New Atari Collection Launching With Over 90 Games

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It’s been fifty years since Atari was founded, and, through the many ups and downs, the brand has managed to maintain at least some kind of relevance in the fast-paced and ever-evolving video game industry. Despite releasing the Atari VCS console in 2021, Atari’s most recognizable contributions to the industry harken back to the earliest days of in-home gaming. To commemorate those classic games and everything that has come since, Atari is set to launch Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration in November.

A set of over ninety seminal titles spanning the Atari 2600 to the Atari Jaguar, this collection looks to be a must-have for fans of retro gaming. The stylish trailer includes snippets from interviews with pioneering devs like Howard Scott Warshaw and Jerry Jessop and shows off both classic and re-imagined versions of well-known Atari games. Boasting a selection of rare and in-demand Atari titles like Cybermoprh and Atari Karts, this looks to be a promising package for fans of everything old-school.

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Of particular note are six apparently all-new games developed by Digital Eclipse, the studio behind the collection. In reality, the term “new” may be a bit of a stretch, as Atari’s website confirms them to be remastered variants of games like Yar’s Revenge, Quadratank, Haunted House, and, interestingly enough, the ultra-rare SwordQuest: AirWorld. On top of the long-lost Atari Jaguar game that was found in January, 2022 is shaping up to be quite a year for Atari fans.

That said, Atari has also been in hot water as of late. The Atari VCS has courted controversy in the past as a result of its crowdfunding campaign, a slew of new Atari NFTs have both fans and investors wary, and the brand itself bears