Customer Reviews

Atari, Anniversary Edition Redux

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Though some of these games - namely Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command and Tempest - have been featured on past Playstation compilations before (as well as updated into more modern versions of themselves), it's nice to see them again in this compilation. "Atari Anniversary Redux" offers half a dozen games not previously emulated for the Playstation: Gravitar, Black Widow, Asteroids Deluxe, Pong, Warlords and Space Duel. It's also a big step up for the vector graphics games, with two modes of resolution to make sure the game is as sharp as it can be on your monitor. The cabinet art is a neat touch, but luckily it can be turned off since it often compresses the playing field into an almost unplayably small size. The Nolan Bushnell interviews are nice, as is the slide show of Atari memorabilia, but then games are what really count, and they're represented well here.

In 1971,Nolan Bushnell invented the first video game,Pong.He decided to call its company Susiucchiee.But Later he changed the company's name to Atari because no one seemed to know how to spell or pronounce the original.I really love this game.Plus it also has interviews with Nolan Bushnell,Atari Memorabilla,Excerpts fom the book known as Phoenix and a free sticker.I have this on the Playstaion format.I love playing Asteroids,Asteroids Deluxe,BattleZone,Missle Command,Black Widow and Centipede but Pong was what made this disk great.Buy the 30th annioversary edition today.

I bought this game mainly for Asteroids, centipide and Black widow.I played the other games but those 3 where the ones i liked more.I am ussing the PS3 80G 2usb port and a 1080p LCD tv to play this games and I can't get to see the laser shots in both Asteroids and Asteroids Deluxe, this is frustrating because you can hear the sound of the shots but not see them.ALso try playing PONG with the PS3 control !!!! it's nearly imposible to control the sliding bar and rebound the ball; same aplies to Super Breakout.
One more thing, in the description and on the CD it says you get a FREE ATARI STICKER, this is not true.I looked everywhere and i couldn't find it.

Love most of these games; however, I was disappointed that neither Millipede nor Crystal Castles was actually on the disk. I bought this specifically for CC, so irritated for the false advert. Luckily I like the rest and am glad to have them. I don't know, maybe the other two are on the disk somewhere as easter eggs, but I wouldn't buy expecting them.

great price, great quality, what a blast from the past and the girls get to play games I played when I was there age. they get a kick out of them. thanks

I bought this game because i thought it would be fun to relive memories fo the past and share the same memories with my kids but after playing and watching them play i realized these games are harder than todays games.
Great for memories and a challenge but definately tricky couldn't remember how to play half of them. So I would say not for kids

I love this game. It has Centipede, Black Widow, Asteroids, which are my favorites, and some others I care less for: Battlezone, Gravitar, Missile Command, Pong, Super Breakout, Tempest and Warlords. The three games I like make it worth having to me. If you are like me and like the classic games, you will like this cd. I wish that all my favorites were on there, but this is a good addition. Several of the games, such as Pong and Breakout, did much, much better with the paddle controllers that were sold for the original Atari consoles. Those games are too difficult to play with a playstation controller. It makes it challenging with Centipede, but I still found it fun to play. I like many of the classic games, because a lot of the newer games make me dizzy with all the 3-D and movement. It's a shame they could'nt have put pacman, bosconian and galaga on the same cd as these, but I understand they want to make more profit. I play this on a Playstation 1 console, and it functioned well.

First of all, let me say that I LOVE these games. In fact, I grew up on them. That being said, I was VERY disappointed in this disk. I wasn't expecting "Final Fantasy like" graphics by any means, but I did expect to be able to read the on-screen type (score, instructions, etc.) I got right in front of the T.V., and I still couldn't read it. Also, the playing field and objects were SO small, especially Asteriods. I couldn't even see what I was doing (even with the cabinet graphics turned off). Warlords was probably the worst designed game on the disk. I couldn't even tell what was happening on the screen. The best designed game on the disk, by far is Centipede (my favorite). You can see this one fine, and read the type. It's really the only game worth playing on the whole disk. All the others gave my friend and I a headache. My friend said that the ORIGINAL Atari system had better graphics than this disk. That's pretty bad! Save your money...they didn't get it right.

In this day and age of ultra-realism, it's still a kick to play these games. The screen and controller editng was a great idea to make each game a great experience. It kills me when I see 12 year old's writing reviews on these kind of games, they have no clue what real gaming is. Sure, life is simple when you have mom & dad buying you games and letting you play all day. In my day you had to spend your quarters to keep playing, instead of finding a new cheat or crying about only having 3 lives. These games take "hand-eye coordination", wow what a concept. You don't need "killer graphics" to prove how good you are. I think some of you children should turn your ps2's off and worry more about your obesity than whether or not your gaming experince was satisfying. All in all these games are great for anyone, even the fat & spoiled younger generation, if you have the patience and skill for it. Anyone who played the originals will be very pleased. And for you youngin's that can't handle the "lame graphics" or not having the ability to cheat your way throught, keep playing your GTA and wining to mommy about how hard life is.

I like it but my grandkids only use it once in a Blue Moon...it's just to old for this generation!