Flojomojo Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Too bad they don't give any details. I guess there are other games they've left on the table. I just played a few rounds of Centipede on the PS4 using the touchpad instead of the Dpad or joystick. It almost works well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Too bad they don't give any details. I guess there are other games they've left on the table. I just played a few rounds of Centipede on the PS4 using the touchpad instead of the Dpad or joystick. It almost works well! Let's just say it's both interesting and disappointing. It's not exactly how I wanted it to come together, but this one is more on Atari's insistence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Havoc 2049 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Hopefully this will include some 7800 games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarGungan Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 I was speculating the vol. 3 disc might be the Activision and Imagic stuff that is on the new Flashbacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 I was speculating the vol. 3 disc might be the Activision and Imagic stuff that is on the new Flashbacks. Then it would be called Activision Flashback Classics. This is still Atari stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarGungan Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Then it would be called Activision Flashback Classics. This is still Atari stuff. That is kind of interesting and disappointing. I can't think of many Atari 2600 games that weren't in the first two discs that aren't 3rd party or licenses. The more iconic arcade games have been done as well. I can't think of what would be on it besides games from the 5200 or 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 That is kind of interesting and disappointing. I can't think of many Atari 2600 games that weren't in the first two discs that aren't 3rd party or licenses. The more iconic arcade games have been done as well. I can't think of what would be on it besides games from the 5200 or 7800. To clarify, this new volume features one new Atari platform and incorporates one company's third party 2600 stuff. It's not Activision, though. I merely meant that an Activision edition would be able to stand on its own, much like we're doing for other companies (and no, we're not doing an Activision one at this time). Only Atari-centric volumes will have the Atari label. That likely means 3 will be the last in this specific Atari series given the duplication of the available (meaning what they own) games across other Atari platforms, in addition to the relative lack of more marquee titles that would appeal to a wider audience. I have no other info at this time to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Here's the new list of games coming out for Vol. 3... Looks like a collection of homebrews, M Network titles and black & white arcade games. http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/01/07/atari-flashback-classics-volume-3-revealed-view-game-list/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 That article mentions that it'll come out on the PS4 but doesn't say anything about the Xbox One. Is it being released on both platforms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) B&W arcade games like Fire Truck? All I can say is that it's about time. I've been whining about their absence since the mid 1990's when Digital Eclipse was releasing a new compilation every few months. Too bad that Breakout is pre-microcessor. It's a small loss since it wouldn't play well of course with modern controllers and the previously included 2600 port was well done, but it always felt like a hole in the lineup when the 2600 games and arcade Super Breakout would be included but no arcade Breakout. And I assume that none of the Tank games used a microprocessor? Something like Tank 8 would've been neat to see, but if there's no game code, it obviously can't be emulated. I wonder if Adventure 2 is the 2600 homebrew, or Cafeman's 8-bit Adventure 2? I sure hope it's the latter, even though the former is most likely since it has appeared in other AtGames products. And I wonder if Millipede is the GCC proto for the 2600 or Atari 8-bit. Hoping for Battlezone, even though I know it's almost assuredly out. Such a notable classic and its absence was a significant one in recent releases, all thanks to its short sighted sale a few years back to a publisher that thinks Battlezone history started in 1998. That is one that I hope AtGames gives serious thought to attempting to license down the road. It's good enough to go out of the way for and pay a bit extra to secure, if the IP holder has a realistic view on the value of the arcade and 2600 versions. Edited January 8, 2018 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I'm surprised they only have the partial list (the ESRB application has been posted for some time, by the way). Yes, it's for both PS4 and Xbox One at this time (that PlayStation-centric site tends to ignore other platforms). Adventure II is the homebrew. No Battlezone (not Atari anymore, nor in AtGames' catalog). There is a new Atari platform on there as well in addition to the usual arcade/Atari 2600 stuff. I guess I'll leave that as a surprise (although I guess you can easily figure it out from one of the games on the partial leaked list). I suspect this will be the last new Atari-specific volume. We have other non-Atari volumes in the planning/works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boog Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Is Xari Arena a 5200 game? Is that the 'new platform'? Also, which game is this trophy for: Imp-ressiveDo 99 points of damage to the Imp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I'm surprised they only have the partial list Glad to hear this isn't the full list. Here's what PS Blog posted. Here’s the list of confirmed games (50 games were in each of the prior compilations, so it’s likely that more will be available in the full game): Adventure II Air Raiders Aquaventure Astroblast Atari Baseball Atari Football Avalanche Canyon Bomber Fire Truck Frog Pond Holey Moley Maze Invaders Millipede Monte Carlo Pool Shark Saboteur Sky Diver Star Raiders Super Breakout Xari Arena Yars’ Return Read more at http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/01/07/atari-flashback-classics-volume-3-revealed-view-game-list/#uSPW52Ic72RC2EHo.99 Astroblast is the M Network (Mattel) version of Astrosmash from the Intellivision, and we've seen a bunch of their stuff on the Flashback consoles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Yes, it will be 50 games (assuming no unforeseen issues in development). It wasn't easy getting there this time. While I don't think the value is necessarily there for the mainstream market like it was for the first two volumes (although $19.99 or less (with sales) is not exactly a high barrier to entry), this is definitely more of a fan service release. Hopefully it at least breaks even. The other, non-Atari volumes will once again be more mainstream interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 The first two volumes went on sale at least once for $10 each, at least as downloads on XB1 and PS4. It would be interesting to know the sales breakdown of disc vs download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 ESRB entry includes Centipede, which suggests that Millipede is also the 8 bit version rather than the GCC 2600 prototype. Also mentions Star Strike, Asteroids, and Missile Command for three more games not on the above list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) Adventure II is the homebrew. Wouldn't both Adventure II's be considered homebrews? Are you confirming that it's the Atari 8-bit version? I don't recall the 8k Adventure hack for the 2600 appearing before the Flashback 2, with regular appearances on subsequent AtGames releases. So if the term homebrew was attached to only one of the two, Cafeman's original creation for the 5200 seems to be the one with a less commercial foundation. Yet it's the 2600 hack that has made it out on the Flashback plug and play line, so I imagine it's this one that's included. Edited January 9, 2018 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Adventure II is the same as on the Flashbacks. And it's not Atari 8-bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) If you don't mind another question, any chance that the arcade version of Food Fight is here, Bill? That saw a Game Room release on the Xbox 360, the only Atari coin-op on that service that wasn't drawn from the usual standbys like Centipede and Asteroids. Edited January 9, 2018 by Atariboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I'd love to see them bring back "I, Robot" as well. There's nothing else quite like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 If I recall, Food Fight and I, Robot - both extremely logical additions - were not possible because they'd require additional emulators to be created, which would have made costs too high to make the product possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Those are some of my favorites ...they're always "forgotten" between the Atari regulars and the stuff that appears in Midway collections. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) Too bad about Food Fight. Hopefully you guys can manage that in a future arcade collection, even if it's not an Atari-centric one. It's commonplace arcade hardware with a Motorola 68000 cpu at its core, unlike the exotic hardware of I, Robot. If AtGames ever manages a licensing agreement with Warner for the Midway/Williams/Atari Games catalog, emulating this hardware is going to be necessary for several flagship Atari Games releases. So I hope they'd consider cheating and sneaking Food Fight into such a Midway release if it ever occurs, even if it this particular title predates the split-up of Atari Inc and wouldn't quite fit the theme. Does this mean it's not Code Mystics handing development this time? They take partial credit for the Midway Arcade level pack for Lego Dimensions, which includes games that used this arcade hardware (Badlands, Blasteroids, and Klax). So I presume they handled all the actual arcade emulation there, since I believe Backbone Entertainment (Midway Arcade Origins) was already shuttered at this point and the new Digital Eclipse was just getting started with Mega Man Legacy Collection. That means Code Mystics already has emulated the hardware that Food Fight runs on. Edited January 10, 2018 by Atariboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 The other unique thing about Food Fight is the many-directional stick. It would work fine with a PS4/Xbone analog though. It was on xb360's Game Room, wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) It was on Game Room and handled the arcade's stick just fine with the analog stick. Would be nice to see a hard copy of this appear in the future though. Edited January 11, 2018 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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