Flashback Blast!

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For the Atari Flashback Blast! series, see Atari Flashback. For the Legends Flashback Blast!, see Legends Flashback.

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Flashback Blast!
Designer AtGames
Manufacturer AtGames
CPU various
Graphics various
Memory various
Media built-in media
Released Activision: September 27, 2018
Bandai Namco: September 27, 2018
Adventure: November 1, 2019
Star: December 20, 2019
Bandai Namco Arcade: May 13, 2020
Added to Museum Bandai Namco: April 20, 2020
Activision: May 1, 2020
Adventure: August 1, 2020
Bandai Namco Arcade: August 1, 2020
Star: December 6, 2020

Flashback Blast is a series of plug-and-play devices by AtGames that play classic video games.

Specifications

The included games on each product were emulated.

The hardware was included on a stick which plugged into the HDMI port of a television set.

A wireless gamepad was included with each product which included an control pad with eight directions, six gameplay buttons, as well as select, start, and menu buttons.

Developers of the included games

The games included were developed by companies such as Aicom, Activision, Avalanche Software, Beam Software, Bullet-Proof Software, Code Mystics, Data East, Disney, Eurocom, Jaleco, Lucasfilm Games, Namco, Sculptured Software, Taito, The Tetris Company, Tose, Virgin Games, and Westwood Studios.

Activision Flashback Blast!

This device contains several Activision Atari 2600 games.

Title Release Notes
Atlantis 1982
Beamrider 1983
Chopper Command 1982
Cosmic Commuter 1984
Crackpots 1983
Decathlon 1983
Dragster 1980
Enduro 1983
Fishing Derby 1980
Freeway 1981
Frostbite 1983
H.E.R.O. 1984
Keystone Kapers 1983
Megamania 1982
Pitfall! 1982
Pressure Cooker 1983
River Raid 1982
Seaquest 1983
Stampede 1981
Starmaster 1982

Adventure Flashback Blast!

This device contains several video games.

Title Developer Release
Aladdin Virgin Games 1993
BurgerTime Data East 1982
Burnin' Rubber Data East 1982
Donald in Maui Mallard Disney Interactive 1995
Fix-It Felix Jr. Avalanche Software, Code Mystics 1995
The Jungle Book Eurocom 1988
The Lion King Westwood Studios, Walt Disney Computer Software 1994
Lock 'n' Chase Data East 1981
Maniac Mansion Lucasfilm Games 1987
Tetris Bullet-Proof Software 1988

Bandai Namco Flashback Blast!

This device contains several Namco games. It contains Nintendo Entertainment System versions.

Title Release Notes
Dig Dug 1982
Galaga 1981
Galaxian 1979
Mappy 1983
Pac-Man 1980
Pac-Mania 1987
Sky Kid 1985
Xevious 1982

Bandai Namco Arcade Blast!

This device contains several Namco games. Unlike the earlier Bandai Namco Flashback Blast, this version includes the arcade versions.

Title Release Notes
Dig Dug 1982
Galaga 1981
Galaxian 1979
Mappy 1983
New Rally-X 1981
Pac-Man 1980
Pac-Mania 1987
Sky Kid 1985
The Tower of Druaga 1984
Xevious 1982

Star Flashback Blast!

This device contains several video games.

Title Developer Release
Astyanax Aicom 1989
City Connection Jaleco 1985
Front Line Taito 1982
Hoops Aicom 1988
Jungle Hunt Taito 1982
Pinball Quest Tose 1989
Polaris Taito 1980
Rod Land Jaleco 1990
Space Invaders Taito 1978
Star Wars Beam Software, Lucasfilm Games 1991
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Sculptured Software, Lucasfilm Games 1992
Totally Rad Aicom 1990