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
As a journalist John has covered everything from rural town meetings to the U.S. Congress and even done time as a crime reporter and photographer.|His first venture into writing about the game industry came in the form of a computer column called "On the Chip Side," which grew to have over 1 million circulation and was published in newspapers in several states. From there he did several "ask the computer guy" columns in magazines such as Up Front! in New Mexico and Who Cares? in Washington D.C. When the Internet started to become popular, he began writing guided Web tours for the newly launched Washington Post online section as well as reviews for the weekend section of the paper, something he still does from time to time. His experience in trade publications came as a writer and reviewer for Government Computer News. As the editor of GiN, he demands strict editorial standards from all the writers and reviewers. Breeden feels the industry needs a weekly, reliable trade publication covering the games industry and works tirelessly to accomplish that goal.