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[ninjarabbit]

Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this question but I was wondering if there were any reliable clone systems for the 2600 besides a modded Flashback 2. I've seen tons of clone NES, SNES, Genesis, and even Turbographix 16 systems and legality shouldn't be an issue since patents expire after 20 years.

[Lendorien]

I assume you mean modern clones, not clones from the same time period.

A number of Atari's competitors made clones or add-on modules, including:

Coleco Gemini
Coleco Colecovision Expansion Module #1
Intellivision 2 System Changer Module

Atari themselves made the Atari 7800 backwards compatible and released a system changer (CX-55) for the Atari 5200.

[Dino]

Dont forget the myriad of clones maufactured in Taiwan

[nathanallan]

Tons of them to be had at mercado libre. South American so not too sure about them being newly made.

[Megaman Legends]

Lendorien, on Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:37 PM, said:

I assume you mean modern clones, not clones from the same time period.

A number of Atari's competitors made clones or add-on modules, including:

Coleco Gemini
Coleco Colecovision Expansion Module #1
Intellivision 2 System Changer Module

Atari themselves made the Atari 7800 backwards compatible and released a system changer (CX-55) for the Atari 5200.

You forgot the clone of the clone: the columbia home arcade was a Gemini console the the Columbia sticker slapped on itonly availible by mail bac then

[Master Phruby]

That's just weird! What other 2600 clones were there beyond the Sears systems?

[Dino]

Master Phruby, on Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:45 PM, said:

That's just weird! What other 2600 clones were there beyond the Sears systems?

Far too many to mention. There were a great many that came out of Taiwan, Japan, Sth America and even some from Australia.

My personal fave is this:

[nathanallan]

http://games.mercado....br/atari/atari

just click the link and go to clone heaven but a really neat looking console is this one:

http://produto.merca...cce-vg-2800-_JM

I remember one that had the general shape of a 400 8-bit computer but had the cart slot and no keyboard, switches on top. Very weird looking, and I still am hunting one.

/edit and here is one : http://produto.merca...om-saida-av-_JM

Edited by nathanallan, Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:44 AM.