Atari 50’s console-war growth provides 19 extra video games on November 8

Atari and developer Digital Eclipse have introduced particulars of the following paid growth for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, a outstanding assortment that is each a compilation of lots of the writer’s video games and a documentary about its half-century historical past. This second DLC known as The First Console Warfare and it highlights the rivalry with Mattel’s Intellivision, Atari’s first actual competitor within the console market.

The bundle contains 19 extra video games and eight video segments that delve into the rivalry, in addition to what ultimately led to Mattel making video games for Atari methods. Atari and Digital Eclipse say the DLC contains extra The First Console Warfare DLC options further interviews, classic advertisements and never-before-seen historic artifacts that assist inform the story of the battle between Atari and Mattel. Because it occurs, it was a struggle Atari ended up decisively successful, because it bought the Intellivision brand earlier this yr.

The DLC contains prototypes and different video games that by no means noticed the sunshine of day till now. The total record is as follows:

• Air Raiders — 2600 M Community

• Antbear — 2600 M Community (unreleased, based mostly on Stern IP)

• Armor Ambush — 2600 M Community

• Astroblast — 2600 M Community

• Frogs & Flies — 2600 M Community

• Worldwide Soccer — 2600 M Community

• Darkish Cavern — 2600 M Community

• Star Strike — 2600 M Community

• Tremendous Problem Baseball — 2600 M Community

• Tremendous Problem Soccer — 2600 M Community

• Swordfight — 2600 M Community (uncommon, unreleased)

• Sea Battle — 2600 M Community (uncommon, unreleased)

• Tower of Thriller (unreleased prototype, not too long ago rescued)

• Video Pinball — 2600

• Basketball — 2600

• Hardball — Atari 8-bit (XE)

• Ultimate Legacy (prototype) — 5200

• Xari Area — Atari 8—bit

• Desert Falcon — 7800

The Final Console Warfare follows a earlier DLC referred to as The Wider World of Atari that arrived in September and added one other 19 video games to the gathering. Factoring within the two expansions, Atari 50 may have round 130 video games in complete.

Those that have already got Atari 50 on PC, Nintendo Swap, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X/S, PS4 and PS5 will have the ability to snap up The Final Console Warfare on November 8. In case you have the sport on Atari VCS, you may get the DLC as a free replace early subsequent yr.

For those who’re thinking about selecting up a bundle of the bottom recreation and each expansions, you are able to do simply that with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition. That’ll be out there on November 8 as nicely. The bodily version for Swap and PS5 prices $40. A steelbook for the Swap contains Atari 2600 artwork playing cards and different goodies and can run you $50.