Iconic gaming brand Atari has launched a celebratory new title commemorating it 50th anniversary. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is available now on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, and Windows PC, and even Atari VCS
Atari 50 is an interactive trek through Atari’s historic past, featuring a selection of the publisher’s most memorable games and brands, and also showcases the creative individuals who launched the video game industry.
An anthology in the true sense of the word, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration showcases the history of Atari through a combination of retro and modern playable games, short videos, never-before-seen interviews, early development diaries, and more. With seven console platforms emulated (including Jaguar!) the collection includes over 100 video games sorted by era across five decades. It also includes sketches, schematics, inernal memos, and many other previously unseen Atari artifacts.
A digital romp through Atari’s enduring past and a peek into the creative minds that created the publisher’s legacy, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration invites players to explore the golden age of video games through a new lens. Watch Atari grow from a small Silicon Valley startup to the iconic brand it quickly grew to become, explore early game concepts, and enjoy a handful of reimagined fan-favorites lovingly created by developer Digital Eclipse.
Additional features in this remarkable Atari 50 collection:
- Expert Insight Through Storytelling: The collection is outfitted with a handful of various never-before-seen interviews with past-and-present Atari leadership as well as other prolific names in the games industry; complemented, of course, by the video game developers who helped raise Atari to become an industry icon.
- Playable History: The massive selection of over 100 games spans seven different platforms: Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, and, for the first time ever on modern consoles, Atari Lynx and Jaguar! Play the classics like Tempest 2000, Asteroids, and Yars’ Revenge, or dive into some deeper cuts.
- Reimagined and Revisited: The team at Digital Eclipse created six new games for the collection that reimagines some of the most beloved Atari classics or put a twist on classic game themes, including Haunted House, Neo Breakout, Yars’ Revenge, Vctr Sctr, and the infamously never-finished Airworld.
Developed by Digital Eclipse, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration launches today on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, and Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store for $39.99. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration releases for Atari VCS later this year.
Learn more at atari.com’s Atari 50 page.
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