| Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 1 | |
|---|---|
 North American Nintendo DS box art | |
| Developer | Code Mystics |
| Publisher | Atari Interactive |
| Platforms | Nintendo DS,iOS |
| Release | |
| Genre | Various |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
| Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 2 | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Code Mystics |
| Publisher | Atari Interactive |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Release |
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| Genre | Various |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Atari Greatest Hits is a series ofvideo game compilations developed byCode Mystics and published by Atari Interactive for theNintendo DS andiOS. Consisting ofarcade andAtari 2600 games fromAtari, it was released into two volumes released in 2010 and 2011 respectively, while the app was released as afree-to-play model, and allowed for purchase of the extra games. The games include bonus features such as manuals, credits and interviews with Atari founderNolan Bushnell.
Releases in the series have received positive reviews fromIGN andEurogamer while receiving more negative reviews fromNintendo Power andNintendo Gamer.
Both of the Nintendo DS releases contain an art gallery of pictures from their playable arcade games, Atari 2600 manuals from their playable arcade games and credits that detail the people who helped make them. Both volumes contain two other extras. While Volume 1 has a trivia game that gives players 20 randomly selected questions about Atari andArmy Battlezone, a version ofBattlezone commissioned by theUS Army for Atari to train the gunners of theBradley Fighting Vehicle, Volume 2 has eight interviews fromNolan Bushnell, including video and audio and anAtari 400 Basic engine.[1][2]
Atari's Greatest Hits was released as an app for theiPhone,iPad, andiPod Touch in April 2011. The app was free but only includedMissile Command. The rest of the games could be purchased asdownloadable content in packs of four, or as the entire collection.[3]
The following games are included inAtari Greatest Hits: Volume 1.[1]
| Title | Arcade | 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| 3D Tic-Tac-Toe | — | Yes |
| Adventure | — | Yes |
| Air-Sea Battle | — | Yes |
| Asteroids | Yes | Yes |
| Asteroids | Yes | Yes |
| Atari Video Cube | — | Yes |
| Basketball | — | Yes |
| Battlezone | Yes | Yes |
| The Bradley Trainer | Yes | — |
| Bowling | — | Yes |
| Centipede | Yes | Yes |
| Championship Soccer[a] | — | Yes |
| Dodge 'Em | — | Yes |
| Flag Capture | — | Yes |
| Football | — | Yes |
| Fun with Numbers | — | Yes |
| Gravitar | — | Yes |
| Hangman | — | Yes |
| Haunted House | — | Yes |
| Home Run | — | Yes |
| Human Cannonball | — | Yes |
| Lunar Lander | Yes | — |
| Math Gran Prix | — | Yes |
| Miniature Golf | — | Yes |
| Missile Command | Yes | Yes |
| Outlaw | — | Yes |
| Pong | Yes | — |
| RealSports Baseball | — | Yes |
| RealSports Boxing | — | Yes |
| RealSports Football | — | Yes |
| RealSports Tennis | — | Yes |
| RealSports Volleyball | — | Yes |
| Sky Diver | — | Yes |
| Slot Machine | — | Yes |
| Slot Racers | — | Yes |
| Space Duel | Yes | — |
| Sprint Master | — | Yes |
| Star Ship | — | Yes |
| Stellar Track | — | Yes |
| Submarine Commander | — | Yes |
| Surround | — | Yes |
| Swordquest Earthworld | — | Yes |
| Swordquest Fireworld | — | Yes |
| Swordquest Waterworld | — | Yes |
| Tempest | Yes | Yes |
| Video Checkers | — | Yes |
The following games are included inAtari Greatest Hits: Volume 2.[2]
Writing forIGN, Craig Harris ratedAtari Greatest Hits Volume 1 6 out of 10, and said that the 30 dollar price was too high. Harris noticed that the Nintendo DS's small screen can not properly display games withvector graphics, likeGravitar,Lunar Lander, andAsteroids, but he praised the title's "excellent multiplayer support" and "spot-on emulations".[4] Alex Morgen at GamingBits.com gave it 3.5 of 5 stars in a generally positive review. Harris and Morgen both said that many of the included titles would not hold gamers' attention for very long.[5]Nintendo Power rated it 5 out of 10, whileNintendo Gamer gave it 22 out of 100.[6]
Eurogamer gave the app a seven out of ten rating, finding it superior toMicrosoft's similarly themedGame Room, and while finding many Atari 2600 games to be dated and that it lacked many games made under theAtari Games company.[7]
