I didn't think anyone could top the Cowabunga Collection. I thought that would be the gold standard going forward. And the Atari Anniversary collection dethroned it in just a few months!
I picked this one up and, unfortunately, many of the games require a spinner or trackball to properly play and enjoy. Sure, you can use a D-pad or stick but it’s a poor substitute.
I was going to agree with you but after messing with the controls, I have to conclude, they did a great job. You know what I am thinking about doing? A lot of the games of have the touch screen feature on the Switch. ( Not good except for Pong Two Player and "Touch Me".) You know what I think it needs? A stylus! I might pick one up. Although I am getting REALLY good at "Breakout" with the control stick. Oddly enough, it's "Tempest" that feels a little off to me. So here is what I am thinking. Stylus in right hand...removing the Joy-Cons...right Joy-Con in left hand for firing weapsons. I did it with just my fingers and it felt spot on.
Now I'm reaching back here.. and I could technically fire it up and check.. but I'm pretty sure Club Drive is running a much higher frame rate than an actual Jaguar on this collection :P
Really hoping this releases at midnight ET for the switch. But it’s probably gonna be in the afternoon like most games. I’m a night worker so I like when games release at midnight.
The burning question is whether this compilation is worth it for someone who already has Atari Flashback Classics/Atari Vault. Are the Jaguar, Lynx, 800 and 7800 games worth $40?
The Jaguar, Lynx and 7800 have terrible libraries. (The 7800 having a WORSE sound chip than the 5200!) However, that one gem is Tempest 2000. The rest are just fun in how horrible they are. This really again comes down to the Arcade games. Apparently they are going to have better control schemes. On PC in particular you can use the mouse and VCS paddle controller. I think it will be a hard choice for Flashback owners. The main draw will probably be the historical documents and history.
Definitely worth it, it has a larger list of games including those from the Jaguar era and has better emulation than Flashback which was done by the infamous AtGames.
@Yurt Dweller The Jaguar has excellent games? No it does not. It has a couple decent games. If it has great games it would not have failed. The SEGA CD is also terrible games library. You take Sonic CD and the better version of Ecco the Dolphin out of it and you have nothing. (All SEGA CD games you can think of mentioning have been made better on other systems, had better arcade versions, or simply were mediocre.)
I decided to buy this today while it was on sale on the Nintendo e-shop. I think it has some things I will want to play but I did not want to regret missing the sale price and paying full.
And this ladies and gentlemen is why we had the video game crash!!!!! Every single game in the collection sucks!!!! The name Atari to me means incompetent, lack of quality and failure. Nice video as always contranetwork thanks for saving me 50 bucks
Only in the USA. The rest of the world never had it and the rest of the world doesn't hold the NES up to the sky like some kind of god like grown men over 40 from USA does. Atari 2600 put out some great games for the time. Missle Command was a darn good port. Atari wasn't just to blame for the crash. Intellevision, Coleco and others went too crazy all at once. Overseas Sega, PC Engine, Amiga and such did just fine if not better than Nintendo did in certain areas as well. Atari helped kick start it all. That alone gets my recognition as if it wasn't for them who knows where gaming would be or would have went. Gaming could very well have been something that died out within a few years or still in the arcades. Activision (the real Activision from then) also did some great games for the 2600. Not everyone wants to get fat and play RPGs for 400 hours of your life like modern gaming. Some people just want to play for 10 minutes and use the rest of their time for the gym, going out, and having a good time. I rather play a 10 min arcade game then sink 1000 hours into Zelda Breath of the wild or some MMO.
@@danieldiggs9574 no grown man is over 40 is going to hold the nes over their head like some kind of God? But you'll find pussies like yourself, a grown man that will hold a 10 min Arcade game and a bullshit games from Atari that killed the industry!? See how you sound? Yeah, real mature. Just STFU and go play your 1 bit bad Atari games.
@@redcrimson1028 Wow you got some anger issues there. Didn't realize my first post was that insane for you to respond that wild. Pussy eh? Played football, baseball and basketball growing up. Did two tours front lines US Marine in Iraq. Served my country and serve my city as Firefighter. Work out 3 times a week, partake in MMA class as well as Martial arts and yoga. Hike, jog, rock climb and dabble in woodwork. Guess I'm a pussy though for liking some Atari arcade games even though I still own my NES and actually beat Mike Tyson's Punch Out back in the day multiple times. But you're angst is wild. Perhaps you should get laid , go for a walk and turn off that grunge angst music of crying.
I grew up in the projects in New York City in the 1980's and 90's when it was rough. I also lived the Street Fighter 2 arcade scene all over Manhattan in the early 90's where at times beating older teens got you punched in the face, jumped and whatnot. Imagine beating Asian kids in Chinatown and getting chased, jumped by 17 year olds when you're 12-13. Yeah. I was playing competitive 2d fighter games in the city when it was like owning your turf not like you're little safe online gaming generation today where you can act like you just did to me and get away with it. Back then you faced off next to a stranger and possible get smacked for being better than them. Go back to your safe xbox live.
Hey man I had to go back and re-read my original post that got you so angry. I never knocked Nintendo all I said was the facts that the rest of the world never suffered the videogame crash like the USA did and yes the NES was and still is so loved like a god to many for saving the industry when in reality it just saved the USA because other countries were not so into the NES as crazy. I was an NES kid so I get it. Just because my opinion that today my time doesn't allow me to play as much as I used to so I enjoy the Atari arcade style games more is how I feel. I wrote back to you like an asshole previously because you actually got me pissed but now I realize probably a mis communication. Anyways be well. I don't hate the NES but truth is I get bored trying to play and beat long platformers these days when I can get a fix for 10 minutes. The homebrew Atari scene does a nice job for me. The stuff on atariage website
Thanks for the video! You just saved me $40. Man, Atari always has been bad. I remember playing the 2600 as a kid and thinking, "this isn't that fun." Colecovision really got me into videogames. Then I got a Master System because I thought the NES wasn't much better than Colecovision.
@@MessianicRestoration the history behind Fight for Life shows how sad Atari was back then. They didn't pay the developer for months so he held back the final build until he was paid. Atari never paid and just released the Beta version as the final build
What do you mean? Is part of their collection! I guess they shouldn't have made this collection then because personally I think atari and most if not all of their games sucks!!! I mean if u can play pong and junkyard dog why not fight for life? Come on man think.
They Should Of Done Far More Arcade Games . I Have Every Enjoyable Title On This Compilation Already For My PS4 And Switch . No One Is Sitting Around Playing 2600 Games And Just Loving It Let's Just Be Honest .
They Will Be Back In A Few Years Selling Us More Of The Same Rehashed Trash . I Know I'm Not The Only One Who Already Has The Actually Good Games Already On Their PS4 And Switch .
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It's probably one of the best compilation Digital Eclipse did.
I really loved their museum section and here it's even better. Day one buy
I didn't think anyone could top the Cowabunga Collection. I thought that would be the gold standard going forward. And the Atari Anniversary collection dethroned it in just a few months!
Never thought I would ever see someone rage quit pong. 🤣
I am really digging this retro compilation so far. A super fun and interaction throwback to one of gaming's pioneers!
Thank you!!!!! You’re the only one that shows all the games. Excellent!
Atari really should make a deal with Activision so we have DLC with HERO, Montezuma's Revenge, Pitfall, etc.
I would like Chopper Command.
This is gonna look really good on the OLED Switch. I just hope they don't mess up the controls again.
Wow what a fine presentation!
Thanks though for doing this video! I'm gonna check out your videos!
AVGN needs to play this only because of Airworld.
I can’t believe they finished sword quest
i remember vague playing some of these games as a kid xD
I want an atari St collection
Nintendo is the GOAT. We are playing Sega and Atari games on a Nintendo.
I picked this one up and, unfortunately, many of the games require a spinner or trackball to properly play and enjoy. Sure, you can use a D-pad or stick but it’s a poor substitute.
I was going to agree with you but after messing with the controls, I have to conclude, they did a great job.
You know what I am thinking about doing? A lot of the games of have the touch screen feature on the Switch. ( Not good except for Pong Two Player and "Touch Me".) You know what I think it needs? A stylus! I might pick one up. Although I am getting REALLY good at "Breakout" with the control stick. Oddly enough, it's "Tempest" that feels a little off to me. So here is what I am thinking. Stylus in right hand...removing the Joy-Cons...right Joy-Con in left hand for firing weapsons. I did it with just my fingers and it felt spot on.
Now I'm reaching back here.. and I could technically fire it up and check.. but I'm pretty sure Club Drive is running a much higher frame rate than an actual Jaguar on this collection :P
Really hoping this releases at midnight ET for the switch. But it’s probably gonna be in the afternoon like most games. I’m a night worker so I like when games release at midnight.
Nope it didn’t release at midnight on switch guess it’s 1pm ET lame
No, no ET, please!
@@pilouuuu there’s tons of thoes buried somewhere
Wish you didn’t skip over the Jaguar games so quickly. 😢😢😢😢
Ha! You were enjoying Trevor McFaur and the Galaxy!
The burning question is whether this compilation is worth it for someone who already has Atari Flashback Classics/Atari Vault. Are the Jaguar, Lynx, 800 and 7800 games worth $40?
There is the brand new games as well I think it’s worth it.
The Jaguar, Lynx and 7800 have terrible libraries. (The 7800 having a WORSE sound chip than the 5200!) However, that one gem is Tempest 2000. The rest are just fun in how horrible they are.
This really again comes down to the Arcade games. Apparently they are going to have better control schemes. On PC in particular you can use the mouse and VCS paddle controller.
I think it will be a hard choice for Flashback owners. The main draw will probably be the historical documents and history.
Definitely worth it, it has a larger list of games including those from the Jaguar era and has better emulation than Flashback which was done by the infamous AtGames.
Worth it because this has games ATGAMES would never dream of being able of emulate to a degree of decency
@Yurt Dweller The Jaguar has excellent games? No it does not. It has a couple decent games. If it has great games it would not have failed. The SEGA CD is also terrible games library. You take Sonic CD and the better version of Ecco the Dolphin out of it and you have nothing. (All SEGA CD games you can think of mentioning have been made better on other systems, had better arcade versions, or simply were mediocre.)
great game very well done and enjoyable
I See Why Nintendo Became So Wanted After Seeing The Lackluster Titles Atari Put On This Compilation
I decided to buy this today while it was on sale on the Nintendo e-shop. I think it has some things I will want to play but I did not want to regret missing the sale price and paying full.
Can you make it fullscreen?
Lol Too late now.
Is this a memory? And does it support a device? anbernic rg552
Great collection, though I honestly wish they put in Jaguar CD games.
They did, but not many.
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You honestly wished? Why are you declaring your honesty? Were you telling lies before?
And this ladies and gentlemen is why we had the video game crash!!!!! Every single game in the collection sucks!!!! The name Atari to me means incompetent, lack of quality and failure.
Nice video as always contranetwork thanks for saving me 50 bucks
Only in the USA. The rest of the world never had it and the rest of the world doesn't hold the NES up to the sky like some kind of god like grown men over 40 from USA does. Atari 2600 put out some great games for the time. Missle Command was a darn good port. Atari wasn't just to blame for the crash. Intellevision, Coleco and others went too crazy all at once. Overseas Sega, PC Engine, Amiga and such did just fine if not better than Nintendo did in certain areas as well. Atari helped kick start it all. That alone gets my recognition as if it wasn't for them who knows where gaming would be or would have went. Gaming could very well have been something that died out within a few years or still in the arcades. Activision (the real Activision from then) also did some great games for the 2600. Not everyone wants to get fat and play RPGs for 400 hours of your life like modern gaming. Some people just want to play for 10 minutes and use the rest of their time for the gym, going out, and having a good time. I rather play a 10 min arcade game then sink 1000 hours into Zelda Breath of the wild or some MMO.
@@danieldiggs9574 no grown man is over 40 is going to hold the nes over their head like some kind of God? But you'll find pussies like yourself, a grown man that will hold a 10 min Arcade game and a bullshit games from Atari that killed the industry!? See how you sound? Yeah, real mature. Just STFU and go play your 1 bit bad Atari games.
@@redcrimson1028 Wow you got some anger issues there. Didn't realize my first post was that insane for you to respond that wild. Pussy eh? Played football, baseball and basketball growing up. Did two tours front lines US Marine in Iraq. Served my country and serve my city as Firefighter. Work out 3 times a week, partake in MMA class as well as Martial arts and yoga. Hike, jog, rock climb and dabble in woodwork. Guess I'm a pussy though for liking some Atari arcade games even though I still own my NES and actually beat Mike Tyson's Punch Out back in the day multiple times. But you're angst is wild. Perhaps you should get laid , go for a walk and turn off that grunge angst music of crying.
I grew up in the projects in New York City in the 1980's and 90's when it was rough. I also lived the Street Fighter 2 arcade scene all over Manhattan in the early 90's where at times beating older teens got you punched in the face, jumped and whatnot. Imagine beating Asian kids in Chinatown and getting chased, jumped by 17 year olds when you're 12-13. Yeah. I was playing competitive 2d fighter games in the city when it was like owning your turf not like you're little safe online gaming generation today where you can act like you just did to me and get away with it. Back then you faced off next to a stranger and possible get smacked for being better than them. Go back to your safe xbox live.
Hey man I had to go back and re-read my original post that got you so angry. I never knocked Nintendo all I said was the facts that the rest of the world never suffered the videogame crash like the USA did and yes the NES was and still is so loved like a god to many for saving the industry when in reality it just saved the USA because other countries were not so into the NES as crazy. I was an NES kid so I get it. Just because my opinion that today my time doesn't allow me to play as much as I used to so I enjoy the Atari arcade style games more is how I feel. I wrote back to you like an asshole previously because you actually got me pissed but now I realize probably a mis communication. Anyways be well. I don't hate the NES but truth is I get bored trying to play and beat long platformers these days when I can get a fix for 10 minutes. The homebrew Atari scene does a nice job for me. The stuff on atariage website
how you play it,with Keyboard or gamepad?
Do you recommend this?
if you are a fan of old Atari games yes, otherwise I would not know they are very dated games.
@@ContraNetwork thank you
It's actually funny because the older Atari games are better than the ones that came later.
Sounds cool but let nostalgia stays at where it belongs, in the past.
Thanks for the video! You just saved me $40. Man, Atari always has been bad. I remember playing the 2600 as a kid and thinking, "this isn't that fun." Colecovision really got me into videogames. Then I got a Master System because I thought the NES wasn't much better than Colecovision.
How old are u?
I seriously can't believe they included fight for life foe Jaguar. That game is terrible
Yeah they should have put ultra vortek on there instead! Not saying that uv is a great game either but its definitely way better than fight for life!
@@MessianicRestoration the history behind Fight for Life shows how sad Atari was back then. They didn't pay the developer for months so he held back the final build until he was paid. Atari never paid and just released the Beta version as the final build
Imagine they put Kasumi ninja in instead
What do you mean? Is part of their collection! I guess they shouldn't have made this collection then because personally I think atari and most if not all of their games sucks!!! I mean if u can play pong and junkyard dog why not fight for life? Come on man think.
They Should Of Done Far More Arcade Games . I Have Every Enjoyable Title On This Compilation Already For My PS4 And Switch . No One Is Sitting Around Playing 2600 Games And Just Loving It Let's Just Be Honest .
An atari collection without ET???? 🤔😑
Atari just arent that big anymore, they couldnt afford another landfill 😆
$39.99 that's ridiculous, you will be bored in few minutes
They Will Be Back In A Few Years Selling Us More Of The Same Rehashed Trash . I Know I'm Not The Only One Who Already Has The Actually Good Games Already On Their PS4 And Switch .
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H. E. R. O. ?
Es fehlt nur noch donky kong
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Well you can't play pong for toffee 🤣
Not very good at going through menus or playing the actual games.
Sure, cos that's really important!
@@johnmc3862 Actually , it is. Presentation in a video is kind of important.
tf@pong🤬🤬
First!!!