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Release Date: September 30, 1998
Genre: Compilation
Style: Multi-Genre Compilation
Similar Games: Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits (Sega Genesis), Atari 2600 Action Pack (Macintosh)

Game Description

Activision Classics takes 30 of the more popular Atari 2600 games and puts them onto one PlayStation CD. Atari 2600 was one of the first major console systems available to the mainstream market. Coming out in the early '80s, it set a new standard for modern day gaming.

There are several types of games included on this disc. For instance, in Kaboom!, you will need to stop a mad bomber by moving a little line across the screen to catch his bombs, trying not to let any bombs get past you or the game is over. Keystone Kapers is a side-scrolling action game where you are a cop trying to stop bank robbers by chasing them through various buildings until you catch them and collect the stolen cash.

Perhaps the most classic game on the Atari 2600 is Pitfall!, one of the first and most influential platform games to ever to be released. Swing from vines, jump on alligator heads, and avoid quicksand and tar pits while trying to collect jewels and other prizes.

PlayStation emulates the Atari 2600 and shows the graphics in their original form. Activision Classics is for anyone who wants to take a trip down memory lane or see what inspired how videogames would be played forever.

~ Matthew House, All Game Guide

Production Credits

LTI Manager: Mike Livesay; Atari 2600 Emulator Technology: Mike Livesay; Shell/Menu Programming: Jason Maynard; Hardware/Support/Special FX Programmer: Daniel Zahn; ACTIVISION Producer: Murali Tegulapalle; Associate Producer: Bryant Bustamante; Art Director: Jody McMurrien; Games Analyst: Dan Atkins; Art Guru: Larry Paolicelli; Intro Movie Director and Motion Graphics: Dave Dalzell; Intro Movie/Demo/Shell Music: Brian Bright; Video Post: Chris Hepburn, Kenny Ramirez, Matt Stubbs; Sound: Brian Bright, Michael Schwartz; Senior VP of Studio: Alan Gershenfeld; VP of Console Group: Steve Crane; Creative Director: Ron Gould; Art Director: Erik Jensen; Associate Creative Director: Veronica Milito; Copywriter: Lori Ellison; Production Artist: Ron Graening; Documentation Manager: Mike Rivera; Manual Layout: Sylvia Orzel; Director of Console Marketing: Mark Metis; Product Manager: William Kassay; Marketing Associate: Alison Horstmeyer; Sr. Director of Corporate Communication: Maryanne Lataif; Corp. Comm. Coordinator: Allene Kim; Senior Publicist: Julia Roether; Publicist: Amy King; QA Senior Lead: Tim Vanlaw; QA Project Lead: Marilena Morini; QA Associate Lead: Matt Powers; QA Senior Tester: Tim Harrison; SPECIAL THANKS Sarah Cigliano, Brian Clarke, Seth Gerson, Jay Holderman, Gary Jesdanun, Teresa Landgraff, Heather Maxwell, Scott Pease, Jean Powell, George Rose, David Silverman, Dave Stohl, Mikhail Ulinich, Stacey Ytuarte; EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS Dad, Mom, Debbie, Lorrie, Brandy, Mark, Bob, Jim, Maria, Putter

~ Matthew House, All Game Guide