Atari Arcade 1
SCORE: 85
The Evercade continue to impress with their fourth arcade cartridge -
Atari Arcade 1. There are some great classic arcade video games on the
Atari Arcade 1 cartridge. The thirteen games on the Atari Arcade 1
cartridge are Asteroids Deluxe, Canyon Bomber, Centipede, Crystal
Castle, Liberator, Lunar Lander, Millipede, Missile Command, Night
Driver, Pong, Skydiver, Super Breakout and Warlords. Families can get
all kinds of fun out of the Atari Arcade 1 cartridge. It has been
decades since I played some of these video games. Other games I never
even saw in the arcades because of my age when they were released.
I do question the collision detection on games like Pong and Super
Breakout. The paddle size for Super Breakout is really tiny. The AI is
really tough in games like Warlords, and Pong. I struggled with the
controls in Skydiver. Thankfully Atari Arcade 1 comes with a manual
where the controls are specified. I just had issues with things like the
chute not always deploying the first time I hit the button. I usually
was able to get my guy on the ground in Skydiver and had fun playing
that game.
The stand out game for me on the Atari Arcade 1 is Crystal Castles.
Think of it like Pac-Man where we must get all of the pellets eaten up.
The different mazes and enemies make that game a blast and I really like
the visual layout of the screen. I remember it was impressive at the
time. Atari Arcade 1 reminds me how cool it was for its era. Night
Driver is a decent driving video game for the era. The tracks can be
challenging at times. The old first person racing games from that era
will either irritate or bring a smile.
Millipede and Centipede are very similar games. They look much better in
color and the graphics from the arcade. The home versions of those games
do not even come close to what is in Atari Arcade 1. The arcades were
always better in that video game era. Lunar Lander is one of those games
I love to try and try again. Sadly I failed every single time I played
Lunar Lander on the Atari Arcade 1 cartridge. Something about that game
is really hard. Missile Command is the classic that retro gamers know
and love.
There is some violent content in many of the games within Atari Arcade
1. I love the background graphics in Asteroids Deluxe. The graphics in
these old arcade video games do not stand up to current video games. For
me Atari Arcade 1 is one of those history based video games where
families can learn about the early history of the video game industry.
Canyon Bomber can require some strategy to get the highest score. I hope
there are plenty more cool arcade titles that come to the Evercade.
Atari Arcade 1 shows what can be released.
- Paul
Graphics: 75%
Sound: 90%
Replay/Extras: 100%
Gameplay: 90%
Family Friendly Factor: 70%
System: Evercade
Publisher: Blaze Entertainment
Developer: Atari
Rating: ‘NR’ - NOT RATED
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