Atari Anthology

by Atari

Product Features

• Choose from 18 great arcade hits
• Take out the bugs in Centipede, clear out the giant space rock in Asteroids or play other stand-up machine classics
• Also includes classic Atari 2600 console games, like Adventure and Yars' Revenge

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002W5S0I
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 22, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,263 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #4 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Arcade

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

Atari Anthology collects the games that invented a new industry! Take a step back in time to the earliest days of gaming, with faithful reproductions of classic Atari titles.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

123 of 126 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 85 Games That Started a Revolution!, August 8, 2005

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Sheri Richardson (Formerly San Jose, CA US, now in the Wilds of OR US) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Atari Anthology (Video Game)

[From: Atari (dot) com (slash) us]

85 Games That Started a Revolution!

It's the largest collection of classic Atari games ever! Take a step back in time to the early days of video arcades with an unmatched compilation of unforgettable and authentic Atari titles. All of the games are faithfully reproduced with the great sights, sounds and fast action that made them so popular. Whether you played these games in their original arcade cabinets or on an Atari 2600 console, you're sure to find a favorite.

Classic arcade hits:
* Asteroids
* Asteroids Deluxe
* Battlezone
* Atari Black Widow
* Centipede
* Crystal Castles
* Gravitar
* Liberator
* Lunar Lander
* Major Havoc
* Millipede
* Missile Command
* Pong
* Atari Red Baron
* Super Breakout
* Atari Space Duel
* Tempest
* Warlords

Atari 2600 titles:
* Atari 3D Tic-Tac-Toe
* Atari Adventure
* Atari Air*Sea Battle
* Asteroids
* Atari Video Cube
* Backgammon
* Battlezone
* Blackjack
* Bowling
* Breakout
* Canyon Bomber
* Casino
* Centipede
* Circus Atari
* Combat
* Crystal Castles
* Demons to Diamonds
* Desert Falcon
* Dodge 'Em
* Double Dunk
* Flag Capture
* Football
* Fun With Numbers
* Golf
* Gravitar
* Hangman
* Haunted House
* Home Run
* Human Cannonball
* Atari Math Gran Prix
* Atari Maze Craze
* Millipede
* Miniature Golf
* Missile Command
* Atari Night Driver
* Off the Wall
* Atari Outlaw
* Quadrun
* Radar Lock
* Realsports Baseball
* Realsports Football
* Realsports Tennis
* Realsports Volleyball
* Sky Diver
* Slot Machine
* Atari Slot Racers
* Atari Space War
* Sprintmaster
* Star Raiders
* Atari Star Ship
* Steeplechase
* Stellar Track
* Atari Street Racer
* Atari Submarine Commander
* Atari Super Baseball
* Super Breakout
* Atari Super Football
* Atari Surround
* Swordquest: Earthworld
* Swordquest: Fireworld
* Swordquest: Waterworld
* Video Checkers
* Video Chess
* Video Olympics
* Video Pinball
* Yars' Revenge

Features:
* 18 Classic Arcade Games - The most memorable games ever to hit the arcades including Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Liberator, Crystal Castles, Missile Command, Tempest and many more that haven't been seen in years!
* 62 Atari 2600 Favorites - The most addictive games ever designed including Gravitar, Millipede, Super Breakout, Video Pinball and Warlords
* Five Bonus Games - Available for the first time since the 1980s - Off the Wall, Blackjack, Steeplechase, Desert Falcon and Sprintmaster
* Challenge Modes - New challenges including timed hot-seat competitions, the psychedelic Trippy Mode, Double Speed games, Time Warp games and Time Challenges that test players' abilities to the extreme
* Incredible 3D Interface

(c) 2004 Atari Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

60 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Good For Nostalgia & Why There's a Blue Screen, June 3, 2005

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Troy (Lancaster, PA, United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Atari Anthology (Video Game)

First off, one of the reviewers writes: "On Tempest as well as Asteroids, there's a huge blue inanimate bordor around the screen. Thus, it makes my 36 inch TV screen look like a 27 inch." There's a very simple, very good explanation for that. The games Tempest & Asteroids were arcade games, and back in the 1970s/80s, they turned the TV screen on its side... so you ended up with a shape like this:
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In order to fit that odd vertical rectangle into your TV at home, without distortion, they have to fill in the left & right side with a blue border. That's not a flaw. That's the way it's intended to be (same as using bars on a widescreen movie).

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And now for the games. I suspect this collection will only appeal to the ~50 million people who actually owned an Atari circa 1980, not the younger generation. A lot of these games are short, lasting only about 30 minutes, although they do offer infinite replayability. Also, the graphics are nothing to write home about (mostly large squares). Many of these games like Night Driver have been replaced with better, modern versions like Gran Turismo.


On the other hand, there are some true classics here that even young people might enjoy - Missile Command or Asteroids - shoot, score, and try to live as long as possible. These games appeal to our natural tendency to compete, either with someone else or against ourselves, and score as high as possible. (Similar to Dance Dance Revolution in today's world.)


I bought it. I liked it. As with the original Atari console, this collection is a good way to take a break from the real world, kill 30 minutes, and have fun doing it!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Scoop On Atari Anthology, March 9, 2005

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Dark Majic 007 (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Atari Anthology (Video Game)

This game definitely brought back memories. With all of the old Atari 2600 games like Combat, Yar's Revenge, Asteroids, Centipede, Dodge 'Em, etc., you'll find something that you will enjoy. The plus to the game I found is actually the original and sometimes annoying sounds. Now I use surround sound so I get the annoying bleeps and buzzes in full 5.1 MONAURAL sound. There is no stereo. Hey, but when we were kids, we played Atari with its vast array of 256 colors on the round screen TV with only one speaker and we were happy. The picture is standard. Exactly the way it looked in 1983 is the way it looks in 2005. After reading some of the articles I could not find anything wrong with the picture or sound that took away from the game. Chalk it up to user error.

The only thing I would fault the gameplay for is the games that require a paddle. If you love to play Pong, Breakout, Super Breakout, Demons To Diamonds, or any other game like those, your PS2 controller does it no justice. The PS2 controller either over or undercompensates your movements so the games are actually twice as hard. However, compared to the number of games you get and the fact that they all work well, I think it's an acceptable tradeoff. I enjoyed this game, and you will too! Your kids, however, will just laugh at you and call you old.

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