Atari 50 DLC Adds 19 Games And Launches Later This Week

I'm glad I waited to play this, but it's killing me at the same time. What an awesome piece of gaming history. Definitely a must have for me.

I'm glad I waited with getting Atari 50 so I can get this extended version now. Overall one of my tactics over the years has been to wait for discounts, or re-releases in the form of "Gold"/GOTY editions. And as usual, it seems to pay dividends.

If Enduro is included I’ll be buying this.
I don’t recall seeing that game available, maybe ever, outside of the original cart. It’s my favorite game on Atari. Not holding my breath since it was an Activision game but one could hope!
EDIT: preordered just because I can’t pass this up. It’s reads like a playable documentary and I’m a sucker for mixed media.

so the physical isn't getting a standard release?
just the steel book?
thanks, I hate it.

EDIT: Yes I know, thank you.

@LadyCharlie not sure what you saw but I’m looking at both the steel book AND regular non-steel book expanded edition on Amazon as I type this.

@LadyCharlie it definitely is getting a standard release, it's up for preorder in the UK at least

@ChromaticDracula @cmdrmarc this article misled me 😅

but you are right, and I thank you. I saw it on best buy too.

@ChromaticDracula Enduro is on Activision Anthology, available on both GBA and PS2.

Where is the list of the DLC games?

Emulation exists, just saying. No one who actually worked on these games is going to get any money from this.

It's good we're getting a DLC-on-the-cart option. So many other games have physical editions where the DLC is still digital-only. It's a bit annoying when I already bought the original one though.

@Zebetite God I loved this package. The museum aspects alone make it so much more appealing than just emulating myself. Also, I f**king hate emulating Atari or similar consoles, I always found it a nightmare. For reference, I’m hopelessly addicted to RetroAchievements and I’d still recommend this game.

Good for MetalJesus, I suppose. Still a weird marketing tactic, but I suppose he is an "influencer" in Atari's target demo.

Will surely be picking this up but also wish there was a bit more attention given to some of Atari's later output too. Are Digital Eclipse working on another Gold Master entry.....?

They better include Pitfall this time as it were one of the top games on Atari.

Jack Black were in the TV advert for Pitfall over 40 years ago. It's on YouTube.

@Blue_Rover If you have Steam, you can click Follow on this game to instantly get notification when price and DLC is revealed.

@LinktotheFuture …GBA you say…?

That’s news to me, I will be looking into this — thank you!

@EarthboundBenjy Agreed. Atari has mastered the practice of getting folks to continually repay for the same things. I still have my 2600 and cartridges, in addition to a few Atari collections and the PS2 Activision one, but it's so much more convenient to have them all in one space on the current console.

@ChromaticDracula PS2 Activision collection

When DLC was first announced, Didn't they say it was going to be free? eshop has the 2 pack bundle at $13.99. Not free!

That means it's going to be Atari 69 now.

@Olliemar28 «We'll keep you updated on the full list of additional games when the announcement is made on Wednesday, 25th September 2024.»
I see. Okay.

I actually find it a little unfortunate that they're dropping a pack earlier than the physical release, now I feel tempted to grab it for the probably $5 it will be even though I have my physical on the way.

Maybe I'll get the DLC on Steam since I already have the base game, I have the base game on Switch as well but then the expanded coming.

@Blue_Rover Each pack is $8 and both of them is $14. If you don't already own the game, the expanded edition is looking to be $40 with both the game and the DLC, while the base game will probably be permanently discounted to $30 (as the physical is already at $30).

@LinktotheFuture Activision Anthology was also on Game Boy Advance. It’s funny to think these games were old 20 years ago! I’m surprised Microsoft hasn’t done anything with the old Activision catalog yet.

@Zeebor15 He also had the opportunity to do the announcement for Colossal Cave and the return of Ken & Roberta Williams back to gaming. He's doing very well in that space it seems!

I think all of the games are Atari 1st party IP, so no change for Activision to show up to the party. Or any 3rd party title for that matter. Shame, because there are definitely some outstanding games from Activision that need to get the treatment.

@Daggot there are some licensed games in the base game, but they have no legal disclaimer in game. We know it's Ziggurat and Songbird, who ride bitch seat to Wade anyway, but it's weird there no disclaimer at all.

Like others, I’m glad I keep holding off on picking this up because it seems to get better and better with the additions.

Non-article related but still Atari-related: Anyone here ever play Explosive Diarrhea for 2600? Was a homebrew available through Atari Age (if I remember right). Very difficult but the name alone made it excellent. Wonder if we’ll ever get some DLC showcasing wacky projects like that.

@ChromaticDracula there's a PSP version of Activision Anthology, too.

So uh…, what is in the dlc exactly?

@stuntz0rZ That was last year's DLC, which was free. Was more modest fare such as no video interviews and the like. Just 10 more 2600 games as I recall and the restoration of Warbirds for the Lynx to the lineup (hidden by the day 1 patch since the reacquisition of that IP took longer than anticipated).

These two look to be much more ambitious with the full Atari 50 treatment in the timeline and the like.

@koekiemonster I'm willing to bet that one of the games will be "Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest" from the 7800+ Cartridge.

I love this collection, but the only thing really holding it back is Activision! I get that they only seem to care about Call of Duty, but it’d be nice if they sanctioned the release of the Atari 2600 catalog for this amazing collection! If they were to get the Activision and Imagic titles, you’d basically have the ultimate Atari collection!

@flojomojo I said GBA, which is short for GameBoy Advance. 😃

@BanjoPickles I have a feeling that Activision games for the 2600 will have its own separate collection in the Gold Master Series. It is definitely worthy.

@LinktotheFuture

It would definitely make a lot of sense! If they can revive Karateka—an old favorite of mine I never thought I’d see again—anything is possible!

Even if it’s a separate entry, it’d be a day one purchase for me! I’m excited to see what they’re going to roll out on Wednesday!

@Zeebor15 I thought that was kind of an odd announcement too. But, I love Metal Jesus and have subscribed to his channel for years. Still, surprising.

I have been waiting for this announcement since it was teased earlier this year. Really looking forward to this. I also hope the DLC packs are reasonably priced too though.

@Olliemar28 I think my comment was unclear, I was just curious if they had announced another Gold Master yet. Some of us were speculating on good options for that when Llamasoft came out (from me Psygnosis, Delfine, Sensible and Cinemaware would be nice if unlikely, System 3 as well but a lot of their stuff is getting its own collection now).

With the Atari 50 stuff it is all good, but I wish they would do some more with their post-80s output, the early Atari consoles and software usually seem to get all the attention

@dcstud I'm hoping for $10 a pack.

@YoshiAngemon as sweet as that would be I don’t see that happening with Bentley Bear being the pack in cart for the 7800+ coming out in November and also will be sold separately as well for $30.00. So I’d be very surprised if it was Included in this update.

I agree with everyone who mentioned the 2600 Activision library that would be absolutely amazing!! But I’m not being hopeful here. We will probably see some Intellivision/M Network games added first being Atari recently acquired that library of games. Atari has been very proactive lately so I’m sure discussions are being had about reaching out to Microsoft and Activision! 🙏

@Zeebor15 I think you hit the nail on the head. In modern media, it's a very good look for a corporation (Atari included) to look as if they care about the community. Having news via the YouTuber (who some people who don't look at gaming websites will probably watch exclusively) is not a bad look and i'm sure he will gush accordingly as its a free pay day and a glorified press release for him.

@stuntz0rZ that was their first one. They did mention later ones would be pay.

Highlights covered in the video referenced above, today at 7am PST:

-Berzerk, Berzerk 5200 version, and Berzerk 2600 voice enhanced version.
-Frenzy
-Off the Wall
-Desert Falcon
-Avalanche
-Destroyer
-Red Baron