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[Marvie_3]

Volume 2 is way better but ill probably end up getting both at some point.

 

[LayLa]

So is this a port of the Atari Vault collection that is on Steam but split into two?

 

[CazTGG]

A shame what they did to Jeff Minter, I might have considered getting these, supporting preservation of gaming's history and whatnot. Oh well.

 

[Muffdraul]

Konami even retconned Scramble as part of the Gradius series.

Is that so? *googles*

Actually, turns out Gradius was originally developed as Scramble 2 and they renamed it.

 

[Beckx]

edit: nm, was thinking of a different game

 

[EV4D]

So.....much....time...spent....on...Yar's....revenge....

Can't wait to play it again!

 

[sprinkles]

How many of these games were already included in the recent Atari Vault release on Steam?

 

[Screaming Meat]

Star Raiders?! Fuck yeah!

 

[Jucksalbe]

How many of these games were already included in the recent Atari Vault release on Steam?

All of them. It's exactly the same list of games.

 

[Beer Monkey]

Star Raiders?! Fuck yeah!

2600 Star Raiders is kind of shit compared to the proper 400/800 and 5200 versions.

Starmaster (Activision) and Phaser Patrol (Starpath) are far better 2600 takes on the genre.

 

[bitbydeath]

Damn, was hoping it'd be all the games from the power pack.

 

[Oyashrio-Sama]

Cool! Pretty neat That the games will have Online Multiplayer.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Would love it if the Activision Anthology game for PS2 was playable on PS4.

Loved all the games on there (Kaboom, River Raid, Pitfall), all the "modes" you could play in (B&W television, having the screen randomly glitch), and the 80's soundtrack that played in the background.

I remember picking that disc up for 2.50 at the retro gaming expo one year.

One of the five best purchases I ever made for my PS2.

 

[Infernal Monkey]

Box art is up and it's fucking rad.

 

[Jonneh3003]

Box art is up and it's fucking rad.

Beautiful, I'm so in. I wonder if achievements will just be "Play Combat for the first time"

 

[Agent X]

That is certainly some slick box art.

I'm still annoyed that they're splitting the collection into two parts, though.

 

[Voysa Reezun]

Atari Bowling was my first favorite game. Totally getting Vol. 2 just for that.

 

[JP]

Not sure that there many games in the collection that I'd want to play now but I do like to see these things happening. Will likely download them both on the PS4 at some point. Hopefully other companies will see fit to publish collections like this moving forward, would love to have some 80s arcade collections.

 

[Jonneh3003]

That is certainly some slick box art.

I'm still annoyed that they're splitting the collection into two parts, though.

You do have a point, on Steam the entire collection is the same price as one of these volumes. Does this differ from that version other than the beautiful box art?

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

I'm not sure if this is old news but apparently the Atari Flashback console is hardware thing I ran across:

http://www.myer.com.au/shop/mystore/atari-357683500--1
AUD$149 but appears to be going on special deals websites at the moment for AUD$99 -

https://shopping.scoopon.com.au/eve...games-365563/?utm_medium=email&st=1&sid=50246

 

[watdaeff4]

No Pitfall?

 

[Suzzopher]

No Pitfall?

Activision.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Here it is on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0111WVWHA/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[watdaeff4]

Activision.

Damn

 

[Chance Hale]

This is now out, is it the exact same thing as the Atari Vault released on steam earlier in the year but for twice the price?

 

[mrklaw]

Are these arcade games or 2600 games? Can't see it clarified anywhere

 

[Jucksalbe]

Are these arcade games or 2600 games? Can't see it clarified anywhere

Look at the list in the OP everything that says "Arcade" is the Arcade version everything else is the Atari 2600 version.

 

[Jade Knight 08]

No pole position?


Day 0!

 

[Tapejara]

Did these actually release? I can't find either collection on PSN (Canada) and Amazon US lists them as unavailable.

 

[Chance Hale]

Did these actually release? I can't find either collection on PSN (Canada) and Amazon US lists them as unavailable.

They went up for a few hours and were then removed for some reason, maybe to coincide with the physical release date?

 

[Tapejara]

They went up for a few hours and were then removed for some reason, maybe to coincide with the physical release date?

I thought the physical versions were supposed to have come out on October 4th. Really strange.

 

[Jucksalbe]

Physical release seems to have been pushed back to early November for some reason.

 

[Bitch Pudding]

no Solaris, no sale

.

 

[Tapejara]

Physical release seems to have been pushed back to early November for some reason.

Ah, didn't realize the physical release had been delayed.

 

[MauroNL]

Out now on Xbox One! $19.99 each.

Volume 1
Volume 2

 

[Like the hat?]

My local target has had the ps4 versions for about a month now

 

[Lynd7]

Kinda interested in trying these. Any idea if these are coming to Australia?

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

Already half off:
$12 for everyone, $10 for Gold

https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/store/p/Atari-Flashback-Classics-Vol-1/C3ND23HM1J1P

https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/store/p/Atari-Flashback-Classics-Vol-2/C3GVMVXVV7PS

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

I'm gonna wait for the PS4 Pro patch first

 

[Fox Mulder]

These always lack the huge atari games people actually want.

 

[Justinh]

in case anyone's curious about these.

Giant Bomb did a Quick Look of both volumes.

Atari Flashback Classics vol. 1 Quick Look

Atari Flashback Classics vol. 2: Quick Look

and now I really wish I had a corndog I could nuke up...

I'm thinking about buying these, I have the Flashback 2, 2+, and 4 Deluxe (because the Deluxe came with paddles), but I rarely feel like hooking them up to play for a few minutes. I really only bought the Flashback 2 in case I ever get the itch to mod a cartridge slot on it.

 

[thepenguin55]

Seems like this might be the first time the PS4 touch pad has actually improved something.

 

[T-0800]

Damn, was hoping it'd be all the games from the power pack.

What is this greatness that I'm looking at?

 

[AbandonedTrolley]

What is this greatness that I'm looking at?

This was the Atari ST Power Pack and you are indeed correct that it was a bundle of greatness!

Afterburner
Black Lamp
Bomb Jack
Bombuzal
Double Dragon
Eliminator
Gauntlet II
Nebulus
Outrun
Overlander
Pacmania
Predator
R-Type
Space Harrier
Star Goose
Star Ray
Starglider
Super Hang-On
Super Huey
Xenon

 

[eyeball_kid]

Atari's games were always a bit generic, although there were some standouts and innovation. ActiVision was the real star on the 2600. Atari had some amazing box art though.

Call me when I can play Stun Runner.

 

[Krejlooc]

Call me when I can play Stun Runner.

I got a modded Atari Lynx on the way with video out so I can play the Lynx port on a TV.

 

[Sidewinder]

Damn, was hoping it'd be all the games from the power pack.

Looks damn tasty!

The things I'd do for a good Amiga collection on consoles!

 

[cantona222]

At Atari's time, they werevable to name your game "basketball" since you are the first one to do it. I love it.

 

[2blackcats]

Looks damn tasty!

What I'd do for a good Amiga collection on consoles!

Would be great. In for Star Goose and R-type at least.

Wish there were way more collections...

Edit :It's probably been done before but a thread on dream retro collections might be neat.

 

[eyeball_kid]

I got a modded Atari Lynx on the way with video out so I can play the Lynx port on a TV.

Oh wow, I didn't even know there was a Lynx port of Stun Runner. I just remember the sit-down arcade machines.