A must-buy for fans of retro classics
While it is probably a massive oversimplification to say that without
Atari, there would be no
Nintendo, no
Xbox and no
PlayStation... Atari was definitely responsible for the first major explosion in the popularity of home gaming systems.
Originally formed in 1972, the California-based company produced the likes of
Pong and the Atari 2600, which were like the gaming equivalents of single-celled organisms that eventually evolved into the games and consoles we've got today.
To celebrate the company's 50th anniversary, they're releasing
Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection, which will feature over 90 classic games, including releases from the Atari 2600 all the way up to the Atari Jaguar, which was still releasing games as late as 1996.
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On top of the collection of well-known and hidden gem classics, the release will also feature six 'new' games, which are basically modern remakes of games like
Yar’s Revenge, Quadratank, Haunted House and
SwordQuest: AirWorld — all of which have been rebuilt from the ground up, a.k.a., the only kind of remasters we want to see.
These new versions are being worked on by Digital Eclipse, who have previously released some well-received remaster collections such as 2015's
Mega Man Legacy Collection and 2018's
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration will be available in November 2022 for Atari VCS, PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
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