Atari Anthology

{{Infobox video game

| title = Atari: 80 Classic Games in One!

| image = AtariAnthology.jpg

| caption = North American console box art

| developer = Digital Eclipse

| publisher = Atari Interactive

| designer =

| series =

| engine = RenderWare

| platforms = Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2

| released = Microsoft Windows {{vgrelease|WW|November 11, 2003}}Xbox{{vgrelease|NA|November 16, 2004|EU|November 26, 2004|AU|December 3, 2004{{cite web | author=van Leuveren, Luke | date=November 28, 2004 | url=http://www.palgn.com.au/article.php?id=1779 | title=Updated Australian Release List - 28/11/2004 | website=PALGN | publisher=PAL Gaming Network | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910162525/http://www.palgn.com.au/article.php?id=1779 | archive-date=September 10, 2006 | url-status=dead | access-date=June 29, 2023}}}}PlayStation 2{{vgrelease|NA|November 22, 2004|EU|February 18, 2005}}

| genre = Various

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer (max 2)

}}

Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! is a 2003 video game collection for Microsoft Windows, also released as Atari Anthology for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Atari Interactive. The title is a compilation of 80 video games previously published by Atari, Inc. and Atari Corporation from the 1970s and 1980s, reproducing Atari's games from its arcade and Atari 2600 game console platforms. Many games permit one to play each title at varying speeds, with time limits, or with a shifting color palette.

Extra contents include original arcade artwork and scans of the instruction manuals for the Atari 2600 games, video interviews with Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, Windows desktop themes, DirectX 9 runtime, and Adobe Reader 5.1 English version. Support for Stelladaptor 2600 to USB interface, and 24-bit color wallpapers for Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, Pong, Super Breakout, and Tempest themes are available as patches. The Xbox version had online multiplayer through Xbox Live which was shut down on April 15, 2010. Atari Anthology is now playable online using replacement online servers for the Xbox called Insignia.{{Cite web |title=Insignia - Atari Anthology |url=https://insignia.live/games/49470079 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=insignia.live |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Xbox |first=Pure |date=2023-11-16 |title=Xbox Live 1.0 Replacement 'Insignia' Now Supports 150 Games |url=https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/11/xbox-live-1-0-replacement-insignia-now-supports-150-games |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Pure Xbox |language=en-GB}}

Games

The following is a list of games included in the releases.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/28/atari-80-classic-games-in-one-review|work=IGN|title=Atari: 80 Classic Games in One Review|accessdate=October 7, 2024|date=January 27, 2004|last=Humphries|first=Scott}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/30/atari-anthology|work=IGN|title=Atari Anthology|accessdate=October 7, 2024|date=November 30, 2004|last=Harris|first=Craig|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126195851/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/30/atari-anthology |archive-date=26 January 2023 }}

class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" \|+{{sronly\|Games in the collection}} ! scope="col" style="width: 12em;"\| Title ! scope="col" style="width: 5em;"\| Arcade ! scope="col" style="width: 5em;"\|2600 ! scope="col" style="width: 10em;"\|Note
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Adventure \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Air-Sea Battle \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Asteroids \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Asteroids Deluxe \| {{yes}} \| {{n/a}} \|
scope="row" \| Atari Video Cube \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \| Console version only
scope="row" \| Backgammon \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \| Console version only
scope="row" \| BASIC Programming \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \| PC version only
scope="row" \| Battlezone \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Blackjack \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Black Widow \| {{yes}} \| {{n/a}} \|
scope="row" \| Bowling \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Breakout \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Canyon Bomber \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Casino \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Centipede \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Circus Atari \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Codebreaker \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \| PC version only
scope="row" \| Combat \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Crystal Castles \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Demons to Diamonds \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Desert Falcon \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Dodge 'Em \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Double Dunk \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Flag Capture \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Football \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Fun With Numbers \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| {{sort\|Game of Concentration\|A Game of Concentration}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \| PC version only
scope="row" \| Golf \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Gravitar \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Hangman \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \| Console version only
scope="row" \| Haunted House \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Home Run \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Human Cannonball \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Liberator \| {{yes}} \| {{n/a}} \|
scope="row" \| Lunar Lander \| {{yes}} \| {{n/a}} \|
scope="row" \| Major Havoc \| {{yes}} \| {{n/a}} \|
scope="row" \| Math Gran Prix \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Maze Craze \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Millipede \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Miniature Golf \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Missile Command \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Night Driver \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Off the Wall \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Outlaw \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Pong \| {{yes}} \| {{n/a}} \|
scope="row" \| Quadrun \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Radar Lock \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Red Baron \| {{yes}} \| {{n/a}} \|
scope="row" \| RealSports Baseball \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| RealSports Football \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| RealSports Tennis \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| RealSports Volleyball \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Sky Diver \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Slot Machine \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Slot Racers \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Space Duel \| {{yes}} \| {{n/a}} \|
scope="row" \| Space War \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Sprintmaster \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Star Raiders \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Star Ship \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Steeplechase \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Stellar Track \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Street Racer \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Submarine Commander \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Super Baseball \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Super Breakout \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Super Football \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Surround \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Swordquest: Earthworld \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Swordquest: Fireworld \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Swordquest: Waterworld \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Tempest \| {{yes}} \| {{n/a}} \|
scope="row" \| Video Checkers \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Video Chess \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Video Olympics \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Video Pinball \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Warlords \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
scope="row" \| Yars' Revenge \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \|

class="wikitable sortable sticky-header"

|+{{sronly|Games in the collection}}

! scope="col" style="width: 12em;"| Title

! scope="col" style="width: 5em;"| Arcade

! scope="col" style="width: 5em;"|2600

! scope="col" style="width: 10em;"|Note

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Adventure

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Air-Sea Battle

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Asteroids

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Asteroids Deluxe

| {{yes}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" | Atari Video Cube

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

| Console version only

scope="row" | Backgammon

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

| Console version only

scope="row" | BASIC Programming

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

| PC version only

scope="row" | Battlezone

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Blackjack

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Black Widow

| {{yes}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" | Bowling

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Breakout

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Canyon Bomber

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Casino

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Centipede

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Circus Atari

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Codebreaker

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

| PC version only

scope="row" | Combat

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Crystal Castles

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Demons to Diamonds

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Desert Falcon

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Dodge 'Em

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Double Dunk

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Flag Capture

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Football

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Fun With Numbers

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | {{sort|Game of Concentration|A Game of Concentration}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

| PC version only

scope="row" | Golf

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Gravitar

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Hangman

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

| Console version only

scope="row" | Haunted House

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Home Run

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Human Cannonball

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Liberator

| {{yes}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" | Lunar Lander

| {{yes}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" | Major Havoc

| {{yes}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" | Math Gran Prix

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Maze Craze

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Millipede

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Miniature Golf

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Missile Command

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Night Driver

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Off the Wall

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Outlaw

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Pong

| {{yes}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" | Quadrun

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Radar Lock

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Red Baron

| {{yes}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" | RealSports Baseball

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | RealSports Football

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | RealSports Tennis

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | RealSports Volleyball

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Sky Diver

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Slot Machine

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Slot Racers

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Space Duel

| {{yes}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" | Space War

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Sprintmaster

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Star Raiders

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Star Ship

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Steeplechase

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Stellar Track

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Street Racer

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Submarine Commander

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Super Baseball

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Super Breakout

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Super Football

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Surround

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Swordquest: Earthworld

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Swordquest: Fireworld

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Swordquest: Waterworld

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Tempest

| {{yes}}

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" | Video Checkers

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Video Chess

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Video Olympics

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Video Pinball

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Warlords

| {{yes}}

scope="row" | Yars' Revenge

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

Marketing

As part of Atari's 40th anniversary, free download of Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! was also available in the following General Mills boxed cereal products: Cinnamon Toast Crunch (17 oz.), Lucky Charms (16 oz.), Honey Nut Cheerios (17 oz.), Cheerios (18 oz.) and Cocoa Puffs (16.5 oz.).{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120524042641/http://www.annagainandagainreviews.com/2012/02/general-mills-atari-giveaway.html General Mills & Atari Giveaway!]}}

A free Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! CD could also be found inside General Mills boxed cereals in Canada.[http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/75799-atari-games-in-general-mills-cereals/ Atari Games in General Mills Cereals]

Atari Anthology includes the following changes:

The Windows desktop themes, DirectX 9 runtime, and Adobe Reader 5.1 English version have been removed.
The Atari 2600 titles Atari Video Cube, Backgammon, and Hangman have been added.
The Atari 2600 titles A Game of Concentration, BASIC Programming, and Codebreaker have been removed.
Unlockable game challenges, which add challenges by reaching predetermined goals in specific games.

=''Atari Classics Evolved''=

Atari Classics Evolved was published for PlayStation Portable in 2007 and includes 11 arcade classics from Atari Anthology (such as Asteroids and Super Breakout) and also 50 unlockable Atari 2600 titles. Also, every arcade title has an "evolved" version with new graphics and sounds. To unlock the 2600 games, the player must win all awards in all arcade titles.

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| PC= true

| PS2= true

| XBOX= true

| na = true

| MC_XBOX= 68%{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/atari-anthology/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox|title=Atari Anthology for Xbox Reviews|access-date=May 16, 2020|publisher=Metacritic}}

| MC_PS2=66%{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/atari-anthology/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=Atari Anthology for PS2 Reviews|access-date=May 16, 2020|publisher=Metacritic}}

| MC_PC=70%{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/atari-80-classic-games-in-one/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Atari: 80 Classic Games in One for PC Reviews|access-date=May 16, 2020|publisher=Metacritic}}

| GSpot_PC =6.6/10{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Tracy|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/atari-80-classic-games-in-one-review/1900-6086217/|title=Atari: 80 Classic Games in One Review|publisher=GameSpot|date=January 8, 2004|access-date=May 16, 2020}}

| GSpot_XBOX =6.8/10{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Tracy|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/atari-anthology-review/1900-6113965/|title=Atari Anthology Review|publisher=GameSpot|date=November 24, 2004|access-date=May 16, 2020}}

| IGN_PS2=6/10{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Harris|title=Atari Anthology|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/30/atari-anthology|publisher=IGN|date=November 30, 2004|access-date=May 16, 2020}}

| IGN_PC=7.2/10{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Humphries|title=Atari: 80 Classic Games in One Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/28/atari-80-classic-games-in-one-review|publisher=IGN|date=January 28, 2004|access-date=May 16, 2020}}

| XPlay_PC={{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|first=Glenn |last=Rubenstein|title='Atari: 80 Classic Games in One' (PC) Review|url=http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3615904,00.html|publisher=X-Play|date=February 17, 2004|access-date=May 16, 2020}}

}}

The console versions of the game received "mixed or average" reviews, while the PC version received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

References

External links

=The 80 Classic Games=

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120515225910/http://atari.com/buy-games/arcade/atari-80-classic-games-one Atari Inc. Atari 80 Classic Games in One page]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060220112911/http://www.digitaleclipse.com/live/main/main.php?v=pr&id=556&PHPSESSID=e7e60702215d05755268a5196032f459 Digital Eclipse Software, Inc page]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20061021235914/http://www.digitaleclipse.com/live/main/main1597.html?v=sp Digital Eclipse support page for Atari: The 80 Classic Games]

=Anthology=

Digital Eclipse Software, Inc page: [https://web.archive.org/web/20051212100055/http://www.digitaleclipse.com/live/main/main.php?v=pr&id=656&PHPSESSID=e7e60702215d05755268a5196032f459 Playstation 2], [https://web.archive.org/web/20051212094639/http://www.digitaleclipse.com/live/main/main.php?v=pr&id=657&PHPSESSID=e7e60702215d05755268a5196032f459 Xbox]
Atari page: [https://web.archive.org/web/20051210053301/http://www.atari.com/us/games/atari_anthology/playstation2 Playstation 2], [https://web.archive.org/web/20051210052339/http://www.atari.com/us/games/atari_anthology/xbox_live Xbox]

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