Atari Anthology
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.
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Atari Anthology Reviews
I still remember Christmas 1977 when I first received my Atari 2600, it seems just like yesterday. Then the PC era for video games, and now we have the retro age. For instance: Space Invaders, Superman, Joust, Jungle Hunt, Pheonix, Defender, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaxian, and others. Then in 1984, too many games, and so little time. The Silver Cartrige Age and Atari Comic Books were now popular, and I remember seeing the ads for all the new classic games.
The Atari Anthology and Activision Anthology really do bring back the "good ol' days", but I feel several titles were left out. When the Atari made it's way into the 80's everyone seemed to have one. Now my kids are playing on the Playstation II the Atari Anthology, we still keep up with the times. Then the crash, and then in 1985 Nintendo came about.
Yes, the Atari games have "out of date graphics" but they are fun to play over and over again. I even had the silver jacket with Atari on the back when I was twelve. I remember staying up all hours of the night to play these classic games with friends. For the next two decades we saw several systems come and go.
The Only way to make EVERYONE happy is to release ATARI ANTHOLOGY II and complete the true collection.
Game play is great, -only the actual arcade versions suffer from weird aspect ratio and resolution quality problems. The resolution appears fuzzy on certain vector based classics like "Tempest", "Black Widow" etc. You can resolve the aspect problems by resizing the screen in options. Very comprehensive collection, the interface for going through the games is a little overdone.
The quality of the games was not what I expected. I was expecting them to be much better. I enjoyed playing these games when they were first popular, but playing them on X-BOX was disappointing.
Lunar Lander is just as much fun now as it was then. How about the classic arcade games like Battlezone and Crystal Castles. Hangman doesn't need good graphics, nor does chess. There are even full scans of the manuals, so you can read each manual from cover to cover if you wish. You pay one price for that CD and you literally could play for years.
Each game is complete. I used to scrimp and save for weeks to get just one cartridge. I really don't see a downside here. This is just an AMAZING deal - you get over 80 complete, original games in the pack. It is just astounding that they fit all these games onto one CD. I would have thought it was a miracle back then to be handed 80 of them in a box and told "here, have fun". It really does prove that in the end, a great game isn't about sound or graphics.
They're all in this collection. Did you used to play with your Atari set for hours and hours. 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.". I would have played for years on end. In addition to all the Atari console games, you also get the original arcade games like Battlezone. Playing Yar's Revenge, I became hooked for quite a while, remembering all the techniques to win the game.
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. There are games for every age group, for every gamer type. It is so much fun to be able to play it at home. Those mind games are a challenge no matter what they look like. Sure, the graphics are old-style. I was a HUGE battlezone fan, driving my tank around and seeking out the enemy. I am in my 30s and haven't played many of these games since I was a teenager.
Even on a big screen TV, it's sometimes hard to figure out what the maps are telling you. You get blocks of color without much detail. But that is part of the charm, of course. It's all about the design. A must buy.
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. For the price you can't go wrong. The arcade parts are great though.
Recommended. 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. They can even be toggled on and off if you'd rather play the arcade game fullscreen.
My friend owns a real Asteroids machine and so I know how spot on the arcade version of Asteroids is. So that portion, whilst extensive, is only there for a nostalgia kick or if you absolutely have an old 2600 game you loved. 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.
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