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Atari mines its 2600 catalog for 'Atari's Greatest Hits: Volume 1' on DS

Atari mines its 2600 catalog for 'Atari's Greatest Hits — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:30:00 +0000

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Atari released a collection of classic games on DS way back in 2005. The publisher has announced a second DS collection of 2600 classics -- this time, without any "remixing." Atari's Greatest Hits: Volume 1, out this November, is a compilation of fifty Atari 2600 and arcade games, ranging from the legendary Centipede, Tempest to the somewhat obscure the Swordquest series, Human Cannonball to Math Gran Prix Math Gran Prix .

Twenty of the titles including Pong, Space Duel, and Outlaw will have single-card multiplayer for up to four, which makes sense given how little data would need to be transmitted to send the whole game ROM out over wireless. Check out the full game list and a trailer after the break. Something tells us that the footage in the trailer isn't authentic DS gameplay. Something like the fact that the screen images are wider than actual DS screens and aligned incorrectly.

This is great news for retro gaming enthusiasts -- except for the ones releasing Intellivision Lives!, who we imagine didn't expect to be competing with the 2600 again.

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Destructoid: 50-game Atari classics collection coming to DS this fall

Destructoid — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Because you've been dying for another collection of Atari classics, Atari has announced Atari's Greatest Hits: Volume 1 for the Nintendo DS. The title will feature 50 different games, including Asteroids, Pong, Centipede, Adventure, Tempest, and more.

Love the classics but not sold on another retro collection? Here's the hook -- single cartridge multiplayer! 20 of the collection's titles will allow you to share game data with another DS for multiplayer, including Space Duel and Pong. If playing alone is your thing, maybe you'll just be interest in the game's extras, including Atari trivia scores can be posted to Atari.com , a memorabilia showcase, and original game manuals for each title.

Keep reading for the full list of games in the $29.99 compilation, which is out this fall.

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.

Brian Ashcraft: From Game Boy To Virtual Boy, An Exhibit Of Gunpei Yokoi's Legacy [Gallery]

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:30:00 +0000

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Gunpei Yokoi, who sadly killed in an auto accident in 1997, was a gaming wizard. A new exhibit in Tokyo's Harajuku pays its respects to Yokoi's legacy. More »