Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration will arrive at the end of the year with more than 90 titles that review its history

June 30. (Portaltic/EP) –

Atari has announced Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebrationa compilation of more than 90 playable titles that review its history on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, including six previously unreleased games that reimagine company classics, which will arrive later this year.

Atari was founded in the 70s and, since then, it began to gain popularity in the arcade video game industry until the controversial launch of the ET video game in 1982. This title barely had time for its development, which had an impact on its popularity. final quality and in the accounts of the company, which was spun off two years later.

In 1993, Atari Corporation launched what would be its last console on the market: the Jaguar. The little success of this machine led the company to be sold and go through a particularly tumultuous time until it came under the umbrella of Infogrames Entertainment (IESA).

One of its latest proposals is the Atari VCS, a hybrid between console and computer with which to access classic games and streaming entertainment platforms and productivity tools, which hit the market in 2021.

Now, Atari has decided to review its five decades of history with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, a compilation of more than 90 playable titles belonging to six consoles and home computers, including Jaguar Y lynxas explained in a statement posted on its website.

To do this, Atari has partnered with the studio Digital Eclipseresponsible for other compilations such as the 30th anniversary of street-fighter and the Disney Afternoon Collection.

The company adds that the more than 90 games in this compilation include six unpublished titles that reimagine the company’s classics. On the one hand, the fourth and final installment of the saga sword questthe 3D-graphics sequel to Haunted Houses Y VCTR-SCTRa vector-based arcade title that claims to combine the gameplay of Asteroids and Tempest.

On the other hand, the compilation includes the title Neo Breakoutwhich claims to combine the style of Breakout and Pong with modernized graphics, as well as quadatranka new installment of the saga that mixes features of the original games with new modes, such as multiplayer.

The latest unreleased title included in the collection is the reimagining of Yar’s Revenge, which will allow the player to switch between the original graphics and a more modernized version of them. In addition, Atari highlights that 50: The Anniversary Collection features interviews with designers and developers, as well as original high-resolution artwork, among other exclusive content.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection will arrive in the last quarter of this year on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Steam, Epic Games Store and the Atari VCS.