Atari 50

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, or simply Atari 50, is a video game compilation and interactive documentary about the history of Atari that comprises newly shot interviews with former Atari employees, archival footage, emulated games from the company's catalog, and six new games inspired by Atari classics. It was developed by Digital Eclipse and released on Atari VCS, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in 2022, the 50th anniversary of Atari's founding. The main feature of the game is an interactive timeline that lays out the history of the company and its products in an intuitive way.[3]

Atari 50:
The Anniversary Celebration
Developer(s)Digital Eclipse
Publisher(s)Atari
Producer(s)
  • Drew Scanlon
  • Bao Clavin Vu[1]
Composer(s)Bob Baffy[2]
Platform(s)
ReleaseNovember 11, 2022
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Critics have compared Atari 50 favorably to a museum or traditional documentary.[3][4][5] They praised its thoroughness and hoped other developers would receive a similar treatment.[3] The Verge called it an achievement in video game preservation.[6]

List of games available

There are 103 games available in the collection.[7][8]

Arcade

Atari 2600

# Denotes a game that must be unlocked ingame to be played.

Atari 5200

Atari 7800

Atari 8-bit family

Lynx

Jaguar

New games

Games that were developed exclusively for Atari 50 by Digital Eclipse.

Development

Reception

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and Series S garnered "generally favorable reviews", according to review aggregator site Metacritic.[9][10][11][12]

References
  1. Digital Eclipse (November 11, 2022). Atari 50 (Nintendo Switch). Atari. Credits Producers: Drew Scanlon, Bao Calvin Vu
  2. Digital Eclipse (November 11, 2022). Atari 50 (Nintendo Switch). Atari. Credits Audio/Music: Bob Baffy
  3. Russell, Graham (November 11, 2022). "Review: With Atari 50's Interactive Museum, Digital Eclipse Shows a Bright Future for Compilations (PS5 version reviewed)". Siliconera. Gamurs. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  4. Claiborn, Samuel (November 16, 2022). "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Review — Pixel perfect (Reviewed on Nintendo Switch)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  5. Fanelli, Jason (December 6, 2022). "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Review — A Half-Century Of Gaming History Stuffed Into An Excellent Package (Reviewed on Switch)". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  6. Webster, Andrew (November 11, 2022). "Atari 50 is an incredible playable tour through video game history". The Verge.
  7. Machkovech, Sam (September 12, 2022). "The 103 classic games that did, and didn't, make the Atari 50 anniversary cut — Retailer leak suggests games from arcade to Jaguar; surprises apparently still await". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  8. "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (Game)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  9. "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. November 11, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  10. "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. November 11, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  11. "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration for PlayStation 5 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. November 11, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  12. "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration for Xbox Series X Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. November 11, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  13. Castelli, Stefano (November 20, 2022). "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - Recensione: Tutta la storia di Atari in un bellissimo compendio interattivo da sfogliare e giocare (Xbox Series X)". IGN Italia (in Italian). Vusumo. Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  14. Massey, Tom (November 11, 2022). "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Review (Switch) — Graft from the past". Nintendo Life. Hookshot Media. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  15. Ronaghan, Neal (November 11, 2022). "Atari 50 (Switch) Review — The best museum I've ever played". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  16. Barker, Sammy (November 13, 2022). "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Review (PS5) — Insert coin". Push Square. Hookshot Media. Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  17. Dellafrana, Danilo (November 11, 2022). "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration – Recensione (Pc)". The Games Machine (in Italian). Aktia SRL. Archived from the original on 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  18. Musgrave, Shaun (November 11, 2022). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: 'Atari 50' Review, Plus 'Tactics Ogre: Reborn' and Today's Other Releases and Sales". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
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