Atari Anniversary Edition

by Atari

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• ASIN: B00005LIPF
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 26, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,644 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

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Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Atari, this anthology showcases 12 of the greatest arcade games to come from the industry's first bright star. The games are Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Battlezone, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Gravitar, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, Super Breakout, Tempest, and Warlords. This compilation also includes a collectible Atari sticker, featuring the famous "Fuji" company logo.

Product Description

Includes 12 Genuine Atari Arcade Hits! Product Information Atari, the name synonymous with the video game revolution, presents the ultimate arcade collection. Each Atari title is faithfully reproduced down to the last detail, and each one is just as easy and fun to play. Includes 12 of the best classic Atari games with all the fast action, sights and sounds you remember! Asteroids Asteroids Deluxe Battlezone Centipede Crystal Castles Gravitar Millipede Missile Command Pong Super Breakout Tempest Warlords This game contains essential features for every enthusiast, including an interview with Atari founder, Nolan Bushnell, and images of classic Atari memorabilia. Product Features Video interviews with original game designers, images of noteworthy memorabilia, original press releases, and more. Desktop theme collection (mouse pointers, system icons, font, screen saver, wallpaper). Windows Requirements Windows 95/98/Me/XP/Vista Pentium 133MHz or higher 16 MB RAM No hard disk space required. Game will play directly from game disc 4X Speed CD-ROM Drive Windows 95/98/Me-compatible SVGA video card (2 MB or higher)* Windows 95/98/Me-compatible sound card* DirectX 5.0 (DirectX 7.0a included on CD) * indicates that device should be compatible with DirectX version 5.0   or higher.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best game compliations ever, July 3, 2001

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Bradley J. Erbe (Waukesha, Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atari Anniversary Edition (Video Game)

This a a great release for Sega Dreamcast owners. The ATARI ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION is compilation of 12 Atari ARCADE games. These are not emulations of 2600,5200 or 7800 Atari games. These 12 games are perfect emulations of 12 classic arcade games that you are sure to have nostalgic feelings for.

The games are as follows:ASTEROIDS, ASTEROIDS DELUXE, BATTLEZONE, CENTEPEDE, CRYSTAL CASTLE, GRAVITAR, MILLIPEDE, MISSILE COMMAND, PONG, SUPER BREAKOUT, TEMPEST, and WARLORDS. Did any of these game titles evoke fond memories? Can you remember the arcade you were in and the sounds of these games? If you are such a person, get the ATARI ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION is a must buy title!

You also get slideshows on each game. The slideshows show the cabinet and also some of the papers that arcade owners got with the machines as well as magazine ads for the games. Plus, it shows the artwork and what the 2600 and 5200 cartridges looked like.

Almost all of these games are highly addictive and I remember playing most of these in the arcades. All of the games are simple to learn and a lot of fun! Highly recommended!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice collection of classic arcade games, July 1, 2001

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"bigdcaldavis" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atari Anniversary Edition (Video Game)

These games are some of the best games ever seen in arcades. Back in those days you had to rely on great gameplay, not great graphics. Of all the games on this CD, Tempest is my favorite. It is considered the most popular arcade game in history, and I know why. But all the other games deserve mention, too. Centipede is a top-quality shooter, Asteroids is another fun shooter (with some nice vector graphics), Millipede is the sequel to Centipede with tons of added features (and more enemies), Gravitar is a VERY challenging game, Crystal Castles is a fun game with fantastic isometric graphics (a trackball or mouse should be used with Crystal Castles), Pong is the grandfather of arcade games (it's still very fun after almost 30 years), and Super Breakout takes Pong's "ball and paddle" format to the next level in a very entertaining way. I think this is the only Atari collection available for Dreamcast, so if you want classic Atari games on Dreamcast, then get this quick.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Hail Vector Graphics!!!!!!!!!, September 4, 2001

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John Wagner (Glendale, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atari Anniversary Edition (Video Game)

I live in New York, and there's actually no shortage of retro gaming emporiums selling reconditioned or brand new consoles and games from the "Silver Age" of the mid-to-late '70s. But I'm also lazy, and never quite got up the energy to invest in yet another system, albeit the one I grew up with, and home to the greatest games of all time. So I take the shortcut back in time, snagging all the great retro titles for my GameBoy (which I bought simply so I could play Missile Command and Defender), PC & Dreamcast. This collection is leaps and bounds above all others, in terms of the quality and recognizability of the games, and is dead-on in recreating the original arcade experience, right down to the original cabinet art.

These are the games that made gaming so addictive--Tempest, Centipede, Battle Zone, Asteroids, and so many others. I had em all when I had a 2600, and I am thrilled to be playing them again (especially Tempest--kept my wife up all night to those breeeeeeeeops and hyperspace jumps). The sole occasional drawback is the Dreamcast controller, which is great for some games (like Tempest or Centipede) but is woeful with others (Breakout & Pong especially). The old Atari paddle would be so much better, though I can't see Sega (or a 3rd party company) producing a custom peripheral for a budget-priced title.

As if all this wasn't enough, the game has a DVD-style gallery section, with tons of old Atari ads, buttons and stickers, which you can zoom in on to incredible detail (how come my Terminator 2 DVD can't do THAT?????). Plus there's an insightful video interview with the creator of Atari--really takes us back to the geek-ridden origins of the computer games world.

Now, if Infrogames can team up with LucasArts to port the old Star Wars arcade game to Dreamcast, my life would be complete...