Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition - English

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition (Switch) - English

Model: 810136672466
Web Code: 18198654
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Release Date: November 8, 2024


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Overview

Travel back to the golden era of gaming with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition for Nintendo Switch. This edition brings over 140 classic games, including 39 new titles and rare prototypes. Navigate through interactive timelines, enjoy exclusive interviews, and explore Atari's legendary impact on gaming. Perfect for collectors and video-game fans alike.
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What's included:

  • Game Cartridge
  • Features the original release plus two new timelines and 39 additional games
  • Includes 140+ classic games with top-notch emulation and modern enhancements, plus access to long-unavailable classics
  • Explore the Wider World of Atari timeline with 19 playable games and eight video segments, highlighting Atari's lasting impact on creators and fans
  • Discover the brand that launched the modern video game industry through interviews, archival images, special source material, and behind-the-scenes content, all presented with Digital Eclipse's signature style
  • Highlights from the new timeline offer an in-depth look at Stern Electronics' Berzerk, overlooked innovations from the late '80s, spotlight on artist Evelyn Seto, and Pong creator Al Alcorn's story behind Breakout. It also includes fan community's role in uncovering prototypes, making "homebrew" games, and preserving Atari history
  • The First Console War timeline features 20 playable games and half-dozen video segments, recounting the epic battle between the Atari 2600 and Mattel's Intellivision
  • Highlights feature fan-favourite M Network games, a mix of Atari and M Network sports titles, and rare Atari 2600 and 5200 prototypes
  • New interview features Intellivision's Don Daglow, M Network's Jane Terjung, Activision's David Crane and Garry Kitchen, homebrew programmer Dennis Debro, and historians Leonard Herman and Mike Mika
  • Includes emulated games, unreleased prototypes, and other rare gems created for seven hardware platforms — Arcade, Atari 800, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari Jaguar, and Atari Lynx
  • Features over 13 new interview segments with industry key figures, including programmers, artists, historians, fans, and homebrew developers
Product Condition
Brand New
ESRB Rating
Teen
ESRB Descriptors
Blood, Drug Reference, Fantasy Violence, Language, Mild Sexual Themes
ESRB Interactive Elements
In-Game Purchases
Game Format
Physical
Compatible Platform(s)
Nintendo Switch

Number of Players

Genre
Classic