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Atari Anthology

Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! is a 2003 video game collection for Microsoft Windows, also released as Atari Anthology for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, 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 from the 1970s and 1980s, 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.

Atari: 80 Classic Games in One!
North American console box art
Developer(s)Digital Eclipse
Publisher(s)Atari Interactive
EngineRenderWare
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
  • WW: November 11, 2003
Xbox
  • NA: November 16, 2004
  • EU: November 26, 2004
  • AU: December 3, 2004[1]
PlayStation 2
  • NA: November 22, 2004
  • EU: February 18, 2005
Genre(s)Various
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer (max 2)

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, and 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

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The following is a list of games included in the releases.[2][3]

Games in the collection
Title Arcade 2600 Note
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe — Yes
Adventure — Yes
Air-Sea Battle — Yes
Asteroids Yes Yes
Asteroids Deluxe Yes —
Atari Video Cube — Yes Console version only
Backgammon — Yes Console version only
BASIC Programming — Yes PC version only
Battlezone Yes Yes
Blackjack — Yes
Black Widow Yes —
Bowling — Yes
Breakout — Yes
Canyon Bomber — Yes
Casino — Yes
Centipede Yes Yes
Circus Atari — Yes
Codebreaker — Yes PC version only
Combat — Yes
Crystal Castles Yes Yes
Demons to Diamonds — Yes
Desert Falcon — Yes
Dodge 'Em — Yes
Double Dunk — Yes
Flag Capture — Yes
Football — Yes
Fun With Numbers — Yes
A Game of Concentration — Yes PC version only
Golf — Yes
Gravitar Yes Yes
Hangman — Yes Console version only
Haunted House — Yes
Home Run — Yes
Human Cannonball — Yes
Gravitar Yes Yes
Liberator Yes —
Lunar Lander Yes —
Major Havoc Yes —
Math Gran Prix — Yes
Maze Craze — Yes
Millipede Yes Yes
Miniature Golf — Yes
Missile Command Yes Yes
Night Driver — Yes
Off the Wall — Yes
Outlaw — Yes
Pong Yes —
Quadrun — Yes
Radar Lock — Yes
Red Baron Yes —
RealSports Baseball — Yes
RealSports Football — Yes
RealSports Tennis — Yes
RealSports Volleyball — Yes
Sky Diver — Yes
Slot Machine — Yes
Slot Racers — Yes
Space Duel Yes —
Space War — Yes
Sprintmaster — Yes
Star Raiders — Yes
Star Ship — Yes
Steeplechase — Yes
Stellar Track — Yes
Street Racer — Yes
Submarine Commander — Yes
Super Baseball — Yes
Super Breakout Yes Yes
SuperFootball — Yes
Surround — Yes
Swordquest: Earthworld — Yes
Swordquest: Fireworld — Yes
Swordquest: Waterworld — Yes
Tempest Yes —
Video Checkers — Yes
Video Chess — Yes
Video Olympics — Yes
Video Pinball — Yes
Warlords Yes Yes
Yars' Revenge — Yes

Marketing

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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.).[4]

A free Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! CD could also be found inside General Mills boxed cereals in Canada.[5]

Atari Anthology includes the following changes:

Atari Classics Evolved

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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

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The console versions of the game received "mixed or average" reviews, while the PC version received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Humphries, Scott (January 27, 2004). "Atari: 80 Classic Games in One Review". IGN. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Harris, Craig (November 30, 2004). "Atari Anthology". IGN. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  4. ^ General Mills & Atari Giveaway! Archived May 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Atari Games in General Mills Cereals
  6. ^ a b "Atari Anthology for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Atari Anthology for PS2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Atari: 80 Classic Games in One for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  9. ^ Tracy, Tim (January 8, 2004). "Atari: 80 Classic Games in One Review". GameSpot. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  10. ^ Tracy, Tim (November 24, 2004). "Atari Anthology Review". GameSpot. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Harris, Craig (November 30, 2004). "Atari Anthology". IGN. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  12. ^ Humphries, Scott (January 28, 2004). "Atari: 80 Classic Games in One Review". IGN. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  13. ^ Rubenstein, Glenn (February 17, 2004). "'Atari: 80 Classic Games in One' (PC) Review". X-Play. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
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The 80 Classic Games

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Anthology

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