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[shawnlreed]

FYI, they announced the line up for Atari Greatest Hits Vol 2 for the DS.
As predicted, 4 player local wireless Warlords is on it.
Also has some video interviews with Nolan Bushnell.

Official Site: www.atari.com/agh2



Official Annoucement:

Atari Announces Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2 Star Raiders®, Yars' Revenge®, Millipede® Asteroids® Deluxe and Major Havoc® Lead Line-up of 50 Atari Classics Featured on Nintendo DS Release, Hitting Stores in Spring 2011January 7, 2011, 2:19pmLOS ANGELES (PRNewswire) - Atari, one of the world's most recognized publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, today announced Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2, a follow up to the popular Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 1.

Delivering 50 more of Atari's addictive games exclusively on the Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems, Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2, brings together more of Atari's popular arcade and Atari 2600 titles including Star Raiders®, Yars' Revenge®, Millipede® and Asteroids Deluxe ® and Major Havoc®. These timeless gaming classics will hit retail shelves in North America in Spring 2011.

Atari introduced a new era of interactive entertainment throughout the 1970s and 1980s with its addictive arcade games and home gaming system. With Atari's Greatest Hits: Volume 2, each spotlighted game will feature the same pick-up and play control scheme as their original arcade and 2600 console form, with modern updates to align with the Nintendo DS platform. Up to four-player multiplayer via both DS Download and multi-card play will be available for 20 titles including Combat and Warlords for head-to-head gaming.

Additionally, Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2 will feature a selection of interviews with Atari founder, Nolan Bushnell, an arcade gallery with arcade games and select arcade game memorabilia. As an added bonus, players can also try out the Atari 400 emulator using the Touch Screen keyboard.

"Given the positive response to Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 1, we look forward to offering gamers more of Atari's timeless classics in Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2," said Jim Wilson, CEO of Atari. "By adding four player multiplayer to such classics as Warlords, we continue to offer players new levels of robust gameplay."

The complete Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2 line-up is as follows:

Atari Arcade Hits

Asteroids Deluxe, Black Widow, Crystal Castles, Liberator, Major Havoc, Millipede, Red Baron, Super Breakout, Warlords.

Atari 2600 Favorites

Breakout, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Super Breakout, Video Pinball, Warlords, Return to Haunted House, Secret Quest, Canyon Bomber, Circus Atari, Combat, Combat Two, Demons to Diamonds, Desert Falcon, Off-the-Wall, Radar Lock, Golf, Double Dunk, Realsports Basketball, Realsports Soccer, Super Baseball, Super Football, Video Olympics, A Game of Concentration, Backgammon, Basic Programming, Brain Games, Code Breaker, Maze Craze, Video Chess, Black Jack, Casino, Fatal Run, Night Driver, Steeplechase, Street Racer, Quadrun, Sentinel, Space War, Star Raiders, Yars' Revenge

Developed by Atari in partnership with Code Mystics, Atari Greatest Hits: Vol. 2 will be available in Spring 2011. For more information, please log onto www.atari.com/agh2.

 

[Wehrwolf]

Cool, looks like the 2nd volume has a lot more of the games I liked from Atari... and some I'm not familiar with (Return to Haunted House and Combat 2: old prototypes or recently made games?)

 

[GDGF]

This collection seems pretty packed. I'd be down with more than a few of those. Maybe I'll pick it up with my 3DS

 

[jgkspsx]

The first Atari pack was really well done, though not without faults. The touchscreen controls for paddle/trackball controls were great! The 2600 collection was pretty bad. For $20, it's a great buy for anybody who likes stylish games.

If I'd known that this studio was headed by Jeff Vavasour I'd have bought the first game in a more timely manner. I'll be picking up volume 2 on day 1.

 

[biggyfries]

Sounds like they put a lot of love into this version.

Where's my 5200/7800 Ms. Pac-Man?

 

[Kuramu]

I would love the 5200/800 version of Pitfall 2, which had the second world behind the blue door. Hear my plea.

BTW, I got the Activision compilation for GBA and was severely disappointed that HERO was running at half speed, WTF?

 

[Hours Left]

Definitely going to pick up both Atari collections.

I'm interested in the Intellivision collection too, but I haven't heard the greatest things about it. (Sound effects missing, control problems, graphics missing.) Can anyone you picked up the Intellivision collection confirm or deny these claims? It's hard to find info on the game since it was released in such limited supply.

 

[jgkspsx]

Definitely going to pick up both Atari collections.

I'm interested in the Intellivision collection too, but I haven't heard the greatest things about it. (Sound effects missing, control problems, graphics missing.) Can anyone you picked up the Intellivision collection confirm or deny these claims? It's hard to find info on the game since it was released in such limited supply.

I have an INTV, but disliked the controllers enough that I rarely used it. I would definitely agree that there are control problems, but they're pretty much in the games' designs, as far as I can tell.

The only serious deficit of the DS version is that two of your items in the first-person D&D game can't be seen. It's not crippling, though. I thought the D&D games were amazing, which, unfortunately, I can't say about most of the rest of the compilation.

On the other hand, it's $15.

 

[Hours Left]

I have an INTV, but disliked the controllers enough that I rarely used it. I would definitely agree that there are control problems, but they're pretty much in the games' designs, as far as I can tell.

The only serious deficit of the DS version is that two of your items in the first-person D&D game can't be seen. It's not crippling, though. I thought the D&D games were amazing, which, unfortunately, I can't say about most of the rest of the compilation.

On the other hand, it's $15.

Thanks for info.

I heard that a whole bunch of sound effects are missing too. Maybe I'll get it if I can find it for super cheap.

 

[jgkspsx]

Hey, Atari's Greatest Hits volume 2 is out! Just ordered it. They very sensibly knocked down the MSRP to $20 (Volume 1 is $20 now too.)

The arcade games are a powerful draw: Black Widow, Millipede, Red Baron, Warlords (4 player!). The selection is as good as the first, and from early reports the touch screen does an excellent job replacing the driving/paddle controllers.

Unlike the first one, whose 2600 selection seemed intent on proving that Activision made all the good 2600 games, the second one has a 2600 selection that stands up to its arcade games. Yar's Revenge! Secret Quest! Space War! Demons to Diamonds! Basic Programming!

Not many extras here - just another Nolan Bushnell interview. I really liked the quiz game in the last one, and I'm sorry they ditched it here.

Here's the game list:

Arcade
Asteroids Deluxe
Black Widow
Crystal Castles
Liberator
Major Havoc
Millipede
Red Baron
Super Breakout
Warlords (4 player support)

Adventure
Return to Haunted House
Secret Quest

Action
Canyon Bomber (2 player support)
Circus Atari (2 player support)
Combat (2 player support)
Combat Two (2 player support)
Demons to Diamonds (2 player support)
Desert Falcon
Off-the-Wall
Radar Lock

Sports
Golf
Double Dunk (2 player support)
Realsports Basketball (2 player support)
Realsports Soccer (2 player support)
Super Baseball (2 player support)
Super Football (2 player support)
Video Olympics (4 player support)

Mind Games
A Game of Concentration
Backgammon
Basic Programming
Brain Games (2 player support)
Code Breaker
Maze Craze (2 player support)
Video Chess

Racing
Fatal Run
Night Driver
Steeplechase
Street Racer

Space
Quadrun
Sentinel
Space War
Star Raiders
Yar's Revenge

Arcade at Home
Breakout
Crystal Castles
Millipede
Super Breakout
Video Pinball
Warlords (4 player support)

Gambling
Black Jack (3 player support)
Casino (4 player support)

 

[DDayton]

I thought I read somewhere that the second Atari collection had an Atari 800/XL/XE emulated for one of the games... is that true?

I've been pondering all three of these collections, but by DS Lite is currently acting up and my 3DS isn't yet mine.

 

[womp]

The lack of IP (TRON, He-Man etc) and Imagic (Demon Attack, Atlantis, Nova Blast etc) titles on the Intellivision Lives set makes it useless to me.

Actually, I take that back...It may be worth it for Treasures of Tarmin alone. The first first person, 3D RPG console title and a game I put hours upon hours into. Fantastic stuff.


ProTip: The Intellivision was the first 16 Bit console.