About two weeks ago, a user on X by the name of Cear Dragon posted that two of their limited AtariXP carts – Haunted House & Crystal Castles – were defective. Haunted House, he claimed, had the PCB inserted backwards and Crystal Castles, he said, was buggy and unplayable. As these were limited releases, it seems that Atari support didn’t have the ability to replace them, but rather offered a refund. Far from ideal if you’re wanting to collect the whole set.
The Limited XP line were ten classic cartridge reprints that included an illuminated acrylic top, a pin, patch, a stand, and more goodies. They each went for $100 making the whole set a grand.
Atari has now chimed in on the situation, and in this video, I was to zoom out and shine a light on the overall attitude and expectation some Atari enthusiasts have about the modern company, and provide my take on it all.
