Atari Anthology
2003 video game
- WW: November 11, 2003
- NA: November 16, 2004
- EU: November 26, 2004
- AU: December 3, 2004[1]
- NA: November 22, 2004
- EU: February 18, 2005
Atari: 80 Classic Games in One!, known as Atari Anthology on consoles, is a video game collection developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Atari Interactive. The title is a compilation of 80 video games previously published by Atari, Inc. and Atari Corporation, reproducing Atari's games from its arcade and Atari 2600 game console platforms. Many games permit one to play each title at varying speeds, with time limits, or with a shifting color palette.
Extra contents include original arcade artwork and scans of the instruction manuals for the Atari 2600 games, video interviews with Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, Windows desktop themes, DirectX 9 runtime, Adobe Reader 5.1 English version.
Support for Stelladaptor 2600 to USB interface, and 24-bit color wallpapers for Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, Pong, Super Breakout, and Tempest themes are available as patches.
Games
Atari arcade games
- Asteroids
- Asteroids Deluxe
- Battlezone
- Black Widow
- Centipede
- Crystal Castles
- Gravitar
- Liberator
- Lunar Lander
- Major Havoc
- Millipede
- Missile Command
- Pong
- Red Baron
- Space Duel
- Super Breakout
- Tempest
- Warlords
Atari 2600 games
- 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe
- A Game of Concentration (PC only)
- Adventure
- Air-Sea Battle
- Asteroids
- Atari Video Cube (console only)
- Backgammon (console only)
- BASIC Programming (PC only)
- Battlezone
- Blackjack
- Bowling
- Breakout
- Canyon Bomber
- Casino
- Centipede
- Circus Atari
- Codebreaker (PC only)
- Combat
- Crystal Castles
- Demons to Diamonds
- Desert Falcon
- Dodge 'Em
- Double Dunk
- Flag Capture
- Football
- Fun With Numbers
- Golf
- Gravitar
- Hangman (console only)
- 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
Marketing
As part of Atari's 40th anniversary, free download of Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! was also available in the following General Mills boxed cereal products: Cinnamon Toast Crunch (17 oz.), Lucky Charms (16 oz.), Honey Nut Cheerios (17 oz.), Cheerios (18 oz.) and Cocoa Puffs (16.5 oz.).[2]
A free Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! CD could also be found inside General Mills boxed cereals in Canada.[3]
Atari Anthology includes the following changes:
- The Windows desktop themes, DirectX 9 runtime, and Adobe Reader 5.1 English version have been removed.
- The Atari 2600 titles Atari Video Cube, Backgammon, and Hangman have been added.
- The Atari 2600 titles A Game of Concentration, BASIC Programming, and Codebreaker have been removed.
- Unlockable game challenges, which add challenges by reaching predetermined goals in specific games.
Atari Classics Evolved
Atari Classics Evolved was published for PlayStation Portable in 2007 and includes 11 arcade classics from Atari Anthology (such as Asteroids and Super Breakout) and also 50 unlockable Atari 2600 titles. Also, every arcade title has an "evolved" version with new graphics and sounds. To unlock the 2600 games, the player must win all awards in all arcade titles.
Reception
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Metacritic | 70%[6] | 66%[5] | 68%[4] |
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| GameSpot | 6.6/10[7] | N/A | 6.8/10[8] |
| IGN | 7.2/10[10] | 6/10[9] | N/A |
| X-Play |   [11] | N/A | N/A |
The console versions of the game received "mixed or average" reviews, while the PC version received "generally favorable" reviews, according to according to review aggregator Metacritic.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ van Leuveren, Luke (November 28, 2004). "Updated Australian Release List - 28/11/2004". PALGN. PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on September 10, 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ General Mills & Atari Giveaway! Archived May 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Atari Games in General Mills Cereals
- ^ a b "Atari Anthology for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "Atari Anthology for PS2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "Atari: 80 Classic Games in One for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Tracy, Tim (January 8, 2004). "Atari: 80 Classic Games in One Review". GameSpot. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Tracy, Tim (November 24, 2004). "Atari Anthology Review". GameSpot. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Harris, Craig (November 30, 2004). "Atari Anthology". IGN. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Humphries, Scott (January 28, 2004). "Atari: 80 Classic Games in One Review". IGN. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Rubenstein, Glenn (February 17, 2004). "'Atari: 80 Classic Games in One' (PC) Review". X-Play. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
External links
The 80 Classic Games
- Atari Inc. Atari 80 Classic Games in One page
- Digital Eclipse Software, Inc page
- Digital Eclipse support page for Atari: The 80 Classic Games
Anthology
- Digital Eclipse Software, Inc page: Playstation 2, Xbox
- Atari page: Playstation 2, Xbox
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- Microsoft Arcade
- Arcade Classic
- Arcade Classics
- Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1
- Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2
- Atari Anniversary Edition
- Atari Anthology
- Retro Atari Classics
- Atari Greatest Hits
- Atari Vault
- Atari 50
- Defender 2000
- Missile Command 3D
- Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker
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