Atari and developer Digital Eclipse are proud to present a significant expansion to their acclaimed 2022 release Atari 50: the Anniversary Collection. This new version entitled “Atari 50: the Anniversary Celebration - Expanded Edition” includes the original release and adds two new timelines and 39 games to the playable Atari retrospective. The Wider World of Atari timeline which includes 19 playable games and eight video segments takes a series of deep dives into stories from Atari history showing how Atari continued to influence creators and fans over the decades. 

Features:

All pre-orders will receive the game Berserk: Recharged.

• Now with 140+ classic games lovingly presented with best-in-class emulation and modern quality-of-life enhancements – and the ability to play classic games that have not been available for ages.
• Discover the brand that launched the modern video game industry and the creative individuals behind it through interviews archival images special source material and behind-the-scenes content within an interactive timeline. Also explore the history of iconic brands such as Mattel’s Intellivision and Stern Electronics!
• Emulation of games recently rescued and unreleased prototypes and other rare gems created for seven hardware platforms: Arcade Atari 800 Atari 2600 Atari 5200 Atari 7800 Atari Jaguar Atari Lynx.
• Over 13 new segments of exclusive interviews with key players in the games industry including archival and contemporary interviews from employees from first and 3rd party programmers and artists historians fans and homebrew developers!
• An expanded retrospective on gaming history that is a must-own for collectors and fans of video games.

Beyond the physical game the Expanded Steelbook Edition on NSW will include the following exclusive items:

• Expanded Edition Steelbook
• 3 miniature Atari Arcade Marquees
• 3 double-sided premium Atari 2600 games art cards
• Al Alcorn´s business card replica
• All contents packaged in a collector´s o-ring.