Paul DeBetta
@pauldebetta.bsky.social
Comic & Toy collector, cartoonist, and gay Gen-x nerd married to a gaymer. 🏳️🌈🤓🏳️🌈
I think it would have defeated the purpose of making it playable with cartridges. That was why I wanted it. You can already buy an Atari flashback loaded with 200 games for $60.
November 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I think it would have defeated the purpose of making it playable with cartridges. That was why I wanted it. You can already buy an Atari flashback loaded with 200 games for $60.
He traveled far from the fields we know…to fields we don’t know, passing fields that looked familiar but we don’t know them either…so many fields…
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November 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
He traveled far from the fields we know…to fields we don’t know, passing fields that looked familiar but we don’t know them either…so many fields…
Happy Birthday Lonnie! 🥳
November 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Happy Birthday Lonnie! 🥳
Not to me. They’ve made Atari systems with pre-loaded games before. But I can actually play my old games on this one.
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Not to me. They’ve made Atari systems with pre-loaded games before. But I can actually play my old games on this one.
Aww. For the first time I feel a little bad about my vote. 😭
November 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Aww. For the first time I feel a little bad about my vote. 😭
Yeah, that was the big selling point for me. I feel very validated as a hoarder. 😂
November 16, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Yeah, that was the big selling point for me. I feel very validated as a hoarder. 😂
It came with a Pac Man game cartridge, but the console itself is like an old-school Atari. No games, no memory.
November 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
It came with a Pac Man game cartridge, but the console itself is like an old-school Atari. No games, no memory.
Most of them do. I was pleasantly surprised.
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Most of them do. I was pleasantly surprised.
I’m gonna need more controllers. 😁
November 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I’m gonna need more controllers. 😁
Update: I blew on Moon Patrol and got it working!
November 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Update: I blew on Moon Patrol and got it working!
lol. Actually I used canned air.
November 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
lol. Actually I used canned air.
Combat still works! 😁
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Combat still works! 😁
That was a great game. Unfortunately it’s one of the ones not working. Yars Revenge and E.T. aren’t working either. Bummed about that. But Ms Pac Man, Berserk, Missile Command, and Asteroids are all playable so far.
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
That was a great game. Unfortunately it’s one of the ones not working. Yars Revenge and E.T. aren’t working either. Bummed about that. But Ms Pac Man, Berserk, Missile Command, and Asteroids are all playable so far.
Me too. Casper and Richie Rich were my first comics.
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Me too. Casper and Richie Rich were my first comics.
Happy birthday! 🥳
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Happy birthday! 🥳
I think I remember reading that story in one of the “Year’s Best” digests.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I think I remember reading that story in one of the “Year’s Best” digests.
My husband can verify. 😂
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
My husband can verify. 😂
They have a song for everything in Fellowship. I listened to it on Audiobook recently and had to hear Andy Serkis sing them all. 😬
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
They have a song for everything in Fellowship. I listened to it on Audiobook recently and had to hear Andy Serkis sing them all. 😬