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Atari Anthology |  | From: Atari Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $14.99
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Seller: mongobooksngames
Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 2839
Platform: PlayStation2
Genre: Arcade Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8
480p Support
Memory Card
DualShock
Vibration
MPN: 26081
Model: 26081
UPC: 742725260818
EAN: 0742725260818
ASIN: B0002W5S0I
Release Date: November 22, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Choose from 18 great arcade hits | | • | Take out the bugs in Centipede, clear out the giant space rock in Asteroids or play other stand-up machine classics | | • | Also includes classic Atari 2600 console games, like Adventure and Yars' Revenge |
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Product Description
Atari Anthology collects the games that invented a new industry! Take a step back in time to the earliest days of gaming, with faithful reproductions of classic Atari titles.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 33
 Definitely Good For Nostalgia & Why There's a Blue Screen June 3, 2005
Troy Heagy (Forest Hill MD)
52 out of 54 found this review helpful
First off, one of the reviewers writes: "On Tempest as well as Asteroids, there's a huge blue inanimate bordor around the screen. Thus, it makes my 36 inch TV screen look like a 27 inch." There's a very simple, very good explanation for that. The games Tempest & Asteroids were arcade games, and back in the 1970s/80s, they turned the TV screen on its side... so you ended up with a shape like this:
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In order to fit that odd vertical rectangle into your TV at home, without distortion, they have to fill in the left & right side with a blue border. That's not a flaw. That's the way it's intended to be (same as using bars on a widescreen movie).
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And now for the games. I suspect this collection will only appeal to the ~50 million people who actually owned an Atari circa 1980, not the younger generation. A lot of these games are short, lasting only about 30 minutes, although they do offer infinite replayability. Also, the graphics are nothing to write home about (mostly large squares). Many of these games like Night Driver have been replaced with better, modern versions like Gran Turismo.
On the other hand, there are some true classics here that even young people might enjoy - Missile Command or Asteroids - shoot, score, and try to live as long as possible. These games appeal to our natural tendency to compete, either with someone else or against ourselves, and score as high as possible. (Similar to Dance Dance Revolution in today's world.)
I bought it. I liked it. As with the original Atari console, this collection is a good way to take a break from the real world, kill 30 minutes, and have fun doing it!
Brings Me Back To Simpler Gaming Times... February 7, 2005
Kevin Havens (Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Five stars for Atari finally bringing out classic games, four for layout of the menus.
The menus may be a bit confusing (The arcade ones are grouped together, but the Atari 2600 games are grouped separately), but shines overall.
While the graphics are a bit dated for today's standards (especially on the PS2), but it brings me back to the times when video games were simpler, had one or a few objectives to complete and didn't require massive polygonal graphics. While some magazines that pertain to gaming say this game (mostly the games that are Atari 2600 versions) should be
Best compilation ever December 14, 2004
submachine (NYC USA)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
After releasing many compilation versions, Atari finally got it right. And its scary how much this game has, Atari 2600 games AND arcade games.
Finally, you can play Major Havoc, arcade version, on the PS2. I read that this was one of the most requested games not yet out, so thanks to Atari for listening.
And for the 2600 games, Yar's Revenge, Combat and Surround? PERFECT. Combat is any 2600's favorite, Yar's Revenge is the reason many people will buy this, no matter what else it had. but Surround? That is the underground classic, playing it today and you can tell it will just never age. Maybe the most fun two-player game on the entire disc.
There are only two other compilations you will ever need: Namco Museum, and Midway Arcade Treasures. But Atari Anthology is the best of them.
85 games that began a revolution! June 8, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Amazing ! Wonderful! You got to buy this game. 18 classic arcade games like Centipede, Asteriods, and more.And 67 Atari 2600 games with classic games like Millipede ( this game is also from the arcade version also like Centipede,Astroids,their also in the home version too!) this game is awsome! If you have a PS2 or XBOX than buy this game!
Excellent Atari real games October 18, 2006
Luis Barboza (FL. USA and Costa Rica)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Wow, when I start the PS2 with this game is just amazing remember about a lot years ago when I play on Atari console, the execution of the games are full screen, and I bonus you'll find the real cartdriges images like was Atari old cassettes, machines and included a video from the creator of Atari. If you want to play again the Atari's games you have to get this. I bought here at amazon.com and in just 2 days can play.
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