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Atari: 80 Classic Games in One

"Atari 80 clássicos em Um" é um excelente pacote pelo seu valor. Apesar de não ser tão competente quanto a coletânea da Activision para PlayStation 2 e Game Boy Advance (cujos jogos, para muitos, também devem ser mais interessantes), os fãs do Atari não podem deixar esse pacote passar desapercebido.

If names such as “Missile Command” or “Super Breakout” strike a sentimental chord with you, then imagine carrying around 80 vintage Atari games on your laptop computer.

The one problem I have with the package is the poor game selection screen. The use of a star field and division of the games into packages is ok, but the hard to start games and mediocre controls mean that it takes almost 2 minuets to get a game up and going from the start of the program on a P4 2.8ghz machine with 1GB of memory. Other then that, there is almost no fault I can find for this package and it is now a must have for all classic gamers out there. While emulators, such as MAME, have taken over a large section of this niche market, this package is the official game version and does show some differences as opposed to the emulated version of the same games. Not only that, but a lot of the harder to find games are now included in one package.

Electronic games have come a hell of a long way in the past twenty-five years. To view modern day classics like Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Warcraft III and realize that they arguably evolved from Adventure and Combat is enough to blow your mind. For gamers pushing thirty, Atari 80 is a window to the past and the essential anthology of Atari classics. For the uninitiated, 80 Classic Games could be the first course book in your self-education of "The History of Electronic Gaming." If "course book" isn't a phrase you want associated with your PC gaming, then pass on this compilation. But if you believe in video games as something more than a simple pastime, 80 Classic Games is a piece of history at a bargain price.

Packed with 80 old games from the Atari canon and available at a budget price, Atari: 80 Classic Games in One is a great way to relive some of the high points of classic gaming. However, poorly implemented customization options and sometimes less-than-perfect emulation tarnish what would otherwise be an incredible trip down memory lane.

Verzamelaars kunnen nog wel genieten van de klassieke arcade games en de leuke extra's. Enkel voor wie een nostalgietrip ziet zitten.

Fortschritt der Technik: Wo früher emsige Sammler ganze Regalwände für ihre liebsten Spieleklassiker frei räumten, reicht heute eine einzige DVD. Traditionshersteller Atari presst so sage und schreibe 80 Arcade-Klassiker aus der eigenen Firmengeschichte auf einen einzigen kleinen Silberling.