Atari 2600 Classics (Jewel Case)

by ACTIVISION

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000056Q11
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,617 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This blast from the past zeroes in on your PC, with classic heart-racing action that'll zap video vets into neo-cartridge nirvana! It's videomania revisited with gameplay that's as timeless as sore thumbs and unfinished homework.

Relive the pit-hopping, river-raiding, bomb-catching hours of your youth on your PC with all the riveting graphics, gripping sound effects, and addictive fun you remember.

Included games:

• Atlantis
• Barnstorming
• Boxing
• Chopper Command
• Cosmic Commuter
• Crackpots
• Dolphin Dragster
• Enduro
• Fishing Derby
• Freeway
• Frostbite
• Grand Prix
• H.E.R.O.
• Ice Hockey
• Kaboom!
• Keystone Kapers
• Laser Blast
• Megamania
• Oink!
• Pitfall!
• Plaque Attack
• River Raid
• River Raid 2
• Seaquest
• Skiing
• Sky Jinks
• Spider Fighter
• Stampede
• Tennis

Alert: The following sound cards do not work with this game: Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI, Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI 64V, Creative Sound Blaster 16 PCI, Creative Sound Blaster 64 PCI, Creative Sound Blaster 128 PCI, Ensoniq AudioPCI, Ensoniq SoundScape Vivo, and IBM MWave.

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Brings back memories, June 17, 2001

By 

Kyle S. Rotenberry "kyle_r" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atari 2600 Classics (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I have to say that I was overwhelmed when I first installed the CD. After all, now we can get 30 games. Overall, it is worth the price to relive old memories, but the fun only lasts a little while, then the game goes on the shelf to collect dust.

Kaboom! and Stampede were hard to control. Pitfall was as great as ever, but who really wants to put the effort into relearning the patterns to beat the clock and win? That takes hours and hours. I found myself playing Keystone Cops and Barnstorming the most. This was a big time, but don't expect the same entertainment value of long ago. This CD is purely a novelty.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I thought these games were way cool when I was 10, April 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Atari 2600 Classics (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Now I'm 30. I thought it would be cool to have Pitfall and River Raid (and it is) but the problem comes with having to control everything on your keyboard. There is probably a way to hook a joystick up but I could not get it to work. I gave up since I had such a time installing it on Windows XP (major compatibility problems). I eventually got it to work but it did not work with my sound card. Be sure you have Windows 95 or 98 with the proper soundcard (they should be listed somewhere). Sure it's a blast from the past but it's not like playing it on your 2600. Best games: Pitfall, Barnstorming, Seaquest, and Grand Prix. Many games were to hard to play or figure out.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Major compatibility issues, February 21, 2002

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Loren Osborn "Linux Developer" (Lake Forest, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atari 2600 Classics (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This title has major compatibility issues: I could not get it to run on Windows 2000, and I suspect Windows XP and WinNT would have similar issues. I *WAS* able to get it working under Windows 98, but it crashes on startup if you don't *EXPLICITLY* set your desktop to 256 colors before launching it.