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A great collection, better than anything Namco or Midway did

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: April 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

For the past few years, Midway and Namco have been rereleasing old games in their collections. They would throw 6 to 8 early 80's games on a cd with nothing extra and charge an insane amount of money. Then along came Activision. Activision obviously learned from Midway and Namco's mistakes. Instead of 6 to 8, you get 45 Atari 2600 games. Want extra features? Ok, how about TV comercials from the 80s and those patches you could earn for their games. But they did not stop there. They added a truely impressive 80's soundtrack to keep you going. There are also added ways of playing the game. For example, one method overlays clouds over the game. Another has a large rotating cube with the game on each side. These extra ways of playing the game are interesting, but you will mostly just play the games the way they were. Overall, this is what a collection should be like. If you want to relive the classics or are interested in where the video game industry first got its start, you should check this out.

Ahhhh... Reliving my early 80's Atari childhood. Sweet. :-)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: April 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

These are the classic games I played as a kid. Although primitive, they were *very* addictive and kept you saying, "Just one more game!"

And what a bargain! ... Well worth it. Although about half the games are not really worth playing today, there are several must-have classics:

Pitfall, Pitfall 2 (like 2D Metroid in a jungle), H.E.R.O., Kaboom, Cosmic Ark, Demon Attack.

Activision and awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: June 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'm not a kid by the way. Back in Atari 2600 days several Atari members left because they felt rejected and not credited for their work. Those guys formed Activision. And they sure showed Atari too! Activision made great games and this proves it. This is flooded with games of theirs. Pitfall is one to remember. They were also known for Kaboom and many more. Lots of infinite fun and I hope another is brought out!

one cool complitation

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: July 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this may sound odd,but i LOVE 80s stuff.so when i first rented this game,i was in HEAVEN!it has a LOT of cool games on it,some really cool 80s songs (my favorite is ''the tide is high'' by blondie),and the commercials are COOL! anyone who likes the 80s will simply LOVE this game.

PITFALL NUFF SAID!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

ok it has PITFALL and PITFALL II the only reason I bought this in the first place..

my only problem with it is I have yet to find an option to turn off the new 80s music soundtrack they've added over the original game music.. that gets kind of annoying.. like yuo're playing your old 2600 with the stereo on...

now if ony we had MOM' I'M THIRSTY BRING ME SOME KOOL AID... .GET YOUR OWN KOOL AID... being yelled over it ocasionally..

but It's worth it just for the two above mentioned games.. though KEYSTONE KAPERS was one of my faves as well

Sweet 2600 Nostalgia

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is definitely for those people that owned the Atari 2600 in the early 80s... a complete collection of Activision games (in my opinion, the Atari 2600 games that were really worth it!) lovingly packaged with some cool extras, like the TV commercials for the games, to remind you that once upon a time, these were the top selling titles. I also own an Atari Flashback, something I enjoy but missed some important ones for me, like barnstorming and stampede. The gameplay can be a bit different with the playstation 2 controller, but it's still fun! For the arcade titles, there are some other "nostalgia" titles available, but for 2600 throwback purposes, this is the one I know about. Get it!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Atari's Backkkkkkk!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a very awesome game for all the fans of atari, even if you aren't a fan, you'll like this game! Let me tell you that it has all the games from the PS One Activision Classics plus 20 more! Let me just say that you won't be disappointed!

P.S. By the way...all you Pitfall 2 fans will love this game!

Brings me back!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a major hit for all of us gamers that have been gaming since Pong and the Atari 2600. All the games here are in their original form and they play just like I remember. The soundtrack is another element that brings me back to some very carefree days; it adds another dimension to the game without taking anything away. For younger gamers who don't know what an Atari Video Game System is, this is a great history lesson for them to see what we thought was state of the art (when they came out) and what state of the art today is. With the current state of video games and how they've progressed, it's good to remember where we came from.

Great Classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I used to play all these games on Atari in the 80's, I bought this for my teenage son, but I end up playing it, I love it.

ACTIVISION ANTHOLOGY

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I REALLY LIKE STEPPING BACK WITH COLLECTION FROM ACTIVISION ANTHOLOGY! YOU GET 45 PLUS GAMES FROM THE ATARI 2600 ERA. PLUS A FEW NEVER RELEASED GAMES LIKE PITFALL II, BRIDGE, COMMANDO ROBOT TANK AND OTHERS. THEY ARE ALL IN THEIR ORIGINAL SIMPLE 80'S FORMAT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TITLE!

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