Atari Anthology

by Digital Eclipse Software

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: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002VS8T2
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 16, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,289 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

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

168 of 172 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great if you have the right controller., October 8, 2004

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Timur Tabi (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Atari Anthology (Video Game)

If you like playing classic games on your Xbox, then you definitely need the Xgaming X-Arcade joystick (ASIN B00008ELB0 or B00006I5ZX), preferably the 2-player version. I tried playing Midway's Joust, and the controller was really holding me back. These 80's games depend on "button smashing", and that's something the Xbox controller doesn't handle well.

Atari Anthology contains over 80 classic Atari games from the 80's. This makes it a better deal than the other classic game packs for the Xbox.

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

Atari 2600™ titles:
* 3D Tic-Tac-Toe
* Adventure™
* 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™
* Math Gran Prix™
* Maze Craze™
* Millipede®
* Miniature Golf
* Missile Command®
* Night Driver™
* Off the Wall™
* Outlaw™
* Quadrun™
* Radar Lock™
* Realsports® Baseball
* Realsports® Football
* Realsports® Tennis
* Realsports® Volleyball
* Sky Diver™
* Slot Machine™
* Slot Racers™
* Space War™
* Sprintmaster™
* Star Raiders™
* Star Ship™
* Steeplechase™
* Stellar Track™
* Street Racer™
* Submarine Commander™
* Super Baseball™
* Super Breakout®
* Super Football
* Surround™
* Swordquest™: Earthworld™
* Swordquest™: Fireworld™
* Swordquest™: Waterworld™
* Video Checkers™
* Video Chess™
* Video Olympics™
* Video Pinball™
* Warlords®
* Yars' Revenge®

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it alone for the arcade ports, March 2, 2005

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Vynny "Vynrod" (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Atari Anthology (Video Game)

I bought this primarily for the real arcade ports. I have had a look at the 2600+ games and there's as awful as I remember them. So that portion, whilst extensive, is only there for a nostalgia kick or if you absolutely have an old 2600 game you loved. The arcade parts are great though. My friend owns a real Asteroids machine and so I know how spot on the arcade version of Asteroids is. Plus the games store your high-scores - an important aspect I think.

Everything is included - overlays, controls, side art and backgrounds are visible to give the true arcade look. They can even be toggled on and off if you'd rather play the arcade game fullscreen. Lots of background info is included as well as fun challenge modes and enhanced graphic options.

If you want pure Atari arcade conversions this is the one to buy - the 2600 games and the background info and extra graphics are just the icing on the cake.

For the price you can't go wrong. Recommended.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly Fun after All These Years, March 15, 2005

By 

Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Atari Anthology (Video Game)

Did you used to play with your Atari set for hours and hours? How about the classic arcade games like Battlezone and Crystal Castles? They're all in this collection!

This is just an AMAZING deal - you get over 80 complete, original games in the pack. I am in my 30s and haven't played many of these games since I was a teenager. Yet when I jumped into the Adventure game, I immediately knew all the maps, where to find the keys, were the dragons would be lurking. Playing Yar's Revenge, I became hooked for quite a while, remembering all the techniques to win the game. Somehow my brain has been hard wired to remember these things, and it's really cool to go back to a game now and say "Wow, I had TONS of fun with that!"

There are even full scans of the manuals, so you can read each manual from cover to cover if you wish.

In addition to all the Atari console games, you also get the original arcade games like Battlezone. I was a HUGE battlezone fan, driving my tank around and seeking out the enemy. It is so much fun to be able to play it at home!

It is just astounding that they fit all these games onto one CD. I used to scrimp and save for weeks to get just one cartridge! I would have thought it was a miracle back then to be handed 80 of them in a box and told "here, have fun". I would have played for years on end.

Sure, the graphics are old-style. You get blocks of color without much detail. Even on a big screen TV, it's sometimes hard to figure out what the maps are telling you. But that is part of the charm, of course. Lunar Lander is just as much fun now as it was then. Hangman doesn't need good graphics, nor does chess. Those mind games are a challenge no matter what they look like.

I really don't see a downside here. You pay one price for that CD and you literally could play for years. Each game is complete. There are games for every age group, for every gamer type. It really does prove that in the end, a great game isn't about sound or graphics. It's all about the design.

A must buy!

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