Atari Anthology
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Atari Anthology!
- Release Date: November 30, 2004
- Genre: Compilation
- Style: Multi-Genre Compilation
- Similar Games: Namco Museum (PlayStation 2), Activision Anthology (PlayStation 2), Midway Arcade Treasures (PlayStation 2)
Game Description
This collection features emulations of 85 rare and popular games from the 1980s heyday of corner arcades and Atari VCS consoles. Atari Anthology! features ports of over a dozen arcade hits -- such as Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Missile Command, Pong, and Tempest -- as well as scores of 2600 emulations, including Adventure, Air-Sea Battle, Breakout, Crystal Castles, Dodge 'Em, Maze Craze, Yars' Revenge, Night Driver, and rarer titles such as Quadrun, and Swordquest: WaterWorld.~ All Game Guide
Production Credits
Company 1: Digital Eclipse; Emulation Programming: Jeff Vavasour; Library Programming: George Phillips; Console Programming: Jeff Hanson, Chuck Chow, Clinton Blackmore; Cabinet Art: Sebastion Hyde, Ryan Slemko; Producer: Joe Bonar; Designer: Trent Ward; Art Director: Boyd Burggrabe; Sound: John Kowlaski, Tom Johnson; Archivist: Albert Yarusso, Alex Bilstein, John Hardie, Mike Mika, Sean Kelly; Additional Archive Contributor: Jean Baudin, Bill Esquivel, Leonard Herman, Roy Kaplan, Zach Matley, Brian Penzone, Roman Scharnberg, Garard Maathuis; Interviewer: Chris Charla; Videographer: Art Adams; Video Post-Production: Image Impressions; Tempest Tubes: Duncan Brown; President: Andrew Ayre; Company 2: Blue Shift Inc.; Interface Programming: Aaron Brady, John Brooks, Matt Gilbert, Alex Pepper, Doug Snyder, Tom Yedwab; Interface Art: Dan Lazkowski, James Lingo, Chad Newhouse, Raphael Reyes; Interface Production: Ryan Peterson, Neil Sorens; Interface Sound: Brian Coburn; Company 3: Atari; Producer: Alex Ahlund; Executive Producer: Bob Welch; Senior Brand Manager: Tara R. Greco; Director of Technology: Paul Hellier; Director of Marketing: Tom Nichols; Director of Creative Services: Steve Martin; Director of Editorial & Documentation Services: Liz Mackney; Art Director: Charlie Rizzo; Graphic Designer: Morgan Tomaiolo; Documentation Specialist: Ross Edmond, Randi Kravitz; Copywriter: Paul Collin; Director of Publishing Support: Michael Gilmartin; Q.A. Manager: Ezequiel Nunez, Bill Carroll; I.T. Manager/Western Region: Ken Ford; Manager of Technical Support: Michael Vetsch; Lead Tester: John Seefurth; Assistant Lead Tester: Neil DiGiacomo; Tester: Jaime Gonzalez, Max Fitzmaurice, Adrian Escultura, Ryan Hisatomi, Tobias Bloyd, Randy Nguyen, Max Braun, Marshal Clevesy, Joe Edwards, Aaron Ichiyasu, Erick Lenfers, Steven Kakaio, Justin Rybis, Juan Sanchez, Drew Stevens, Adrian Toler, Jesse Woodward, Michael Yim, Alvaro Melara, Howell Selburn, Anthony Nguyen, Anthony Ma, Henry Yei, Anwar Malimban, Elree Carpio, Quang Nguyen, Sam Monsour, Mike Greenler, Mark Alibanyan, Joseph Aragones; Manager, Engineering Services and Compatibility Lab: Dave Strang; Engineering Services Specialist: Ken Edwards; Engineering Services Technician: Dan Burkhead, Eugene Lai; Director, Strategic Relations: Joy Schneer; Sr. Manager, Strategic Relations: Cecelia Hernandez; Strategic Relations Specialist: Arthur Long; Director, Global Web Services: Jon Nelson; Producer, Online: Scott Lynch; Senior Programmer, Online: Gerald Burns; Senior Web Designer, Online: Richard Leighton; Online Marketing Manager: Sarah Pike; Vice President, Operations: Todd Curtis; Director of Manufacturing: Eddie Pritchard; Lead Senior Buyer: Lisa Leon; Senior Buyer: Gardnor Wong; Buyer: Tara Moretti; Materials Planner: Janet Sieler; Process Planner: Nichole Mackey; Company 4: Humongous Entertainment; Director of Technology: Henrik Steen; Senior Console Programmer: David Anderson; Senior Programmer: Sam Baker
~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide
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Atari Anthology
| Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! Atari: The 80 Classic Games (manual title) |
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| Developer(s) | Digital Eclipse |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. (CD-ROM) Atari, SA/Atari Interactive, Inc. (download version) |
| Platform(s) | Windows 98 |
| Release date(s) | 2003-11-11 2011-12-07 (download version) |
| Genre(s) | Compilation |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer (max 2) |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone |
| Media/distribution | CD-ROM |
| System requirements
Windows 98 or higher, Intel Pentium II 200 MHz or higher CPU, 16MiB system RAM, 2MiB Direct3D-compatible video card, DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card |
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Atari - 80 Classic Games in One!, also called Atari: The 80 Classic Games, is a collection 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 colour 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.
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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
- Adventure
- Air-Sea Battle
- Asteroids
- BASIC Programming
- Battlezone
- Blackjack
- Bowling
- Breakout
- Canyon Bomber
- Casino
- Centipede
- Circus Atari
- Codebreaker
- Combat
- Crystal Castles
- Demons to Diamonds
- Desert Falcon
- Dodge 'Em
- Double Dunk
- Flag Capture
- Football
- Fun With Numbers
- Golf
- Gravitar
- Haunted House
- Home Run
- Human Cannonball
- Math Grand 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
- Yars' Revenge
Marketing
As part of Atari's 40th anniversary, free download of Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! was also available in 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.).[1]
Free Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! CD could also be found inside General Mills boxed cereals in Canada.[2]
Atari Anthology
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| Developer(s) | Digital Eclipse |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc.
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| Platform(s) | Xbox, Playstation 2 |
| Release date(s) | Xbox version:
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| Genre(s) | Compilation |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer (max 2) |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone[3] |
| Media/distribution | CD-ROM |
Atari Anthology includes following changes:
- Following Windows-specific contents are removed: Windows desktop themes, DirectX 9 runtime, Adobe Reader 5.1 English version.
- The following Atari 2600 titles are added to Atari Anthology: Atari Video Cube, Backgammon, Hangman
- The following Atari 2600 titles are removed from Atari Anthology: A Game of Concentration, BASIC Programming, Codebreaker
- Added unlockable game challenges, which adds adds challenges by reaching predetermined goals in specific games.
References
- ^ General Mills & Atari Giveaway!
- ^ Atari Games in General Mills Cereals
- ^ "Atari Anthology". ESRB. pp. 1. http://www.esrb.org/ratings/search.jsp. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
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