Format: Advance
Genre: Compilation
Developer: Infogrames
Publisher: Infogrames
A collection of 6 ye olde Atari games and an additional 1 trivia game to learn about the history of atari and it's games. There's really not much to this one, except the fact that it's a nice easy way to play ye olde atari games on the go. Ya know, because GBA was pretty much the only handheld back in the day. Mobile phones and laptops just didn't exist back in that time era, so I guess having 6 arcade games on hand was pretty sweet. The games are the ones you'd expect: "Asteroids" "Battlezone" "Centipede" "Missile Command" "Super Breakout" and "Tempest". Asteroids and Super Breakout technically don't have a way to "beat" them since they are pure arcade-style transfers. The other 4 have high-scores you can beat to get 1st place in. The final and 7th game is called the Atari Trivia Challenge. This game you have 3 chances to get the right answer in an un-ending stream of questions. The more you get right, the more points you get. No high-score on that trivia game either. It's a neat way to learn some fun factoids about the games and atari itself. Most of the games feel pretty much one to one but it's hard to control super breakout with a dpad, and at the same time, centipede felt a little sped up. It is what it is. This game also doesn't have creidts, but you can gleam a little bit of who made what from the trivia game. Steve Jobs is even credited in the trivia game. You really miss out on the true arcade experience from this one. Worth it to note that I also ran into some problems trying to play this one.
All in All, This game earned a 5.0 score for it's throwback nostalgia. Ports Suck. Nostalgia only.
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