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  • Summary: Atari puts together its most popular arcade and console games in one massive collection. Now you can play classic arcade hits such as Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, Pong, Warlords, Crystal Castle, Gravitar, and much more. The collection also includes 62 Atari 2600 titles, including Adventure, Breakout, Casino, Pong, Star Raiders, and Yars' Revenge. Relive your favorite titles from the early days of video games, and take on new challenges and bonus games. Expand
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. If you love retro throw backs, this is one of the best collections I've ever played. Atari Anthology is cheap, it is loaded with bonus features, and it comes packed with some of the biggest video games of all time!
  2. I'm really pleased to see the inclusion of a good selection of original arcade ports as well. [Jan 2005, p.119]
  3. Many things: packed, fun, annoying, and humorously ironic. [Jan 2005, p.80]
  4. Ninety-five per cent of these games are rubbish, but you just can't help a quick trip down memory lane.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. Justin
    9
    In order to truly appreciate these games, you have to be a true videogame fan. If it were not for some of these classics (like those in this collection) games like Gran Turismo, Halo, and Half-Life would have never existed. And no, I'm not being sarcastic. I love them, my dad loves them, my grandparents love them, and my kids will love them for sure! Expand
  2. BlueFalcon
    6
    It's nice to have such a large number of games in one package. But really, only about 10% of them are worth playing. Being able to play the games in "trippy mode" is a nice touch. Collapse
  3. JaceN.
    2
    With the internet wide illegal...but addictive practice of emulation...compilations like this are woefully useless. Maybe they should have asked on of s hardcore gamers to create an all in one emulator for the XBOX containing 100 Atari, Intellivision, Sega and Nintendo system games a piece...in one package. And charge full price for it. Only 80 atari games on a biiiiiiiiig DVD? 0.1% space usage is such a idiotic waste! Expand