Have you ever performed Atari right this moment?

Atari, (or at the least the present iteration of Atari), has introduced that it is going to be releasing an bold new compilation that hopes to seize the 50-year historical past of the legendary sport developer. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration will look again at Atari’s 5 a long time in gaming, courting all the way in which again to the beginning of the business itself.

We can not consider a greater approach to rejoice our golden anniversary than to share the a long time of enjoyable, innovation, and expertise with our followers worldwide by this actually exceptional assortment,” mentioned Atari CEO Wade Rosen. “To say it’s an honor to carry this assortment to life is an understatement. I converse for everybody at Atari after I say we’re elated to share this new Atari expertise with the world as our Fiftieth-anniversary celebration.”

The compilation incorporates over 90 titles pulled from the Atari catalog, together with video games launched for the arcade market, the Atari 2600, the Atari Lynx, and even the ill-fated Atari Jaguar. Greater than only a sport compilation, nevertheless, Atari 50 guarantees a completely interactive timeline, loaded with advertising and marketing supplies, idea paintings, video interviews, archival footage, documentation, and different trivia tidbits pertaining to the corporate’s legacy of {hardware} and software program.

As well as, developer Digital Eclipse has crafted 5 new video games for the gathering: revamped editions of Atari classics Haunted Home, Neo Breakout, Yars’ Revenge, Vctr Sctr, and the never-released Airworld. With Atari 50, it appears that evidently the developer is trying to present a really playable museum of the studio, permitting older gamers to observe a chronological timeline of their youth, whereas instructing youthful gamers not solely about Atari, but in addition concerning the evolution of gaming as a complete.

Whereas Atari’s latter-day historical past is convoluted and, effectively, unusual, there’s no denying the corporate’s impression on gaming historical past, significantly in its youth. This new assortment appears set to completely seize the highs and lows of one of the recognizable gaming manufacturers on the planet. I’m actually extra on this than I’m in any resort, even much less so in your shitty blockchain tasks.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration launches this winter on PlayStation, PC, Xbox, and Nintendo Swap.

Chris Moyse

Senior Editor – Chris has been enjoying video video games for the reason that Nineteen Eighties. Former Saturday Night time Slam Grasp. Graduated from Galaxy Excessive with honors. Twitter: @ChrisxMoyse