Atari Arcade Hits 1.0

• License:

  Free to try; $9.95 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  3.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  1.5 stars (out of 12 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  77,737

• Operating Systems:

  Windows 95, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 95/98

• Limitations:

  10-minute trial per game

• Date Added:

  January 14, 2004

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Publisher's description of Atari Arcade Hits

From Atari:

The ultimate classic arcade collection is here. Perfect, authentic versions of six of the most popular, groundbreaking titles ever created. Relive the fun and excitement of playing your favorite Atari arcade games of yesteryear, or discover these addictive games for the first time. Deceptively easy to play, Atari Arcade Hits Volume 1 will challenge players of all ages and skills for years to come. Games included are: Asteroids (fight to stay alive by destroying asteroids and saucers), Super Breakout (break through fields of colorful bricks until they're all wiped out), Centipede (put an end to this insect infestation once and for all), Pong (keep your eye on the ball in this granddaddy of all video games), Tempest (clear your tube by stopping sinister enemies that try to trap you), and Missile Ccmmand (take command as you defend your cities against enemy attack).

Editor's review of Atari Arcade Hits

• 3.0 stars

• "Atari Arcade Hits"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Atari Arcade Hits 1.0

Nostalgic moments should be sweet and brief. Thankfully, the trial version of this Atari game package lasts only five minutes. Atari Arcade Hits is a collection of six of the company's earliest and most popular video games, including the classics Pong, Centipede, Asteroids, Tempest, Missile Command, and Super Breakout. Thus, you probably know what to expect: fairly primitive graphics, lots of beeping and static, awkward controls and repetitive action. But isn't that why we loved these games in the first place? Simple to use and entertaining--if not just for a moment--this program won't disappoint old-school Atari fans. Play for five minutes, then put the program back on the shelf with your other '80s games to collect dust.

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• Average user rating: 1.8 stars out of 12 votes
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• 1 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Atari Arcade Hits 1.0

  "Do they need the money?"

  by jsonb on August 20, 2005

  Pros: I get to support future re-releases of old games. Ooh and my computer gets a fresh new set of ad-ware; just what it needs to keep it runnin strong!

  Cons: Atari thinks its doing people a favor by releasing this collection of old hits. It should be about as well recieved as a Color Me Badd reunion tour. The 10 minute trial period really limits you from wanting to go all the way to 12 minutes. How in the world is this a 11MB download? I sat down to play through these games and when I was done my grilled cheese sandwich wasn't even done cooking. The price is 10 bucks for this dabocle? Hey atari guys: I went to yardsale the other day and I got the entire atari library for the change that was in my car's ash tray.

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• 1 stars

  Version: Atari Arcade Hits 1.0

  "bad mouse control"

  by rikkirivers on October 3, 2006

  Pros: retro style looks just like the original games. like playing an old old arcade game. it would be fun and nostalgic if it worked right.

  Cons: my mouse control didn't work right. I tried playing missile command, asteroids, and breakout. They look like the original games. like some of the other guys said, Atari should have released this for free. They haven't done anything to improve the games. They're just like the originals. if you want to play original games, just download the MAME emulator. MAME games work better.

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• 2 stars

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  Version: Atari Arcade Hits 1.0

  "Full of spyware, don't download!!"

  by ryanj on March 5, 2005

  Pros: None, it's just a con to put spyware on your computer.

  Cons: This thing is nothing but a hassle, and it won't even let you play any games until you jump through a bunch of adware hoops. This is a pure con, nothing more, don't download it unless you want to spend 10 minutes getting all their spyware back off your computer.

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• 1 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Atari Arcade Hits 1.0

  "Full of adware, stay away from this one!"

  by Gamester on March 5, 2005

  Pros: It doesn't have any pros, it's garbage.

  Cons: It looks like they took a few old favorites and packaged them in a bunch of adware so that they can track your surfing. You can't even play it without doing a bunch of silly stuff. These people should be ashamed of themselves for ruining such great old games, with a bunch of ripoff trash that just slows your computer down.

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• 1 stars

  Version: Atari Arcade Hits 1.0

  "SHOULD BE FREE"

  by Hmmmmmm on November 21, 2005

  Pros: Nice classic Arcade Games

  Cons: Ten minutes....

  Too much to charge money for these arcade games

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