As someone who grew up playing games on the Atari 2600, this post really hit home for me. I got so many fond memories of those early gaming days, where even the simplest titles felt groundbreaking cause we had nothing else to compare to. Games like Haunted House were a blast back then, even with the pixelated graphics and often confusing objectives, and I totally get the frustration of looking back at these games today and realizing how far we’ve came. Back then, we didn’t care about the technical limitations since it was all so new and exciting.
That said, I also understand the disappointment of revisiting these titles now with modern eyes. It’s not just the nostalgia that fades, but the actual enjoyment of playing many of these games is hard to recapture. They’re relics of their time, and while this collection seems like a great museum piece in some ways, it’s a reminder of how primitive a lot of those games really was.
For anyone thinking about buying this, I'd say only do it if you're looking for a nostalgic trip. If you're expecting to enjoy the gameplay by today’s standards, you’ll probably end up disappointed. Still, it's an important part of gaming history that I appreciate, even if I wouldn’t play it for too long.
it was a wonderful journey into my past but also made me feel old 😄. I'm glad that I got to see it and in the end spent more time in the extensive menus reading about the development of all the games including the one that started them all, Pong.
I feel you as far as being there when it came out though. Every game was a tremendous adventure including and especially the game, "Adventure." I feel that for most people, going to the sites that have mimicked the historical menu would be enough, rather than spending the money on this.
Apparently though, this has been successful enough that they are releasing another one called the 7800 collection which could be interesting because that was Atari's system that was meant to compete with Sega Genesis. It flopped badly of course but I think most people, including me, never even played any games that were on that system so it could be neat to see what they did with titles like Donkey Kong and Pac Man.