Arcade Classics

Moby ID: 32257

Released

March 1996 on Game Gear

Credits

29 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

1996 (Game Gear)
1996 (Genesis)

Publishers

SEGA of America, Inc.

Developers

Atari, Inc.

Moby Score: 6.0
#23,429 of 26.5K
Critics: 52% (7)
Players: (8)
Collected By: 12 players

Genre: Compilation

Game Gear Specs

ESRB Rating: Kids to Adults

Number of Players Supported: 1-2 Players

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$9.99 used, $70.00 new on eBay
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See Also

Arcade Classics (1987 on Commodore 64)
Arcade Classics (1987 on Commodore 64)
Arcade Classics (1988 on ZX Spectrum)
Arcade Classics (1996 on CD-i)
Arcade Classics (2001 on Windows)
Arcade Classics (2003 on Windows, Amiga)
Arcade Classics (2011 on Windows)

Description

Arcade Classics offers three classic Atari titles. It includes the following games:

Missile Command
Centipede
Pong (Ultrapong: both Pong and Hockey)

All games have selectable difficulty options. They contain a classic mode as well as a Genesis mode (SEGA mode in the Game Gear version), which enhances the graphics and adds new sound effects.

Groups +

Classic compilation games

Credits (Game Gear version)

29 People (26 developers, 3 thanks) · View all

Producer	Jerry Markota
Assistant Producer	Marianne Arotzarena Martinon
Design	Atari Corp Al Baker Jerry Markota Marianne Arotzarena Martinon
Product Manager	Bill Ordendonk
Product Specialist	Clint Dyer
Developed by	Al Baker and Associates
Programming	Al Baker Nathan Baker
Art	Rosie Strzalkowski Ernie Chan
Music	Byte-Size Sound
Lead Tester	Alfred Dutton
Asst. Leads	Tony Ciardella Dana Waller Darren Nagtalon
Special Thanks	Laury Scott Jan Baker Rosie Freeman
Testers	Joe Rousseau Don Carmichael Kemrexx George Jeremy Campbell
[ full credits ]

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 52% (based on 7 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.1 out of 5 (based on 8 ratings with 1 reviews)

Arcade on the Go

The Good
Fun arcade ports to play on the go.

The Bad
The enhanced versions unfortunately only have minor changes. Missile Command is slow. But I actually like it like that, Ha-ha!

The Bottom Line
Games are fairly close to the originals. Oh, I like the music, too.

Game Gear · by BigM · 2025

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MobyGames ID: 32257

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Game added January 23, 2008. Last modified November 2, 2024.