Thread 12098456

I bought this on a whim during the previous STEAM sale, and I've been digging into the trove of games it offers, and it's rekindled my interest. I've been struggling, fighting with myself to play games, and finding myself disinterested or just bored playing most games, even retro ones these last few years, but diving into this collection was a spiritual awakening. I have a newfound joy and zest for gaming.

Atari, you will be missed.

Thanks for reading my blogpost.

I've been meaning to get this but I'll wait until it's cheaper. Glad you're having fun, anon.

>>12098456 (OP)
Sometimes you just wanna pick up and play shit without tutorials or a movieslop plot that also isn’t pay to win gacha shit

Atari got you covered

>>12098718
I always imagine Boxy Brown's theme when seeing Atari memes

Gay people are mentally ill.

>>12098724
Hell yeah

>>12098456 (OP)
Buy an ad.

>>12098729
shut up and suck on my penis

>>12098456 (OP)
Thread Theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8TyIEAqps

>>12098778
needs more electronica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEbaeLv-aOo

>>12098456 (OP)
>joy and zest for gaming.

>>12098456 (OP)
It's a great collection but it's missing some big games to be a definitive Atari collection. Battlezone particularly comes to mind. I also wish they did a Computer Space recreation since it's a pretty significant game that isn't easily playable in any real way. Some other games like Star Wars and ESB would be cool but obviously aren't gonna happen. Outside that, everything else is great.
>>12098778
>>12099383
I'm more of a Rock guy
https://youtu.be/Dy4HA3vUv2c?si=uI221OQ-TXqImCCu

>>12099397
I looked at that and it had some good games but it's missing a lot.
>Pitfall
>Pitfall 2

Those are Activision games so IDK if that's why they aren't included. Pitfall 2 I find to be one of the most underrated games of all time, I personally consider that one of the best retro games ever made. Really remarkable actually, so simple yet a compelling exploration/adventure and one of the most impressive games on the system. Playing that in 1984 must have been absolutely mind blowing.

>>12099418
Pitfall on the Genesis was also a decent follow-up, I'd say. Kind of overlooked, but a worth addition to the series, especially after Super Pitfall almost destroyed the franchise.

>>12099570
We dodged a bullet when Activision reconsidered the idea of localizing Atlantis no Nazo as Super Pitfall 2.

>>12099582
What's really bad is that there is no clear continuation of the Pitfall theme as far as I know
>Simple exploration, realistic animal enemies
>Face actually sort of realistic hazards like falling, alligators, snakes, bats, etc.
>See how far you can get through a surprisingly challenging cave or jungle

All of this actually made the game feel more immersive than it should have been. Tomb Raider I think carried this on sort-of, at least the original one. Games don't need xtreem enemies and boobslop to be great.

>>12098456 (OP)
Look into the gamestation pro. It’s a portable way to play all the Atari games

>>12101020
Forgot to mention it has every Atari controller option, on a handheld. No emulation device on the market has a track ball or numbered buttons

Basically phone games to be honest

>>12098746
hey you
>>12098752

>>12101032
Is the thing on the top left a Pong paddle?
Sold.

>>12098456 (OP)
can't you just download all atari games from archive org instead of paying for an overpriced selection?

>>12101173
The convenience of not having to fiddle with emulators and experiment with a dozen different compiled roms to get a 5 minute game to play, is out-weighed by the benefit of click-and-go.

>>12101171
Unless I missed it on the Amazon listing, Pong isn't on the handheld for some reason. Surely Video Olympics is on there but it's not the same dammit.

>>12101182
the presentation does look very nice, gonna wait for a $10 sale, not willing to shell out more for games that old

How do you do, fellow 4channers?

>>12102138
analingus

>>12098456 (OP)
Atari is dead and you gave away your money to a literal skinwalker corporation
Current "Atari" has nothing to do with Atari, they bought the name and started to resell old shit, and retards like you bought it
You can just download every Atari game from rutracker and install Retroarch. How stupid can you be?

>>12102175
how mad can you get turdworlder

>>12102175
>angrily rants about spending money on things
>complains about dead companies

Oh yea, it's prime time ESL turd worlder hours.

>>12098456 (OP)
There is just something so special and compelling about the downright simplicity of early atari games for the 2600 and 5200. Pure, distilled, gameplay. Kind of like a minimalist purist experience.

>>12102405
>>12103364
Bought videogames made 30 billion years ago award

>>12098718
PURE. VIDEO. GAMING.

>>12098718
kek

>>12098456 (OP)
Bump against Sega faggot

>>12098456 (OP)
i really like the new atari compilation, really feels more like an interactive documentary rather than a compilation of roms you could have gotten for free. still really hate that there's dlc but i hope more companies take note and add more behind the scenes/documentary-esque features to their compilations moving forward

Any other game packages that are worth it on Steam?

>>12109965
The Namco Museum Archives are pretty decent.

>>12103787
>>12098456 (OP)
>>12109026
>when your business is so fucking shit that you need to pay people to post on sites like 4chan to keep the name warm
>but nobody cares
these inorganic "threads", that are nothing more than advertising for its owner - a dangerously incompetent bunch of french frog losers that can't make a profit off of this old IP, is nothing more than cringe and fucking embarrassing.

>>12110284
When you're such a retarded cucked faggot that you think any positive posts about something are paid shills

>>12101171
>>12101185
It's a knob for playing games like Tempest.

>>12109965
>picrel
is there any story behind that? i can't with her, she looks like an anime character

It feels nice diving into the back history of classic gaming, back when arcades were more relevant and graphics were blobular collections of pixels that were formed from imagination.

>>12110559
wifi material

>pick up centipede recharged on steam
>it completely doesnt function

>>12109965
Zach-Like

>>12110563
M.U.L.E. seems like it should have been the ideal party game. Shame that it is too complex for normies.

>>12110832
>discover there's a pc remake that lets you play online
>it's free
>??????
>While playing Planet M.U.L.E. online we may collect the following information: Game logs, CHAT HISTORY, results from game sessions, program updates, errors and logins on our server.
JUST

Compilations are kinda dumb in the age of infinite piracy but they are also awesome and I like them. I will look into this one now.

>>12112809
Okay I did. It's on my Steam wishlist now. I'll probably never buy it but maybe I'll buy it.

necro bumping to keep the sega system autist from knocking this off the board

>>12110563
What the fuck was their problem?

>>12115034
as good a reason as any

What are we doing here?

Ahem
Play retro on retro
Win

>>12112809
Not really

>>12112809
Disagree

>>12116662
>>12116665
>>12116667
If only these were ported to PC/STEAM.

>>12116665
>>12116667
Not really what? They're not dumb? They're not awesome? I don't like them? I wasn't going to look into that one?

The Atari collection piqued my interest more than most compilations because it has the nice video interviews and documentary aspects. It also has some new games or remakes that they made for the compilation which is a nice value add.

The same thing happened for me with the Genesis collection on Switch. That game actually sparked my love for pre-PSX retro, including Atari 2600 games. I've been meaning to pick this collection up, although I've heard paddle games don't really work the way they should. I'm glad you're loving games again, anon.
Slightly unrelated, do you guys have any recs for other big retro compilations? I've got the SNK 40th anniversary collection on Steam, Genesis Classics on Switch, Midway Treasures on PS2 and Taito Legends on PS2 as well. I'd highly rec all of them. What are some other great ones?

>>12101032
That's fucking sick. I thought this was just a generic retro emulation device at first. Might actually pick one up now.

>>12110682
works on my machine :)

>>12117836
I really like Sonic Jam on Saturn, has some really cool additional videos and pics, arranged modes for the games and also the 3D level made exclusively for Saturn.

>>12098456 (OP)
>There's a segment about the rumors that the devs did drugs in Atari
>David Crane denies the rumors in his department
>Tod Frye: "HELL YEAH, I SMOKED THE KUSH!"

>>12117913
You know for a fact that Crane was probably the party animal of the group.

>>12101182
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