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What can I say?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Brings back some good memories of my childhood. I remember fighting over the atari w/ my siblings =).... Trust me, its a must buy, and I would like to thank DC for commin' out with it.

So So Fun for Classic Enthusiasts

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

What do you get when you take great Atari arcade games from the late 70s and early 80s and bring them into the year 2000? You shall know when you play Atari Anniversary Edition. The only games that are really playable are Crystal Castles, Missle Command and Battle Zone. Other than that, everything else plays so horribly with the standard DC control pad that you'll wonder why these games had such an impact on a young game industry. The archive is really cool, but like every other classic collection, it feels pretty sparse. In the end, AAE is a neat little collection of games for people who wondered what it was like before Mario and the likes; just don't expect to spend a lot of time with it.

Atari Anniversary Edition

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is very boring. Maybe it's too old. Objects are so tiny that it's very hard to play. Very disappointed after trying all the games. waste money. If you want to get old games, get the Smash pack. It's much much more fun & all games are great.

Fantastic!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

What can I say. Words cannot describe how well Infogrames have compiled this classic Atari collection. Hasbro did not know what they were doing. What a waste of time they were! Infogrames are already bringing back the glory days for Atari. In England people are very much aware of the quality of old and new games and we're all wearing the T-Shirts too! Even some of our Soccer Teams have the Atari Logo on their Shirts! This Games package is outstanding, it will make your day.

Atari Paradise

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is Atari lovers paradise. Twelve great games to play until your heart is content. Reminds me of the good old days when I was a teenager at the arcades. Fantastic game!

It's Atrari! What Else Do You Need To Know?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Artari. Every gamer knows this legendary company by heart. Because Atari made the first game ever: "Pong." And with Pong came "Centipede," "Asteroids," "Tempest," and many more! Soon Colcovistion and the dreaded Nintendo would come along and boot Artari out of bussness...but their legendary games will live on forever! Now thanks to Infogames the legacy of Atari lives on! Now you can enjoy 12 Atari classics on your Sega Dreamcast for one low price (...)

Now keep in mind these games aren't state-of-the-art, they're graphics are not buffed out, and the gameplay most of the time only requires the D-Pad/Analog and the A-Button! Yes folks, this is classic gaming at it's best! While new gamers who started out playing games like "Metal Gear Solid" will look at these games in disgust adult gamers who grew up with these game will relive their childhood memories one last time!

The only real gripe I have with this collection is that the controller for the Dreamcast is a little sensitive for these games, and therefor will take time getting use to before you will actually sit down and enjoy the game...but that's only a miner flaw! Once you get the controlls down get ready to relive your childhood memories with "Atari: Aniversary Edition!"

JUST LIKE THE ARCADE

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you liked the games when they were in the arcades, then you will enjoy this game. The only draw back is the games that used to have a rollar or ball to control (Pong), are tricky until you get the hang of it with a joy stick. Worth having in your collection for the money!

All Hail Vector Graphics!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: September 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I live in New York, and there's actually no shortage of retro gaming emporiums selling reconditioned or brand new consoles and games from the "Silver Age" of the mid-to-late '70s. But I'm also lazy, and never quite got up the energy to invest in yet another system, albeit the one I grew up with, and home to the greatest games of all time. So I take the shortcut back in time, snagging all the great retro titles for my GameBoy (which I bought simply so I could play Missile Command and Defender), PC & Dreamcast. This collection is leaps and bounds above all others, in terms of the quality and recognizability of the games, and is dead-on in recreating the original arcade experience, right down to the original cabinet art.

These are the games that made gaming so addictive--Tempest, Centipede, Battle Zone, Asteroids, and so many others. I had em all when I had a 2600, and I am thrilled to be playing them again (especially Tempest--kept my wife up all night to those breeeeeeeeops and hyperspace jumps). The sole occasional drawback is the Dreamcast controller, which is great for some games (like Tempest or Centipede) but is woeful with others (Breakout & Pong especially). The old Atari paddle would be so much better, though I can't see Sega (or a 3rd party company) producing a custom peripheral for a budget-priced title.

As if all this wasn't enough, the game has a DVD-style gallery section, with tons of old Atari ads, buttons and stickers, which you can zoom in on to incredible detail (how come my Terminator 2 DVD can't do THAT?????). Plus there's an insightful video interview with the creator of Atari--really takes us back to the geek-ridden origins of the computer games world.

Now, if Infrogames can team up with LucasArts to port the old Star Wars arcade game to Dreamcast, my life would be complete...

What a FLASHBACK,,,,Love It. A must but for the Price..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The only drawback is that the games like asteroids and tempest which used a knob to move around in a circle, are a bit harder to play. Other than that, the graphics are great and plays like the original....A must have for the kid at heart...

no controllers or trackballs or paddles

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I liked everthing

except where do I get the right controllers. Tempest is great but pong is hard to play with an analog stick. also breakout is too hard and warlords you can't move fast but that is not a problem on tempest if you know what you are doing.

I really like it but it does not save anything.no saves..

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