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Released in 2007, Atari Classics Evolved is a compilation of eleven classic arcade games from Atari. Each comes in two varieties: an emulation of the origina...
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Oct 25, 2018 · 46.3K subscribers. Subscribed. 85. 16K views 5 years ago. Atari Classics Evolved gameplay for the Playstation Portable (PSP). Played on the PPSSPP emulator and recorded with a Elgato Game...
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Oct 25, 2023 · This compilation, published for PlayStation Portable in 2007, includes 11 arcade classics from Atari Anthology (such as Asteroids and Super Breakout) and als...
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- Old school gaming gets a facelift.
- Verdict
By Chris Roper
Updated: May 13, 2012 7:30 am
Posted: Jan 8, 2008 1:02 am
Old school gaming will never die. Though consoles like the SEGA Master System, NES, ColecoVision and others are likely collecting either dust in someone's closet collection or grime at the bottom of a trash heap, their games live on by way of the numerous compilations that we've seen released in the past handful of years. The newest is Atari Classics Evolved, a collection of old Atari titles that'll bring back your childhood gaming memories (if you're even old enough to have been around in the early '80s).
Each of the main titles here includes an Evolved setting (obviously inspired by Geometry Wars Evolved), featuring enhanced graphics and sound. The gameplay is pretty much identical to the old titles, though the new visuals in some cases can change the way that you interpret the action. For example, when playing the Evolved version of Super Breakout, the ball glows with electricity, making it a little more difficult to tell exactly where the "meat" of the ball is. Likewise, all the flash in Missile Command makes it a little harder to tell when your explosions actually affect the incoming missiles. It's something you'll get used to quickly, but it's not as obvious as giant green globs of pixels.
A handful of the games, like the aforementioned Super Breakout, Tempest and Millipede, are played by turning the PSP sideways so that you're playing with the length of the screen going up and down rather than left and right. This is nice in that it helps keep the correct screen ratio while giving you the biggest image, but it does mean that you're playing with one hand above the screen and the other below.
Atari Classics Evolved is a decent compilation package that starts out with only a small number of games, but grows to a very large number once you've unlocked the Atari 2600 catalog. All of them play exactly the same as you'd expect - no better, no worse, for better or worse. Fans of old school games will find something to like here, so check it o...
Dec 19, 2007 · Atari Classics Evolved is a tight, concise little value-priced collection of honest-to-goodness great retro games. It's well worth the asking price and even offers a little more than you'd expect.
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Nov 28, 2007 · This December, Atari Classics Evolved is bringing two versions of 11 arcade classics -- Pong, Asteroids, Centipede, Super Breakout, Missile Command, Lunar Lander, Asteroids Deluxe, Tempest,...
Dec 19, 2007 · By beating four challenges in each of the 11 main titles, players will unlock a virtual Atari 2600, featuring over 50 Atari classics. Atari Classics Evolved was released for the PSP on December 19, 2007. Features updated versions of 11 classics, as well as emulated ports of over 50 Atari 2600 titles.
