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[sonycowboy]

Tuesday September 7, 10:00 am ET
85 Classic Atari Games Made Available for the First Time for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox

BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2004--The largest collection of classic Atari games ever assembled comes home for the holidays as, Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR - News) today announced ATARI® ANTHOLOGY(TM), a round up of 85 vintage Atari games being released for the first time for the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system and Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. Capturing the nostalgia and sheer fun of the original video game revolution, ATARI ANTHOLOGY is scheduled to hit retail shelves in November at the competitive price point of $19.99 that could make it irresistible for holiday shoppers.

"An entire generation of Atari 2600 and classic arcade game fans have been clamoring for a chance to relive that addictive fun, and now they finally can with ATARI ANTHOLOGY," said Nancy MacIntyre, Vice President of Marketing for Atari's Beverly Studio. "With 85 authentic Atari titles and all original gameplay, ATARI ANTHOLOGY appeals to a diverse audience of both dedicated and casual players alike."

For video game console owners, no better value exists than ATARI ANTHOLOGY, which features 85 games that started a revolution, including 18 arcades games such as Asteroids®, Battlezone®, Missile Command®, and Pong®; 62 Atari 2600 games including Gravitar®, Millipede® and Super Breakout® and five bonus titles, such as Off the Wall(TM), Blackjack(TM), Desert Falcon(TM), Steeplechase(TM) and Sprintmaster(TM). Adding an innovative twist to each game are new Challenge Modes such as the psychedelic Trippy Mode, Time Warp and Double Speed, all of which push player's skills to the extreme, while a new 3D interface offers a polished portal into all the games.

ATARI ANTHOLOGY spans an impressive array of game categories, including Arcade Originals, 2600 Arcade Games and 2600 Adventure Games, as well as numerous offerings in the Action, Sports, Mind, Casino, Racing and Space genres.

ATARI ANTHOLOGY is expected to be available in November for a suggested retail price of $19.99. For detailed information on these products as well as the Company's entire product lineup, please visit www.atari.com.

 

[DarienA]

85 games... holy shit.... sure I probably won't play it much... but for $20... SOLD!

 

[olimario]

Here's the deal
I will purchase this if it has the following
-Tank
-Pitfall
-Berserk
-Keystone Kapers
-Breakout
-Pong
-Mario Bros.
-Grand Prix
-That 4 sided pong/breakout-esque game with 'king' or 'knight' or 'castle' or something like that in the title

 

[TekunoRobby]

SOLD

 

[sonycowboy]

Here's the deal
I will purchase this if it has the following
-Tank
-Pitfall
-Berserk
-Keystone Kapers
-Breakout
-Pong
-Mario Bros.
-Grand Prix
-That 4 sided pong/breakout-esque game with 'king' or 'knight' or 'castle' or something like that in the title

I'm pretty sure they can't include the Activision games or any non-Atari game actually.

 

[DarienA]

Here's the deal
I will purchase this if it has the following
-Tank
-Pitfall
-Berserk
-Keystone Kapers
-Breakout
-Pong
-Mario Bros.
-Grand Prix
-That 4 sided pong/breakout-esque game with 'king' or 'knight' or 'castle' or something like that in the title

The largest collection of classic Atari games ever assembled....

 

[Jumpman Jr.]

Sold. Here's to playing Adventure in "Trippy Mode."

Glad to see games represented from the "Mind" and "Casino" genres.

 

[olimario]

I guess I assumed Atari system and not Atari company. Whoops!
It would be nice to get all of those companies collaborating on a 2600 Anthology.

 

[Semjaza Azazel]

Sounds cool. I just hope it has a nice presentation like that awesome Activision Anthology.

 

[Agent X]

Here's the deal
I will purchase this if it has the following
-Tank

Combat is included, which is based on Tank but with many more options, and biplane/jet fighter variations in addition to tanks.

-Pitfall

Activision.

-Berserk

This was originally an arcade game from Stern. I'm not sure if the current Stern Pinball owns rights to the old Stern properties, or if another entity does. Anyway, it's not happening on this collection.

-Keystone Kapers

Activision again.

-Breakout

Yep, it's on there.

-Pong

This one too. You should see a simulation of the original arcade game, as well as the 2600 game Video Olympics, which has Pong along with many other variations.

-Mario Bros.

Nintendo. That's definitely not happening on the PlayStation 2 or X-Box, although I suppose if Atari were to produce a GameCube version, they could somehow strike a deal to include that in there as an added bonus.

-Grand Prix

Activision yet again. Go buy Activision Anthology if you want to play the Activision games you mentioned in this thread. It doesn't even matter which version--they're all good.

-That 4 sided pong/breakout-esque game with 'king' or 'knight' or 'castle' or something like that in the title

That would be Warlords.

 

[olimario]

Warlods! yes!
And I DO have combat. The plane on is brilliant!

Is there an Activision Anthology? They have the best games on the 2600 it seems.

 

[Squeak]

Where the hell is I, Robot and Major Havok?!

 

[DarienA]

Warlods! yes!
And I DO have combat. The plane on is brilliant!

Is there an Activision Anthology? They have the best games on the 2600 it seems.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/227936.asp

 

[Semjaza Azazel]

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/227936.asp

People should just buy this. I got it for $10 at Target and I absolutely love it. It's how all collections should be done.

 

[Agent X]

Is there an Activision Anthology? They have the best games on the 2600 it seems.

PlayStation 2:

Game Boy Advance:

IBM PC/compatibles:

There's also a Macintosh version.

 

[DDayton]

Come on, French Atari group, make a GameCube version... I'll put it right next to the Intellivision game I'm buying this fall...

 

[Alcibiades]

It's on the yahoo front page.

www.yahoo.com

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040907/ap_on_hi_te/games_atari_reissues_1

I wonder why they make such a big deal when compilations like Midway's, Namco's, and Activision's have already happened.

Sure this is Atari (a legendary NAME, not necessarily the same company or people), but re-releasing stuff isn't exactly new news, what about the collection on Dreamcast. Plus, they've already done stories about "retro" gaming, like the Atari/Pac-Man/etc... stand-alone joystick-console combos. Also, they mentioned the Nintendo NES-Classic line in a story back in June.

Anyway, not putting it on GCN seems silly. Other collections have done well on GCN.

 

[Panajev2001a]

Nice deal .

 

[demi]

NO GAMECUBE?! SALES -1