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Classic Gaming Bliss

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 30 / 30
Date: January 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you like old-school gaming action it's near impossible to get any better than this collection. Check out all the game EMULATIONS included.

34 Atari 2600 favorites:
Barnstorming / Boxing / Checkers / Chopper Command / Cosmic Commuter / Crackpots / Dolphin / Dragster / Enduro / Fishing Derby / Freeway / Frostbite / Grand Prix / H.E.R.O. / Ice Hockey / Kaboom! / Keystone Kapers / Laser Blast / Megamania (A Space Nightmare) / Oink! / Pitfall! / Plaque Attack / Pressure Cooker / Private Eye / River Raid / River raid 2 / Seaquest /Skiing / Sky Jinks / Spider Fighter / Stampede / Starmaster / Tennis / Titlematch Pro Wrestling

13 games never released on a compilation before:
Baseball / Beamrider / Bloody Human Freeway / Bridge / The Activision Decathlon / Skateboardin' / Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns / Robot Tank / Space Shuttle: A Journey Into space / Tomcat: The F14 Fighter Simulator / Venetian Blinds (A Technology Demo) / Unknown Protype #1 / Unknon Prototype #2

2 Never before released games:
Kabobber / Thwocker

7 homebrew games:
Climber 5 / Vault Assult / Okie / Oystron / Skeleton+ / Space Treat Deluxe / Video Euchre

Grand total = 56 games!!!

A blast from the past.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: June 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a somewhat difficult cartridge to review, because reactions to it will vary so widely. If you're young enough that none of the titles I'll mention ring a bell, consider this a three star cartridge that should be your first choice if you ever want to try a retro compilation. For anyone who grew up with an Atari 2600 in the early to mid 80's, however, this is a five star cartridge that should be among the first 10 that you get for your Game Boy. What you have, basically, is a handheld Atari system with 34 of it's best known games, plus extras, on one cartridge. Simply astonishing.

The four games featured on the front packaging are among those you'll probably be playing most often. In Freeway you help a chicken cross a highway. In Chopper Command you pilot a Chopper and, well, shoot the heck out of anything airborne that moves while avoiding crashes and return fire. In River Raid, you make your way down a river blasting enemies while avoiding shooting refueling tanks that you need to use.

There are other games you'll like too, but one rules above all the others. Mario. Samus. Alucard and the Belmonts. Before them all, there was Pitfall Harry - and countless of us grew up trying to get our Indiana Jones like hero through a jungle alive, those triple-crocodile jumps the bane of our young gaming existence.

There are some extra pluses and minuses. Those used only to games like the colorful Mario ports will find the screen a bit dull, but that was the Atari coloring of the time. Return fire bullets were small, which means that on the Game Boy they're Really, Really Small. Again, that's the system and the games. Finally, fans of the popular Kaboom!, the game featuring the dreaded Mad Bomber, should be aware that the controls don't lend themselves to the game very well - perhaps the only instance in the cartridge.

Now, however, for the pluses. You get a menu screen resembling an Atari cartridge deck, and can view the original box art and instructions - enough to give you a smile in itself. And - here's the big one - the cartridge retains records of high scores, which was the whole point of the Atari era. If you get a high enough score, you can even get a virtual patch resembling the ones you could send away for in the 80's if you provided Activision with a snapshot of your TV screen with a score of a certain level.

If you want to relive those days on handheld, then this cartridge is a must for you.

a revised review for this game, it's excellent!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

i originally wrote a bad review for this game due to what i thought were bugs ... by my "jumping to conclusions" i feel it is now up to me to correct this. problem is that i have a computer disc with all bad games that i was comparing it to.. ATARI assured me that these games are direct ports and that it was MY disc that had the "BUGS" ... after trying the originals , i can assure you that it is true, this game is exactly like the originals and is by far the best atari compalation to date ... better than any console version ... plus extras not to be released on an other version!!! also try it on your gameboy player to see how perfect it is!!!!! go out and buy it now!!! you will not be dissapointed!! please disregard the last review i wrote bashing this product.. i was WRONG! its really that good!!

great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

the Best collection of atari 2600 games ever! This is a must have for you retro gamers out there!

Absolutely Stunning Value

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Many reviewers have already wrote about the numerous games included in this amazing little cartridge, so I will not do a rehash. I just wanted to mention how this cart takes you on a journey into your younger days (if you are 30+) and can even change longlasting memories that you had. I am referring to Dragster, which I hated as a kid because I did not understand it. When I began playing it again on this cart, I still had problems...until I read the full directions (scanned into this cart). I am now hooked on this game and have played it for at least a few hours. I am sort of obsessed with getting the patch. You need a time of under 6.00 seconds and I have gotten it down to 6.01, so I am close. When I do finally get this magical score and earn the scan of the patch, i will truly feel I have earned it. Which is exactly the same feeling I had over two decades ago. Just amazing. Please note that the scores needed for the patches in the PS2 version were raised to make it easier, so you do not get a real feeling of accomplishment on that version that you do on this one.

All in all, this cart represents what happens when a company takes its job serious and pulls out all the stops to make a quality project.

SO FUN!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best ever!! You can earn patches for certain games and play classic 1980's type games! The only thing that isn't so good about it is the graphics, which aren't quite all that great. But this game is still a blast and I love it!!!

Superb

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you are a fan of the 2600 and have a desire to play the classics on your GBA, this collection will make you dance with joy. The games on this collection are fully emulated, not ported, so they run the original code. Fantastic!

Great presentation and excellent emulation. In addition to the prototypes and demos, there are even some newly written games for the Atari 2600 that are emulated here.

Unfortunately another reviewer mentioned the collection has lots of bugs. This is not true, he simply doesn't understand how to play the games.

Portable Atari VCS? What more could you ask!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The emulation is as good as you could ask for on this handheld, and the game selection includes never-before-seen homebrew games and prototypes. If you're into Atari or Activision, you can't go wrong with this collection, even if you already have similar packages for Windows, Mac, PSX, or PS2. It's that good.

Of course, if you're not into oldies, steer clear!

Pretty good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Most of the games in this anthology of Activision's golden age are little more than bizarre curiosities, but the sheer fact that there are 55 of them (complete with some unreleased prototypes and "alternate" versions of games involving *gasp* human blood) sure does make up for a lot. Some graphic muddiness due to the GBA screen aside, the video and sound emulation is right on. Most of the good 'uns (River Raid, Pitfall) still hold up surprisingly well, though Kaboom is totally unplayable without the paddle controller. And while you may never actually figure out what the hell is going on with Kabobber or the NASA-licensed Space Shuttle, you're bound to enjoy the minutes trying

Great collection of past games!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a great collection for those who can remember the old 2600 games. Keeping the high scores and including graphics of the patches and original manuals is great as well. Younger players might not get as much from it though. Its a great collection for the price for sure!

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