Atari 50: The Wider World of Atari2024

Atari 50: The Wider World of Atari

2024 Atari79Good

Playtime

BriefTypically 1.5 hours

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Launch
September 26, 2024
Publisher
Atari

Overview

Atari 50: The Wider World of Atari - Full DLC Tour (Steam)

The story’s not over yet! THE WIDER WORLD OF ATARI introduces a new timeline with more games, historical artifacts and video interviews that explore the creation of Atari games. From early arcade games through fan-made homebrew titles, you'll learn why passionate Atari fans are loyal for life. It contains 19 new games: Atari Video Cube (2600) Avalanche (800) Avalanche (arcade) Berzerk (2600 Voice Enhanced) Berzerk (2600) Berzerk (5200) Berzerk (arcade) Desert Falcon (2600) Destroyer (arcade) Football (arcade) Frenzy (arcade) Off the Wall (2600) Red Baron (arcade) Sky Diver (2600) Sky Diver (arcade) Steeplechase (2600) Stellar Track (2600) Submarine Commander (2600) Super Bug (arcade)

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Reception

As they say, this DLC is coffee for coffee lovers. Digital Eclipse wants to reinforce the tribute they did so well in Atari 50 The Anniversary Celebration, with more games and informative content.

Digital Eclipse’s debut in the interactive videogame documentary genre gets even bigger, showing more of one of the most important companies in the business.

Atari 50 – The Wider World of Atari from developer Digital Eclipse adds to the overall Atari 50 historical package but doesn’t bring the strongest line-up of history or games seen in the original release.

Atari 50: The Wider World of Atari DLC is a fantastic addition to the Atari 50 collection. It delivers more of what made the original game such a standout: fascinating historical insights, a beautifully curated museum-like presentation, and, of course, more classic games. If you enjoyed your first trip through the digital halls of Atari history, this...

All in all, while the new timeline jumps around and doesn’t boast the same natural sense of progression as the main game, what you’re getting here is still well worth perusing if you’re interested in discovering more about this formative company and its games. We suspect that once the second DLC pack launches in November, the overall Atari 50: The Anniversary...