy a charger too
wow... this is shocking. mono speaker, battery, low quality shell, android tablet... i really wanted a good tabletop pong machine for my living room with the knob
I thought it was boring on a Monochrome monitor with one knob to control it. At 14 I thought that video games would never be popular. What did I know?🙄 Another great video! Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year.
In the real world, how many games can be played on that thing? You say breakout, but that would really only be a 1 player game here on this. You would really need to have nostalgia for pong to want to buy this. I doubt most people that were living when pong came out, have that much love for that game. It was ok, if that was all you had at that moment in time. Other then being a collecting item sort of thing, you have to assume most will not care to want to buy such a thing.
It's android for sure, the APK on the device is intact, infact, you can rip it and install it on another device. Now i need to get the controls working and install it on a bigger tablet.
$150 for this???? Jesus.... what a joke. I am a collector. And I wouldn’t even CONSIDER this for $100 let alone $150! Try $30 TOPS! And that is even pushing it.
Any word on showing up on amazon. It's on my wish list for when things are OK. Hope it's not limited run. Wish they made it a bit more sensitive as what you described. Maybe they should of put the wheel a bit more back. looks like when turning your hand can get in front of the screen.
Was it a machine like Sears Pong ? Prior to home video games with interchangeable cartridges (like the Atari VCS) becoming popular there were some home video game systems based around chips such as the AY-3-8500 that played a number of pong type games. It seems like in 1972 the original magnavox odyssey had a pong type game and interchangeable cartridges though.
This is a $50 item at best, and that's stretching it honestly, especially without more than 1 game, WTF!?
$29.99 plus tax and I'm in
I tried it and agree
Them: $50, how bout $150
Android running Pong! Seems a little overpowered too.
$130 for a 99% plastic unit with no USB C charging or internal battery!? hot damn atari. THIS THING IS A FRIGGIN JOKE 12 SECS FOR START UP!??
Yeah they really dropped the ball on this one
right to play pong my pc boots faster lmfao
*$149
@@SumDumGy crazy i wanted one but just canceled immediately
I'll wait for the bundle that includes the calculator that only does 2 + 2.
I have never seen something scream "collector piece" more in my life. The quality should definitely be higher.
They really don't have any shame.
exactly. But Nolan Bushnell never did, all he was ever interested in was money, suing people for more money, and not paying programmers to make sure he got even more money. Now he comes out with this scam, and the Atari VCS, yet another scam.
they should add a etch a sketch game
There you go. But they should make sure to poorly implement that as well. Snake too?
Lollllll
haha
What a piece of junk…
At $39.95 in 1975 it might have had a market.
i really wish microcenter goes international
I'd be happy if they opened more stores in the US. I used to live close to one and it was my toy store. Then I moved cross country, and no Microcenter here.
I'd wager a nickle that's it's literally just a cheap Taiwanese android tablet with USB controls under all that plastic.
It's not even running a freaking rom of the original pong, or even an attempt to recreate it. It looks like some shovelware you'd find in the google play store.
Swung by MicroCenter in Detroit to build a computer for a friend, they had RTX 3070s in stock and was able to pick up a Raspberry Pi 4 8gb for 65 dollars and a 512gb microSD for only 50. Their prices are great and it's an amazing brick and mortar computer parts store.
This is not the Atari you remember...
Please do a breakdown and see if side loading is possible
Looks like Android 4.x, so even if sideload was possible you'd be somewhat limited in what you can add.
A little pricey at $150
At that price it's downright crazy
A little????? Try a monstrosity at that kind of price!
Merry Christmas ETA Prime! 🎄
I wish you have done a quick teardown
Preferably with a sledgehammer.
anyone with an eye for this kind of thing can see right away what this is. a $20 android tablet with the atari brand on it. still gave the video a like tho. not your fault the hardware is so shitty. just doing your job.
Well twenty buck tablet is still twenty bucks of potentially useable hardware.
@@singletona082 But the problem is that this thing as it is costs $120 to $150
The manufacturer is Unis. Atari is probably simply licensing.
Plot twist: Introducing, the new Atari VCS!
Collector's item? It's not even worth collecting...
My thoughts exactly, can't imagine what collector would want this ?!
looks like a very low end android tablet in a custom case. Cost too much for a toy and looks too cheap for a collector item.
This just look like a rebranding of some chinese crappy console. And the fact that the 18650 compartment isn't fully populated with terminals just shows that the shell probably isn't even for the device, is just a generic shell because is cheaper.
The fact that a product like this uses 18650 cells is embarrassing. Especially since the average consumer rarely has 18650 cells on hand.
That's HORRIBLE! This game is so CRAPPY and they want $150 for it? $50 would have been way overpriced WTF?
Didn’t I already watch this today?
It definitly needs a sensitivity setting !!
The future is so obsessed with the past (Nostalgia) instead of looking forward we look back.
I mean there's a market for both ends of the spectrum. VR is on the rise just as much as these retro consoles.
it's cute, how much could it be, like $20? (it's $150) oh...
150$ is really expensive for what this is. Maybe 45$, and that's a lot for what it is.
I don't think spending money on this would really worth it.
$150 for micro USB? In 2020?
Received as a Christmas gift...enjoying it very much...brings back childhood memories of better times. IMO the game play is fun and the quality seems good. If people out there don't want to buy it...simply don't...but why crap all over it?...oh that's right, negative people exude negativity...sad.
Everything old is new again.
I am ok with this, nephews are going crazy over CyberPunk 2077 and I'm having fun with some old PS1 games waiting till the work the bugs out.
The fact that there's no Microcenters in the Pacific Northwest is downright criminal.
There are none in the south east either... which also annoys me GReATLY.
So there's room for two more 18650's, but they didn't even parallel them up to triple battery life and charge all of them at once? Wait, it takes 12 seconds to boot for Pong? Oh, it's running ANDROID? FOR PONG? This is an Arduino project at best, but at least that would cost $30. And you can get all the parts at Micro Center.
wait is this a repost?
Re-upload? 🤔
I would like to see you do a tear down and hack this thing...
looks like a cheap aliexpress product... shame
Mine is being delivered Wednesday , and I’m glad you said it takes 18650 batteries because I Vape and that’s the batteries my vape uses!
Needs Tetris or Break Out installed
Cool item, but $150? I mean for that price you can pick up a fairly nice phone or tablet and run emulators. TBH I'd rather shell out the $449 for the SNK MVSX (Which I also think is a bit overpriced, but is much more functional).
How much should the arcade1up Pong 2 tabletop cost?
229$ US now what do you think?
Lol it's PONG. My kids would play with this for 5 minutes and then never touch it again.
With my brother we got an Atari 2600 for Xmas.
Even back in the day, pong was boring af.
The spinners on this thing feel great but operate horribly. I had a chance to demo this and it’s glitchy as hell. Turn the dial to move, then stop, and the paddle keeps moving, sometimes to the far end of the court. It’s also jumpy on screen. I played one game and it was nearly unplayable for me.
It doesn’t even use the original 1972 Atari Pong! I hate when modern systems feel the need to “upgrade” classic games. The result is always crappy.
Merry Christmas ETA!
So this thing is android based.
and runs an older android.
This leaves open... POTENTIAL....
They should have also included "Pong", but all you get is "Over-exaggerated Pong". Hard pass here. (no Pong as it originally was.)
*Acuerdense que ahora hay que guardar las cajas para siempre...porque en 50 años valdran oro*
Eisenfunk going crazy!
It should be an OLED (maybe even higher than 60hz refresh) screen and only in B&W if it is that price.
Merry Christmas my man
I just used your video to put the Google Play store on my kids Fire 10 tablets. Gonna shoot you some love on Patreon. Merry Christmas
You need to connect the USB to your computer. Please tear down. Side load would be great!
I would pay no more than $9.99 for this especially since no battery is included. With batteries, maybe $19.99
18650 cells are not something average consumers should be messing with and IMHO this is a major safety oversight by the manufacturer.
When it gets hacked will be awesome to play others spinners arcade games
I wish Micro Center was in the Seattle area.
PONG Is very first video game I remeber playing. That day little kid knew he was a gamer for life XD
Merry merry merry merry merry Christmas
(even though you are non religious, happy holidays)
Does it even charge the battery when plugged in , kinda regretting this order , I’m gonna have $170 invested in this if I don’t have to buy a charger too
Very cool, but is it more than a collectors piece?
Can you please do a video about hacking into it, install centipede on it, and see how it performs with it?
centipede uses a trackball, not a spinner
wow... this is shocking. mono speaker, battery, low quality shell, android tablet... i really wanted a good tabletop pong machine for my living room with the knob
The same manufacturer (Unis) has a electromechanical full sized pong arcade game available.
I remember the 1st time I saw PONG was in 1974 at a the old Catus Bowling alley in Tucson, AZ
I thought it was boring on a Monochrome monitor with one knob to control it. At 14 I thought that video games would never be popular. What did I know?🙄
Another great video!
Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year.
It's a cool idea. Agree it costs way too much.
Well if nothing else, it using an 18650 is pretty cool.
is there a way to change out the speaker?
In the real world, how many games can be played on that thing?
You say breakout, but that would really only be a 1 player game here on this.
You would really need to have nostalgia for pong to want to buy this. I doubt most people that were living when pong came out, have that much love for that game. It was ok, if that was all you had at that moment in time.
Other then being a collecting item sort of thing, you have to assume most will not care to want to buy such a thing.
Could I get a link to that battery please?
I'll wait till it comes down to 19.99 and it will just like the little retro PlayStation ended up being 20 bucks I can wait🤗
Were you ever able to hack this thing? I feel it would be great any paddle type game collections
It's android for sure, the APK on the device is intact, infact, you can rip it and install it on another device. Now i need to get the controls working and install it on a bigger tablet.
$150 for this???? Jesus.... what a joke. I am a collector. And I wouldn’t even CONSIDER this for $100 let alone $150! Try $30 TOPS! And that is even pushing it.
This would be really cool for a handful of mame games. If something happens, I could see myself getting one.
If it could be hacked for Arkanoid and other paddle games I might be interested.
Might take some combo of power + volume keys to boot into the bootloader menu. Maybe something with ADB access there?
funny too i almost bought one sent a cancel email 2 seconds later instant regret and didnt even need the console.
selling overpriced crap .. Atari 2020 ;p
Atari ? They should be releasing the VSC, not junk this
I wish shit like this was still popular meaning you could see a kid say hey did you bring the pong? Yeah!
Can you show us how to side load games to this? I’m getting mine next week, Thanks so much!
I'd love to see you add games to it
Kinda curious if this could run Arkanoid or Super Breakout, but I’m guessing not since I’m pretty sure that’s a paddle controller and not a spinner.
I wonder if pressing and holding MENU + Volume- while powering up will take you into the typical Android bootloader?
you can buy a pong machine yellow for 30 dollar, pong mini on amazon uk
Love from India
I love to see this thing hacked and see some other games on it for sure
first look?, ..also the last frickin' look hopefully!
Any word on showing up on amazon. It's on my wish list for when things are OK.
Hope it's not limited run.
Wish they made it a bit more sensitive as what you described. Maybe they should of put the wheel a bit more back. looks like when turning your hand can get in front of the screen.
Maybe if you load a custom rom. 🤔
Hack that thing! So is it a color screen? It has to be right?
It is color.
I'd buy it if they let us program for it. $150 USD for Pong is a no.
Me: mom can we get Nintendo switch
Mom: we already have Nintendo switch at home
Nintendo switch at home:
They really could have thrown some Warlords, Super Breakout, etc on there for single player.
Teardown please.
When my neighbor got Pong I was seven or eight. It was awesome.
Was it a machine like Sears Pong ? Prior to home video games with interchangeable cartridges (like the Atari VCS) becoming popular there were some home video game systems based around chips such as the AY-3-8500 that played a number of pong type games. It seems like in 1972 the original magnavox odyssey had a pong type game and interchangeable cartridges though.
@@juandenz2008 yes, he got the Sears model
If you hack it and put every Pong game on it it could be better
Made like retro VF handheld from late 70s early 80s!
i would like to see if you can emulate on it
Hack and teardown are a go for my part.
Thanks man, happy christmas ❤️
50€ or lower and better speakers and I would buy it.