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Atari 2600 and Sega Genesis HD Consoles Released

The legendary videogames of the 70s, 80s, and 90s are back as AtGames today announced the release of the new premium HD versions of their classic game consoles: the Atari Flashback 8 Gold and the Sega Genesis Flashback.

The new systems are available at retailers including Target, GameStop, BestBuy and Walmart.com. Both systems include dozens of classic games, feature HD graphics and include two all new, high performance 2.4ghz wireless controllers, styled after the original Atari 2600 and Sega Genesis consoles.

The all new Atari Flashback 8 Gold Activision Edition, featuring classics including Pitfall!, River Raid and Freeway, is now available at Walmart.com and will be at additional retailers at the end of November.

AtGames also recently released the Atari Flashback Portable Game Player, the Sega Ultimate Portable Game Player, the Atari Flashback 8 Classic Game Console and the Sega Classic Game Console. All four systems, loaded with classic games, are available at major retailers from coast to coast.

“AtGames has always focused on family friendly fun, value and accessibility,” said Ping-Kang Hsiung, CEO of AtGames. “Making it easy for families to enjoy video games together continues to be AtGames’ mission and these new HD systems will bring the classic games of the Atari 2600 and Sega Genesis home like never seen before.”

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John Breeden II
John has spent his journalism career covering just about everything, from small-town meetings and crime scenes to Capitol Hill and the U.S. Congress. He got his start writing about games and technology with a computer column called On the Chip Side, which grew to more than 1 million in circulation and ran in newspapers across several states. Today, John is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek and many other publications, and he writes a regular technology and government column for Nextgov/FCW and hosts security and educational webinars for FedInsider. He is also the founder of the Tech Writers Bureau and the chief editor of GameIndustry.com. He still loves disappearing into games, whether that means crawling through Baldur’s Gate dungeons deep into the night or planning one more big offensive in the latest wargame.