Infogrames emulate Atari
Classic retrogaming action to grace PC and consoles
When Infogrames bought Hasbro in January of this year, it also picked up the mothballed Atari name and lineage. True to form, the publisher has dragged a number of old classics out of the cupboard and slapped them on a 30th anniversary disc for PC and Dreamcast, reasonably priced (on the PC at least) at $15.00 in the States. The games in question (numbered 12), are Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Battlezone, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Gravitar, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, Super Breakout, Tempest, and Warlords, in emulated rather than revamped format. So don't expect Frogger-style remakes, despite Infogrames and Hasbro's propensity for that sort of thing. The PC version of the disc is packed out with desktop themes and wallpaper for going retro, and both versions are said to ship with a "collectible" Atari sticker. We're not sure how you collect a single sticker, but we'll go with them on this one. One source also claims that the game is due for PSOne shortly, but we can't confirm that at press time. The official Infogrames website doesn't mention the software at the present time.