• Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Nov 11, 2003
User Score
4.4 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 8 out of 13

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  1. jodyr
    Oct 30, 2009
    3
    Terrible implementation. Would like my money back plus minimum wage for few minutes I managed to invest in this lame collection.
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  2. DylanM
    Jun 6, 2008
    3
    Yes these are great games. I bought this for gravitar alone, and the price would have been fair for that alone, if the presentation weren't as awful as it is. But awful it is: terrible , worse than 8-bit interface (no, not cute!), frequent crashes, and no updates from Steam. I'd like my money back.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. DavidS
    Apr 9, 2008
    0
    Unless you have a horribly old (slow) machine, all you will get is a black screen - read the forum comments before buying for all of the compatibility problems!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. DaveB
    Jan 29, 2009
    7
    This is a great recap of Atari. It reminds me on what I started on. When I was little my dad would let us play the Atari 2600. It shows cool acrade art and has a tremendous list of games to choose from, so you know it will have what you want to play. What I must say the downside is the controls are a little hard to cope with on certain games like Battlezone.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. AnonymousMC
    Mar 4, 2009
    0
    Would not work with either XP Pro SP3 or Vista Bus. Gave up. No help from Steam. (I bought from them)
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. JacobD
    Apr 23, 2008
    0
    It doesn't even work on either of my PC's. I am using a top of the line quad core with vista, and a 2.6 GHz with XP, dosen't work at all for either, just crashes when I select a game. I am very disappointed and I want my money back.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. coline
    Dec 25, 2009
    2
    The emulator is so old it would probably run better in a 1990's emulator! Too many crashes, hang ups, stuttering to be playable which is only going to get worse as current hardware moves further away from the shabby front end, the games would still be brilliant if you could just get at em!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. HaveyouSeenmyspaceship?
    Dec 31, 2009
    10
    A trip to the past! It's a win!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
Metascore

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. 72
    For gamers pushing thirty, Atari 80 is a window to the past and the essential anthology of Atari classics. For the uninitiated, 80 Classic Games could be the first course book in your self-education of "The History of Electronic Gaming."
  2. A great way to relive some of the high points of classic gaming. However, poorly implemented customization options and sometimes less-than-perfect emulation tarnish what would otherwise be an incredible trip down memory lane.
  3. 60
    With slightly better play control and improved vector-graphics information, the collection could be a definitive representation of videogames from the late '70s and early '80s, but as it stands, it's a fairly average look at gaming's early days.