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Some people like to turn their birthday into a month of celebrations—in Atari’s case, that’s small potatoes compared to the nearly two years that the company has been celebrating turning 50. It has been announced that Atari 50: The Anniversary is getting yet another DLC drop, this time dubbed The First Console War. In it, fans can look forward to the following:
- 19 New Games
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- Air Raiders – 2600 M Network
- Antbear – 2600 M Network (unreleased, based on Stern IP)
- Armor Ambush – 2600 M Network
- Astroblast – 2600 M Network
- Frogs & Flies – 2600 M Network
- International Soccer – 2600 M Network
- Dark Cavern – 2600 M Network
- Star Strike – 2600 M Network
- Super Challenge Baseball – 2600 M Network
- Super Challenge Football – 2600 M Network
- Swordfight – 2600 M Network (rare, unreleased)
- Sea Battle – 2600 M Network (rare, unreleased)
- Tower of Mystery (unreleased prototype, recently rescued)
- Video Pinball – 2600
- Basketball – 2600
- Hardball – Atari 8-bit (XE)
- Final Legacy (prototype) – 5200
- Xari Arena – Atari 8-bit
- Desert Falcon – 7800
- Video interviews with M Network programmer Jane Terjung, Activision’s David Crane & Garry Kitchen (worked on/published for both platforms), homebrew programmer Dennis Debro, and historians Leonard Herman & Mike Mika
- A brand new timeline explaining the challenge to Atari’s VCS by Mattel’s Intellivision–the first major rivalry in console games
The First Console War is the second expansion to come to Atari 50, with the Expanded Edition content dropping on 11.08.24. Will you be giving this a play when it launches? Share with us in the comments and on social media.
Source: Atari Press Release
