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I'd still prefer a new portable over anything else, but the 3200 style without the Atari name would be quite interesting to me. Like revolutionika said, wireless controls (or bluetooth compatibility) would be best, even if it drives up the cost.

I wonder if it has anything to do with this lawsuit by Atari?

http://www.gamasutra..._From_Atari.php

Jeff: thanks so much for opening up in this forum. I think it's important for people to read about the effort that goes into a legitimate, licensed collection like this. I bought the whole thing the instant it was ready, and would love it if you could add more (I, Robot, Food Fight, or 7800 games) in the future. A few comments:

Controls. They're pretty good as is, especially with the promise of iCade to come. I'm glad you're doing the anchor-first-touch technique. You'll make Minter happy, too.

Reviews and pricing. I almost wish you had launched this for a dollar with a few games attached, like Adventure or Asteroids. Since users aren't allowed to write reviews without having purchased the game, that would have blocked a lot of the idiot brigade who were annoyed when the hit the paywall. You can see the same thing with the Capcom, Intellivision, or Turbo Grafx collections. C64 is a little better off, probably because of its $4.99 price. I wonder if this is why Sega decided to not do the omnibus Sega Genesis package, instead opting to release them as separate apps?

Game selection. The choices are awesome as is, and I'm sure you're not permitted to leave a back door open to run arbitrary ROMs (I looked at the Greatest Hits folder in iPhone Explorer just for kicks). Is it safe to assume that an Activision pack would have to be a whole new deal, with Activision and no input from Atari? If I were the emperor of Atari, I'd be seeking out the old licensees just so I could provide a more complete retro package. Or courting a bigger company that could just buy up everything and unite the galaxy and end this destructive conflict.

DEMON ATTACK or GTFO

Marc Oberhäuser, on Mon Mar 7, 2011 7:36 AM, said:

They're more than emulation: they have leaderboards and achievements built in via OpenFeint.