Asteroids/Pong/Yar's Revenge

by DESTINATION

Product Features

• Asteroids - Your spaceship is trapped in a deadly asteroid belt. Destory the surrounding asteroids while avoiding enemy spaceships.
• Pong - The fun, easy-to-play and addictive title that ignited teh gaming industry. It's simple to learn - Get the highest score and avoid missing the ball. Mastering it is a different story!
• Yar's Revenge - Jounrey to the Razak Solar System and help the Yars battle a powerful enemy craft. Counteract forces like gravity, momentum and friction to win!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007O38MQ
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 4.8 x 1 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,403 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

With Pong / Asteroids / Yar's Revenge you have a trilogy of great aracde action. Experience the fun gameplay that made video games a worldwide phenomena.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible conversion of classic video games, November 9, 2005

By 

thechosen_1 "thechosen_1" (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Asteroids/Pong/Yar's Revenge (Video Game)

I was disappointed with Destination Software's "Gauntlet/Rampart" cartridge but my hopes were up with the "Millipede/Lunar Lander/Super Breakout" cartridge which was decent. So I bought this cartridge and I was very, very disappointed.

Asteroids has terrible graphics and animation--it does not resemble the arcade version, and in this version it is done very poorly. Yar's Revenge is somewhat better, but it was done half-heartedly--I have the Atari 2600 version at home and I can tell the differences.

As for Pong, I suppose it resembles closest to the original compared to the other two, but then it was not that difficult to do so. I swear that the collision detection is not precise as I saw the ball pass through the paddle a few times.

Avoid this title at all costs.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Should be called "games INSPIRED by Pong, Yar's Revenge, and Asteroids..., January 25, 2006

By 

Tim Smith - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Asteroids/Pong/Yar's Revenge (Video Game)

With the easy availability of excellent emulators and retro-gaming stores, this is a fundamentally unnecessary title. I picked it up hoping to get a playable version of Yar's Revenge for my GBA to liven up my trainride to work. Sadly, this is NOT Yar's Revenge... it is obviously recently programmed by someone who seemingly never played the original. Key feature of the 2600 game are absent, the graphics resemble a late 90's java game from the internet, soundfeedback issues would violate the Geneva convention, and the pace is SLOOOOOOOOOOOW. Essentially, the only thing going for it is that it kinda, sorta, uh, looks like Yar's Revenge. I can't speak to Asteroids and Pong, but enthusiasts for those games have expressed a similar disappointment. If you want retro fun for the GBA (especially Atari 2600 titles), order the Activision Anthology- where the original games are directly emulated. This gamepack, sadly, makes Yar's about as much fun as SARS.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is...horrid., January 27, 2006

By 

Zach Taylor (Duluth, MN USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Asteroids/Pong/Yar's Revenge (Video Game)

Wow, I can't even begin to tell you my extreme disappointment in this game.

It's nothing like Yars' Revenge, Asteroid, OR Pong! They're all WRONG! Everything feels clunky here, and none of the games are even close to the original, they feel like early betas of clones of these games, but definitely not the games themselves!