SabertoothRetro Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 From Atari and developer Digital Eclipse, a new anthology coming to the VCS and other platforms in Q4 2022: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration https://www.atari.com/games/50th-celebration/ 4 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabertoothRetro Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 90+ games, including six newly reimagined titles. Retro titles from the following systems: Arcade ● Atari 2600 ● Atari 5200 ● Atari 7800 ● Atari 400/800/XE ● Atari Lynx ● Atari Jaguar I'm really curious about the Jaguar emulation. If they have it dialed in, it could be amazing. 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabertoothRetro Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 Preview from Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2022/06/29/exclusive-first-look-at-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 18 minutes ago, SabertoothRetro said: I'm really curious about the Jaguar emulation. If they have it dialed in, it could be amazing. Digital Eclipse has been at the emulation thing since the 90s. I think if anyone could do it, they can 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nall3k Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 I initially sighed at the idea of another Atari compilation, but seeing this has Jaguar games -- specifically Atari Karts, makes it worth purchasing. Hopefully Tempest 2000 is on there. 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabertoothRetro Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 15 minutes ago, Nall3k said: I initially sighed at the idea of another Atari compilation, but seeing this has Jaguar games -- specifically Atari Karts, makes it worth purchasing. Hopefully Tempest 2000 is on there. From the brief video of the game selection menu, I got Atari Karts, Cybermorph. Fight For Life, Missile Command 3D, Tempest 2000 and Trevor McFur. Probably what they retain rights to. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nall3k Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, SabertoothRetro said: From the brief video of the game selection menu, I got Atari Karts, Cybermorph. Fight For Life, Missile Command 3D and Tempest 2000. The Jaguar games alone are worth the asking price I believe. 7 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBLIVION23 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Finally some Jag games on the system! 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Day one pick up on VCS and Switch for me! I’m super excited to play Cybermorph on the Atari VCS, it’s going to feel weird lol really hope the emulation is all good. 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX-1138 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, Atari_JaguarVCS said: Day one pick up on VCS and Switch for me! I’m super excited to play Cybermorph on the Atari VCS, it’s going to feel weird lol really hope the emulation is all good. Same here. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugcatcher88 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) Wow! This is very exciting. The inclusion of Jaguar games, especially pricey ones, make this package worth it. If Hover Strike is one of the games, will it be the cart or CD version ? Cybermorph uses the numeric pad quite extensively. I wonder how they'll emulate it with the modern controller. Edited June 29, 2022 by bugcatcher88 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Yeah, hot news for sure. Really cool to see this getting added to their new collection catalog, will be good well beyond this release. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 3 hours ago, SabertoothRetro said: From Atari and developer Digital Eclipse, a new anthology coming to the VCS and other platforms in Q4 2022: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration https://www.atari.com/games/50th-celebration/ Looks cool, especially with Jaguar games being on there. Definitely will be looking forward to this on Steam when it comes out. Man I can't wait for my Steam Deck to arrive. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Besides Jaguar, anybody else notice that it promises to contain "Swordquest Airworld"? The one that never got released. That sounded exciting until I remembered it's a Swordquest game ? Still maybe they'll manage to make it fun? it's a low bar. I also wonder what 8-bit games it will have, and why does the ST always get shafted from these things? 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agillig Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 A brand new generation of players us going to be asked where they learned to fly. Amazing! But T2K makes this a tempting purchase. I'm thinking Blue Lightning will be here? 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelM Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 I own a Jaguar, with CD, I still play every now and than but having these games on the VCS is the most exciting thing for me to look forward to since ages. Why, I don't know ro be honest, maybe the fact that a new generation gets to know these games from the past and the fact that might my Jaguar give up on me, I still can play on my VCS. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, zzip said: I also wonder what 8-bit games it will have, and why does the ST always get shafted from these things? GameInformer says that the six platforms are Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, ST, Jaguar, and Lynx. So it potentially hasn't, although it contradicts an earlier post in this thread. Hopefully ST is included while the 8-bit computer line won't go ignored, with some exclusives perhaps just being lumped into the 5200 category (Although off hand I can't think of much in the way of 1st party releases that didn't originally see a 5200 appearance that also didn't rely on the keyboard). Edit: I suspect GameInformer is mistaken since you can clearly see some 8-bit computer games in the trailer. Hopefully we'll see Cafeman's Adventure II homebrew here as well as the finished version of Tempest that the original programmer brought to completion a few years ago. Edited June 29, 2022 by Atariboy 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Very exciting news. The VCS800 is picking up steam!? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 24 minutes ago, Atariboy said: GameInformer says that the six platforms are Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, ST, Jaguar, and Lynx. So it potentially hasn't, although it contradicts an earlier post in this thread. Hopefully ST is included while the 8-bit computer line won't go ignored, with some exclusives perhaps just being lumped into the 5200 category (Although off hand I can't think of much in the way of 1st party releases that didn't originally see a 5200 appearance that also didn't rely on the keyboard). Edit: I suspect GameInformer is mistaken since you can clearly see some 8-bit computer games in the trailer. The official Atari site lists "Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, Lynx, and Jaguar." but not ST. Weird how Gameinformer lists ST but not 8-bit? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidD Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Miner 2049er and some other XE branded stuff is shown... I wonder how much crossover there is between this and the Atari collection currently on the Switch. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5080984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 At first I had shrugged this off as another compilation but when I saw those remakes I was like DAY ONE PURCHASE MAN! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5081008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Cool to see Jaguar games like Atari Karts on the Library. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5081009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersquirel Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 6 hours ago, Atari_JaguarVCS said: Day one pick up on VCS and Switch for me! I’m super excited to play Cybermorph on the Atari VCS, it’s going to feel weird lol really hope the emulation is all good. Me too! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5081011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete5125 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 6 hours ago, bugcatcher88 said: Wow! This is very exciting. The inclusion of Jaguar games, especially pricey ones, make this package worth it. If Hover Strike is one of the games, will it be the cart or CD version ? Cybermorph uses the numeric pad quite extensively. I wonder how they'll emulate it with the modern controller. The 5200 games just have the keyboard keys on the side of screen, not the greatest option but it works Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5081061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugcatcher88 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 18 minutes ago, Pete5125 said: The 5200 games just have the keyboard keys on the side of screen, not the greatest option but it works Oh yeah, I forgot that they're on the side of the screen. I actually find that more convenient since I no longer have to look down on the controller. I find it interesting that this package includes more Jaguar games than what's listed in their IP catalog. Either they recently acquired full ownership, or they weren't listing everything they have ownership of. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/337453-atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-in-vcs-store/#findComment-5081077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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