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- Platform: Nintendo DS
- Media: Video Game
- Item Quantity: 1
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Atari Greatest Hits Volume 1 delivers 50 iconic Atari games to the Nintendo DS. The compilation game simply gives you the best of Atari's arcade and 2600 games. With 50 all-time favorites including Pong, Asteroids, Centipede and Missile Command and available single cartridge multiplayer, the fun never ends. For those who love the classic gaming experience, this handheld breakthrough is sure to guarantee hours of fun on the go.
- 50 games including 3 Atari 2600 games never before seen in a compilation
- Multiplayer available for all head-to-head games using both single and multi-card
- Original box, cabinet art Hours of all your favorite classic games
- Play anywhere, any time on the DS
Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 1 Includes:
- Atari Arcade Hits: Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Gravitar, Lunar Lander, Missile Command, Pong, Space Duel, Tempest
- Atari 2600 Favorites: 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, Adventure, Air-Sea Battle, Asteroids, Atari Video Cube, Basketball, Battlezone, Bowling, Centipede, Championship Soccer, Dodge 'Em, Flag Capture, Football, Fun with Numbers, Gravitar, Hangman, Haunted House, Home Run, Human Cannonball, Math Gran Prix, Miniature Golf, Missile Command, Outlaw, Realsports Baseball, Realsports Boxing, Realsports Football, Realsports Tennis, Realsports Volleyball, Sky Diver, Slot Maching, Slot Racers, Sprintmasters, Starship, Stella Track, Submarine Commander, Surround, Swordquest Earthworld, Swordquest Fireworld, Swordquest Waterworld,Tempest and Video Checkers.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I'm a gamer. A gamer that enjoys retro games and this package delivers me all the way back to the late 70s early 80s, slip on a pair of flares and crack open a Party 7, this is fun!
The emulation of the arcade games seems spot on, I haven't noticed any glitches or sound drop outs which usually dog such things. The let down is probably more around the hardware, you realise just how small the DS screen is when you play asteroids & I don't know how playable it would be sat on a bus. However,sat at home, its fine.
Centipede, Tempest & Asteroids are probably the stand outs for me, both very playable and I'd hope that younger gamers would appreciate what a breath of fresh air these were upon their release.
The second half of the package covers the Atari VCS games, with Battlezone and Asteroids both recieving very good conversions of the arcade originals. I'd venture to suggest that no console has ever been pushed further than the VCS, with its limited hardware to get anything that looks and plays like the arcade cabinet is an achievement.
This is a package that has had a lot of care taken over it. Polish and professional with excellent emulation and a good selection of controls available. Its not the usual lazy dump of old roms onto a cartridge along with a half-cocked emulation. Its been lovingly crafted and I'd thank the developers for that.
Will you sit down and play the VCS games for hours? Probably not. But I don't think thats the point of this package. Its there to serve as a historical document and a reminder of less complicated days . . . Of course, whether you should buy this or not depends completely on whether you are interested in retro gaming and how home gaming started. If you aren't, then look elsewhere. if you are . . . then you'll have a lot of fun . . .
The emulation of the arcade games seems spot on, I haven't noticed any glitches or sound drop outs which usually dog such things. The let down is probably more around the hardware, you realise just how small the DS screen is when you play asteroids & I don't know how playable it would be sat on a bus. However,sat at home, its fine.
Centipede, Tempest & Asteroids are probably the stand outs for me, both very playable and I'd hope that younger gamers would appreciate what a breath of fresh air these were upon their release.
The second half of the package covers the Atari VCS games, with Battlezone and Asteroids both recieving very good conversions of the arcade originals. I'd venture to suggest that no console has ever been pushed further than the VCS, with its limited hardware to get anything that looks and plays like the arcade cabinet is an achievement.
This is a package that has had a lot of care taken over it. Polish and professional with excellent emulation and a good selection of controls available. Its not the usual lazy dump of old roms onto a cartridge along with a half-cocked emulation. Its been lovingly crafted and I'd thank the developers for that.
Will you sit down and play the VCS games for hours? Probably not. But I don't think thats the point of this package. Its there to serve as a historical document and a reminder of less complicated days . . . Of course, whether you should buy this or not depends completely on whether you are interested in retro gaming and how home gaming started. If you aren't, then look elsewhere. if you are . . . then you'll have a lot of fun . . .
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Let me get my cards on the table here nice and early. I've gone from being a regular gamer, to someone who enjoys games when I can find the time. I like games that deliver 'playability', 'repeatability' and 'challenge' and remember when I had an Atari 2600 at home. Buying this seemed like a 'no brainer' purchase way of re-living some of those classic titles, without the outlay (or reliability) worries of buying an old console. Not to mention that the 'portable' factor means that I could sneak in some old school gaming in my lunch break. Having tried this for a week (so far) I'm a little disappointed, to say the least, and can't see this being an attractive offering to anyone other than someone who's trying to tap into those early gaming days.
First up, the information about the 'game' cartridge is a little mixed, with different information as to just how many games are included. You get nine arcade emulations and more than 40 Atari 2600 console emulations. These are right down to the original sound (which is fun for a while, then you'll really want to turn it down to a whisper)
The Nintendo DS is vastly superior in processing power to an old arcade machine and these certainly never going to be any 'glitches' while running these tiny programs. However, the size and resolution of the screen really does hinder the playability and enjoyment of many of these games.
I was really looking forward to playing 'Lunar Lander' and 'Asteroids'. Both games holding a special place in my memory (and taking a chunk of my pocket money), but they're incredibly difficult to play when you can't make out the screens clearly and can't finesse the controls. Deeply disappointing, for me. I can only think that the developers have tested these on their desktops (with nice modern 'large' monitors) and forgotten to check them on the '256 by 192' of the DS screen.
That's not to say that all the games are 'bad'. The integrity of the titles is there, but I can't help thinking that it's failed at the last step, with a few 'rough edges' not polished out. These's niggles that you can't work around and, let's be honest, it undermines the 'enjoyment' value.
I'm almost encouraged to say to people 'wait until hits the bargain bin'. There's certainly going to be a few people trading these back in almost as soon as they've tried it out.
First up, the information about the 'game' cartridge is a little mixed, with different information as to just how many games are included. You get nine arcade emulations and more than 40 Atari 2600 console emulations. These are right down to the original sound (which is fun for a while, then you'll really want to turn it down to a whisper)
The Nintendo DS is vastly superior in processing power to an old arcade machine and these certainly never going to be any 'glitches' while running these tiny programs. However, the size and resolution of the screen really does hinder the playability and enjoyment of many of these games.
I was really looking forward to playing 'Lunar Lander' and 'Asteroids'. Both games holding a special place in my memory (and taking a chunk of my pocket money), but they're incredibly difficult to play when you can't make out the screens clearly and can't finesse the controls. Deeply disappointing, for me. I can only think that the developers have tested these on their desktops (with nice modern 'large' monitors) and forgotten to check them on the '256 by 192' of the DS screen.
That's not to say that all the games are 'bad'. The integrity of the titles is there, but I can't help thinking that it's failed at the last step, with a few 'rough edges' not polished out. These's niggles that you can't work around and, let's be honest, it undermines the 'enjoyment' value.
I'm almost encouraged to say to people 'wait until hits the bargain bin'. There's certainly going to be a few people trading these back in almost as soon as they've tried it out.
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I guess time dulls the memory, or these games were better on a tv screen, but in this format I found it all rather disappointing. It wasn't expensive so I can't complain.
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