• Spelen är ett oanväna originalspel som ligger i en inplastad originalask av DVD-typ.

Asteroids, Tempest, Pong, Super Breakout, Missile Command, and Centipe

Saxat från recension på ign.com där spelet fick högt betyg (se längst ner i texten):
Atari Arcade Hits
As good as the real thing, and maybe even better.
by IGN Staff

The best thing about the Digital Eclipse kids is that they don't mess around. The developers have made a name for themselves translating classic arcade hits to the Game Boy as well as console systems, and once again they've come through for we the geeks on the PC. Though there are only six games included in this compilation, there's so much extra love packed into the title that you won't feel like you're missing a thing.

The six games covered in the Arcade comp are Asteroids, Tempest, Pong, Super Breakout, Missile Command, and Centipede, and each of them play nearly identical to the original. In fact, the game goes so far as to give you the option of simulating vector flare in the vector games as well, something that made me actually pass out, then get back up, then pass out again. The thing that separates this title from the compilation bunch is the meticulous attention to detail that makes the games as similar to the originals as possible. When you play Missile Command, you'll see, hear and feel it exactly as you did in the arcade. The flat buzzes and fantastic fuzzes are all there, as well as the same scroll rates, animations... everything. Even the AI is identical, which means that playing original Pong is a laughable experience, but so nostalgic that you won't mind a computer-opponent that plays like he's been drinking from his own lithium battery supply. So they weren't perfect, but they were the best of their time, and besides, it brings me to the second addition to the games: customization.

You can tweak everything from the AI to the score needed for extra lives, as well as a pivotal option that allows you to play an enhanced version of all the games, which changes depending on what you're playing. Centipede, Missile Command, Pong and Super Breakout get a slight graphic update in enhanced mode, but Asteroids and Tempest offer you a pot of gold. Enhanced Asteroids lets you to play with the original paper background -- yeah, you heard that right. You can also play in a "trippy" mode, which allows the vector images to bleed across the screen in colors, and basically plays like a digital version of Yellow Submarine. Yummy. Even more important, enhanced Tempest gives you Tempest Tubes, a game that was sorta kinda released but was never really seen by the public at large.

Did I mention the part where you can also have the original cabinets appear with the game? Or how about the fact that the Digital Eclipse team has created an archive full of interviews with Nolan Bushnell (god of gaming and creator of Pong), related art for each of the games, as well as additional facts about the glory days of Atari? I found an Atari belt buckle in the files which has become my new life's purpose to own (replacing my last purpose, which was to re-unite Heart for a mall tour), and I learned that Missile Command had the best cabinet of all time. They've also, as a bonus to the bonuses, included desktop themes for each of the games so you can dress your screen up in style.

What I'm saying here is that I'm an unabashed super-freak who is in the games industry because games are my life, and this is what I've been looking for for a very long time. The games are pixel perfect, and as long as you get past the disappointing fact that there are only six games included, you'll find yourself happy you made the purchase. And kids, the best thing about this is that it's educational as well. Promote this as a history lesson about the beginning of the video game industry, and you just might weasel a free copy out of your parent's ample pocketbook. And the best thing is, you won't even be lying.

Besides, when the gaming revolution happens and this becomes the bible from which we shall quote verses, you can say you were back there when it all went down. Gamer pride, y'all.
-- Vincent Lopez

You know what? I know. So I read too much HG Wells in high school, and played too much Atari. But you're also talking to the chump that's getting a Space Invaders tattoo in a couple of weeks. I am a sad, grotesque little man. [Editor's note: Yes, yes you are.] IGN Ratings for Atari Arcade Hits 1 (PC)
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Ratings Information (out of 10)
9.0 Presentation
The tweakability is stunning, and the addition of a "post score to the internet" option makes me happy. Very happy.
8.5 Graphics
Identical to the original games, which should make you diehard fans whimper.
8.0 Sound
Bleep bloop. There's nothing quite as good as hearing Pong through a mega subwoofer.
8.5 Gameplay
Simple and precise. The games play just like the originals, and more importantly, make your tummy feel fuzzy.
8.0 Lasting Appeal
The games are still very condensed forms of fun, but if you're aleady addicted than they'll last as long as you will.
8.6 Great OVERALL

Systemkrav:
Win 95/98 - Funkar även till många nya datorer (utom Tempest)

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