Activision's Atari 2600 Action Pack
Rediscover 15 Original Atari 2600
Video Games - Now for Windows 95!
The blast from the past zeroes in on your PC - with classic heart-racing action that'll zap video vets into neo-cartridge nirvana! It's video-mania revisited with gameplay that's as timeless as sore thumbs and unfinished homework...
Relive the pit-hopping, river-raiding, bomb-catching hours of your youth on your PC with all the riveting graphics, gripping sound effects and addictive fun you remember!
Activision's Atari 2600 Action Pack - the latest breakthrough in classic entertainment.
Boxing
Jab your way into knock-out action!
Fishing Derby
Go fish! - but watch out for the shark!
H.E.R.O.
Take on emergency rescue missions!
Seaquest
Dive for sunken treasure!
Chopper Command
Pilot your 'copter to victory!
Freeway
Help the chicken cross the freeway!
Kaboom!
Can you stop the "Mad Bomber?"
Sky Jinks
Break the speed record in air racing!
Cosmic Commander
Merge into this galactic fast-lane!
Frostbite
Build your igloo before you freeze!
Pitfall!
Swing into pit-hopping action!
Spider Fighter
Blast spooky spiders to bug heaven!
Crackpots
Grab a pot and get cracking!
Grand Prix
Strap into a high-speed, formula racing machine!
River Raid
Detroy enemy bridges, ships and aircraft!
Source:
Back of Box - Windows 95 Release
Arcade-action excitement comes fast and furious in Activision's Atari Action Packs! Action Pack 1 gets the ball rolling with some heavy hitters, including:
- Pitfall!: take on the swinging vines, bottomless pits, crocodiles and scorpions in the original, old-school action-adventure
- Kaboom!: dare to be the bomb squad -- catch quickly dropping bombs before they hit the deck
- River Raid: pilot your B1 StratoWing Assault Jet to break the enemy (Soviet?) blockade before their troops change your lifestyle
- H.E.R.O.: negotiate a twisted maze of underground mine shafts as you battle flowing lava and dangerous creatures on your way to rescue trapped miners as well as such faves as Chopper Command, Grand Prix, Boxing, Cosmic Commuter, Crackpots, Fishing Derby, Freeway, Frostbite, Seaquest, Sky Jinks and Spider Fighter.
Source:
www.activision.com
A Blast from the Past on the Windows 95 Operating System!
Remember the addictive fun of the good ol' Atari days? Well some good things never die, they just get reincarnated for the newest operating system, and the magic is back.
Introducing Activision's Atari 2600 Action Packs 1 and 2 featuring THE classic video games that revolutionized the gaming industry. The Action Packs are designed to provide hours of nostalgic fun for enthusiasts of yesteryear and a whole new world to explore for those who missed the original video game invasion.
The Atari 2600 Action Pack 1 and 2 are the first in a planned four-volume series, each featuring some of the way-cool games that started it all. So, check it out...
Action Pack 1 is loaded with 15 titles including the best-selling Pitfall! where your alter-ego Harry faces killer scorpions, bottomless pits and vicious crocodiles in the Mayan jungle; Kaboom! - the game that stretches you to the edge of your endurance as you douse rapidly-dropping bombs before they explode; River Raid - jet down the "River of No Return" using your B1 StratoWing Assault Jet to break the enemy blockade and halt those evil advancing troops; and H.E.R.O. where your exploits as R. Hero require that you manuever through a tricky maze of mine shafts filled with lava and creepy critters as you race to rescue trapped miners.
Not enough for you? Well, also featured in Pack 1 are Chopper Command, Grand Prix, Boxing, Cosmic Commuter, Crackpots, Fishing Derby, Freeway, Frostbite, Seaquest, Sky Jinks and Spider Fighter.
Still looking for your favorite? Try Action Pack 2 featuring Barnstorming, in which you must use your navigational skills and extreme nerve to pilot your biplane through an obstacle course at unbelievable speeds; Megamania - command a lone spacecraft in alien territory; Keystone Kapers (remember Keystone Kelly and Harry Hooligan?), Laser Blast, Enduro, Ice Hockey, Atlantis, Dolphin, Dragster, Oink!, Plaque Attack, River Raid II, Skiing, Stampede, and Tennis.
The best of yesterday utilizing the ease and convenience of today's technology. What more could you ask for? So take a ride down memory lane and discover what started it all.
Source:
www.activision.com
Contributed by Corn Popper, jean-louis, Patrick Bregger.