We need a version of this for the Switch. Unfortunately, Activision is I my interested in releasing games loaded with micro transactions or free to play garbage. The games blew away 95% of what Atari was putting out for the 2600 at the time. I have this for the psp as well. I still play it quite frequently for some high score chases.
I read online there's a few game differences between different platforms. What's your favorite game to play on here? And I totally agree Activision was better for sure. I thought about looking into the Midway Arcade compilation as well.
Ahhh man the little stereo playing the 80’s music…the tunes from back then bring back the fun times playing Atari and Intellivision at my friends houses. No doubt it’s why they added that.
@@KaptainKlassic yeah the next one comes up a few screens later. There are 5 or 6 crosses total IIRR. A good challenge would be to NOT TOUCH any other crosses, so you DO get sent back to the start. BTW I completed a perfect Pitfall2 game on the DS 😛😛
In my opinion this is how classic game anthologies should be done. I own quite a few of the ones from Konami, Capcom, and Atari released in recent yrs, but none of them created as memorable a UI as this release. Kind of funny that i now have nostalgia for an anthology release which is a collection of older games that i was already nostalgic for 😄
Lol I never really thought about that before but I totally understand. I grew up with Namco Museum Vol. 3 for the PS1 and have a lot of nostalgia for that collection.
This game turned me onto so much good music as a 12 year old. Squeeze, Wall of Voodoo, Missing Persons. Pretty dope. I felt like it contributed to the vibe of the game, and this game came out before streaming so at the time it was like a free compilation of soundtrack on CD.
Nice video. I found this compilation by searching collections of Activision Atari 2600 games. I previously had that PS1 release which included 30 games, but the emulation was terrible. So I found this Anthology and searched for a video to see if it was worth it and I really think I'll take it. Thanks for the video. Ah and my favorite Activision game for Atari 2600 console is H.E.R.O. to John Van Ryzin's gem.
I have one of those carousels for the games, there real nostalgic for me since ive had it since being in my preteens (im 48). Activision made the best games for the 2600. My fave game is River raid - what a classic shump.
@@KaptainKlassicI have a real OG Atari 2600 with some cartridges for it. I’m growing an Activision Patch Score game collection so I can get all of these scores required for patches, hoping Activision will bring them back for its 50th Anniversary.
The best part was winning the virtual patches for getting high scores. Like someone else mentioned, I wish they’d release a modern version for the switch.
Some of the Activision creators reunited to make new 2600 games. They called themselves Audacity Games and released at least one game, Circus Convoy. Not sure if that project is still active tho
Good video but it is clear that Kaptain is too young to know well the classics games that he shows to us. No real Atari 2600 fan didn't Play Pitfall II in his life. But i'm glad for this honest review. This Games was also avalaible for pc back in the days...
I'm absolutely a fan! But my expertise is actually NES. Though here lately I'm have been finding these Atari collections fascinating. Either way, thank you for watching.
Oh yeah I believe it was one of the L or R buttons for the difficulty switch. I just didn't even bother trying it with Kaboom though because I've played it so much on the actual 2600.
I still have ACTIVISION ANTHOLOGY for my PlayStation 2 😺👍. Even this compilation includes the legendary pop / rock tracks, such as TWISTED SISTER: WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT 😼🤘🎵🎶. I also have ATARI ANTHOLOGY for the same console 😺👍🕹️. Mostly i play the Commodore 64 and Amiga 500 games 😺👍🕹️. THE OLD RETRO GAMES FOREVER 😺👍🕹️!
Activision made some good games for the Atari 2600 that were pretty original, namely Frostbite, Keystone Kapers, Seaquest, River Raid, and Hero. But Hero was really meant for the Atari 5200 and Colecovision, because it benefits from a two-button controller (one for the jetpack and one to drop bombs). On the 2600, you're always dropping bombs accidentally every time you land. Pitfall was intriguing at first but when I realized I wasn't going anywhere and that the stages were randomly generated, I stopped playing. Compare it to Jungle Hunt, which came out three months earlier in arcades and had different stages and varied gameplay, not to mention you were actually going somewhere and had a mission to rescue your girlfriend from the savages. There are other good games by Activision on the 2600, but they're all clones of better games by better developers. Enduro is a clone of Sega's Turbo, Freeway is a clone of Konami's Frogger, Spider Fighter is a clone of Namco's Galaxian, Mega Mania is a clone of Sega's Astro Blaster, Chopper Command is a clone of Williams' Defender, and Kaboom is a clone of Atari's Avalanche.
How can Freeway be a Frogger clone when Freeway was first Also Pitfall's stages ARE NOT randomized & it cant be compared to Jungle Hunt just because each game takes place in the jungle. I have NEVER EVER EVER accidentally dropped a bomb (TNT) while landing in Atari 2600 H.E.R.O.
I’d say that Enduro is an improvement over Turbo and Spider Fighter is better than Galaxian. And Robot Tank is a clone of Battlezone, but with some more complex game mechanics (i.e. damage to your tank and changing weather conditions and time of day).
@@randalgelking7329 Thanks for pointing out that Freeway isn't a clone of Frogger. The two games both came out in summer of 1981, so neither came first in any meaningful sense. We know Frogger came out in August because the Japanese keep track of these things, but all we know about Freeway is that it was announced in July. We can assume that they were both released in August. But this just makes me wonder why Activision rarely came up with anything that was both original and good. Freeway isn't close to the level of quality that Frogger had, and I'm talking about 2600 Frogger now. Pitfall and Jungle Hunt are in the same genre, so yes they can and should be compared. They're both proto-platformers and both make you run and jump over obstacles. The difference is that Pitfall has you going nowhere in a pointless loop, while Jungle Hunt has you traverse four different areas with a clear final goal. Again, Activision was always behind the competition. In Hero, pressing down makes you drop a bomb, but pressing down also makes you fly down to the ground. It's literally impossible never to mistakenly drop a bomb.
@@bildo1977 Saying that Enduro is an improvement over the legendary Turbo (whether you mean the arcade version or the Colecovision one) is pure blasphemy. It's like saying that California wine is better than Italian wine. Some things are just objective. I'm glad you brought up Robot Tank, because that definitely is a better game than Battlezone. But it brings me right back to my original point, i.e. that Activision rarely made a game that was both good and original. They're the most overrated company in history. The best developer for the Atari 2600 was actually Atari, but good look finding anyone who will tell you that.
Oh ok, I thought maybe it'd make it more interesting. Kind of wish you could just try them to begin with but I can understand unlocking them to give more reason to play the compilation.
@@KaptainKlassic a couple are applicable to a few games. The "Starfield" can be used in MegaMania for a little extra background pizzazz, but some of em make gameplay difficult & a hassle. They included them because they could- it's more "busy work" to find them. I'd do a deep dive on em but I got rid of my disc when I got a 2600 emulator & all the Activision games are on it- in fact I'm about to play H.E.R.O. & prove Mr Avenger wrong about dropping TNT
The PS2 era was awesome for retro game compilations.
Yeah, I have my eye on the Atari anthology and Midway Arcade treasures. Maybe I'll do a video on those sometime too
We need a version of this for the Switch. Unfortunately, Activision is I my interested in releasing games loaded with micro transactions or free to play garbage. The games blew away 95% of what Atari was putting out for the 2600 at the time. I have this for the psp as well. I still play it quite frequently for some high score chases.
I read online there's a few game differences between different platforms. What's your favorite game to play on here? And I totally agree Activision was better for sure. I thought about looking into the Midway Arcade compilation as well.
I have this for 3 systems PS2, PSP and the PC. The PC version is called Activision Anthology: Remix. It adds stuff like unreleased prototypes.
Interesting, wonder if that's the best version then.
Ahhh man the little stereo playing the 80’s music…the tunes from back then bring back the fun times playing Atari and Intellivision at my friends houses. No doubt it’s why they added that.
Yeah absolutely. I just didn't want to get copyrighted for it but it actually has a pretty good soundtrack.
8:15 you go back to the LAST CROSS you touched not the beginning
Ahh my mistake. I guess I didn't really make it to the next cross since I was just testing it out but that makes sense.
@@KaptainKlassic yeah the next one comes up a few screens later.
There are 5 or 6 crosses total IIRR.
A good challenge would be to NOT TOUCH any other crosses, so you DO get sent back to the start.
BTW I completed a perfect Pitfall2 game on the DS 😛😛
In my opinion this is how classic game anthologies should be done. I own quite a few of the ones from Konami, Capcom, and Atari released in recent yrs, but none of them created as memorable a UI as this release.
Kind of funny that i now have nostalgia for an anthology release which is a collection of older games that i was already nostalgic for 😄
Lol I never really thought about that before but I totally understand. I grew up with Namco Museum Vol. 3 for the PS1 and have a lot of nostalgia for that collection.
This game turned me onto so much good music as a 12 year old. Squeeze, Wall of Voodoo, Missing Persons. Pretty dope. I felt like it contributed to the vibe of the game, and this game came out before streaming so at the time it was like a free compilation of soundtrack on CD.
I have the GBA version. Unfortunately, some games don’t run very well (like the incredible HERO).
I hope for a update Switch version.
Nice video. I found this compilation by searching collections of Activision Atari 2600 games. I previously had that PS1 release which included 30 games, but the emulation was terrible. So I found this Anthology and searched for a video to see if it was worth it and I really think I'll take it. Thanks for the video. Ah and my favorite Activision game for Atari 2600 console is H.E.R.O. to John Van Ryzin's gem.
Unlocking the Phil Hartman hockey ad was great. Also the Kaboom ad is a good one too.
I remember the hockey one with Phil Hartman. The one for Pitfall had a very young Jack Black!
@@kurtrein6019 I don’t think this Anthology had the Jack Black ad. It was a different ad.
If it weren't for this game, "We're Not Gonna Take It" wouldn't be my favorite Twisted Sister song.
I wish Superman had been on the 2600 set. I don't think DC would have cared.
yeah probably not lol
I have one of those carousels for the games, there real nostalgic for me since ive had it since being in my preteens (im 48). Activision made the best games for the 2600. My fave game is River raid - what a classic shump.
Oh awesome, yeah those carousel things are really cool. My favorites are Berserk and Kaboom! River Raid is great too.
I love having real songs in games. and I think they did even better on the second one.
man.. Gotta say thanks for what you do. Because of a vid you did i decided to get atari50 and been loving it. Informative stuff anyways. cheers man.
Hey thank you I really appreciate that! Glad you're enjoying Atari 50. Cheers to you and happy holidays!
Thanks man! Straight back at ya, cheers to you and happy holidays!
@@fuzzbombxx-1213 🎄 🥂
I like hearing Quarterflash and Soft Cell while playing these games but what they needed on the soundtrack was Rush.
2:12 I never noticed THAT before.
Lol yeah, just something I found funny
@@KaptainKlassicI have a real OG Atari 2600 with some cartridges for it. I’m growing an Activision Patch Score game collection so I can get all of these scores required for patches, hoping Activision will bring them back for its 50th Anniversary.
Great video, man.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
The best part was winning the virtual patches for getting high scores. Like someone else mentioned, I wish they’d release a modern version for the switch.
Absolutely, a release on modern consoles (especially Switch) would be amazing! Thanks for watching and Happy holidays!
I remember playing this a lot, and the Namco Pack Man collection, and the Namco collection with Mortal Kombat 2 and the Namco arcade volume 2,3,
The one I think I played the most was the Namco Museum volume 3 for the original Playstation. Played that a lot as a kid.
Some of the Activision creators reunited to make new 2600 games. They called themselves Audacity Games and released at least one game, Circus Convoy. Not sure if that project is still active tho
Winged Avenger is the reason for the "fixed, debugged" version of 2600 E.T.
The best collection! Needs an update for ps3!
PS3?
If you want a rack like that for your games you can look for an old one made for 8 track tapes.
True, thank you!
It's a great game with great music
Good video but it is clear that Kaptain is too young to know well the classics games that he shows to us. No real Atari 2600 fan didn't Play Pitfall II in his life. But i'm glad for this honest review. This Games was also avalaible for pc back in the days...
I'm absolutely a fan! But my expertise is actually NES. Though here lately I'm have been finding these Atari collections fascinating. Either way, thank you for watching.
I understand and I like your videos
@@daniel.phaneuf5566 Thank you. Currently uploading a new video right now!
I picked up the Atari 10, but I haven't opened it to see if there are paddles. May have to purchase separately. 2600 was my first console as a child.
Is that the plug n play one?
@@KaptainKlassic Yes. I heard you can download every Atari 2600 game ever to a SSD card, but I haven't opened it yet. LOL.
One of the buttons change the difficulty switches. Probably why your buckets were so small in Kaboom!.
Oh yeah I believe it was one of the L or R buttons for the difficulty switch. I just didn't even bother trying it with Kaboom though because I've played it so much on the actual 2600.
I got that ps2 game for Christmas when I was 6 years old in 2002.
Nice I would have been 7 at that time.
Wish we could get a Stern Electronics collection. Just for Berzerk.
Lol right? Berzerk is my favorite so I'm right there with ya.
I have never heard of this game. The newest system I have is PS2 Very cool game. They need a new paddle controller and all padle games would be great!
Yeah that would have been awesome if they made a paddle controller for the PS2 to go along with the collection as well as a joystick.
I still have ACTIVISION ANTHOLOGY for my PlayStation 2 😺👍.
Even this compilation includes the legendary pop / rock tracks, such as
TWISTED SISTER: WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT 😼🤘🎵🎶.
I also have ATARI ANTHOLOGY for the same console 😺👍🕹️.
Mostly i play the Commodore 64 and Amiga 500 games 😺👍🕹️.
THE OLD RETRO GAMES FOREVER 😺👍🕹️!
Yeah the soundtrack was pretty cool. For the video I had to mute them though so I wouldn't get flagged for it.
THERE'S EVEN SOME iMAGIC GAMES IN THIS COMPILATION TOO LIKE aTLANTIS AND dEMON aTTACK.
I liked the music (in the menus) cause it was actually good music they were playing.
True I just had to turn it off so I wouldn't get copyrighted for it in the video
This game slaps!!!!!
Found 3D Pitfall. Regular Pitfall is on it as well.
Just looked it up, is that the PS1 game? Looks interesting.
@@KaptainKlassic Yes. Found it at a toy fair for 5 bucks. I love my PS2, so I was like, sold!
@@douglasbriel6103 awesome sounds like a good deal! I might have to review that one someday.
@@KaptainKlassic Local toy cons and Goodwill are the best places to find PSOne &PS2 games, and if you're really old like me, CD's.
@@douglasbriel6103 I still get CDs sometimes
I have 20th anniversary jacket. i want to know if this is rare.
Idk it might be that's pretty cool
Yes, those racks exist.
I love those racks I need to get some.
The Switch Sega collection is difficult to navigate.
I thought about checking that one out sometime
Berzerk is a great game 👍🏻🇺🇲
Absolutely! Thank you for watching!
Activision made some good games for the Atari 2600 that were pretty original, namely Frostbite, Keystone Kapers, Seaquest, River Raid, and Hero. But Hero was really meant for the Atari 5200 and Colecovision, because it benefits from a two-button controller (one for the jetpack and one to drop bombs). On the 2600, you're always dropping bombs accidentally every time you land.
Pitfall was intriguing at first but when I realized I wasn't going anywhere and that the stages were randomly generated, I stopped playing. Compare it to Jungle Hunt, which came out three months earlier in arcades and had different stages and varied gameplay, not to mention you were actually going somewhere and had a mission to rescue your girlfriend from the savages.
There are other good games by Activision on the 2600, but they're all clones of better games by better developers. Enduro is a clone of Sega's Turbo, Freeway is a clone of Konami's Frogger, Spider Fighter is a clone of Namco's Galaxian, Mega Mania is a clone of Sega's Astro Blaster, Chopper Command is a clone of Williams' Defender, and Kaboom is a clone of Atari's Avalanche.
Wow thanks for the info. You really know your Activision Atari! Love learning more from fellow fans.
How can Freeway be a Frogger clone when Freeway was first
Also Pitfall's stages ARE NOT randomized & it cant be compared to Jungle Hunt just because each game takes place in the jungle.
I have NEVER EVER EVER accidentally dropped a bomb (TNT) while landing in Atari 2600 H.E.R.O.
I’d say that Enduro is an improvement over Turbo and Spider Fighter is better than Galaxian. And Robot Tank is a clone of Battlezone, but with some more complex game mechanics (i.e. damage to your tank and changing weather conditions and time of day).
@@randalgelking7329 Thanks for pointing out that Freeway isn't a clone of Frogger. The two games both came out in summer of 1981, so neither came first in any meaningful sense. We know Frogger came out in August because the Japanese keep track of these things, but all we know about Freeway is that it was announced in July. We can assume that they were both released in August.
But this just makes me wonder why Activision rarely came up with anything that was both original and good. Freeway isn't close to the level of quality that Frogger had, and I'm talking about 2600 Frogger now.
Pitfall and Jungle Hunt are in the same genre, so yes they can and should be compared. They're both proto-platformers and both make you run and jump over obstacles. The difference is that Pitfall has you going nowhere in a pointless loop, while Jungle Hunt has you traverse four different areas with a clear final goal. Again, Activision was always behind the competition.
In Hero, pressing down makes you drop a bomb, but pressing down also makes you fly down to the ground. It's literally impossible never to mistakenly drop a bomb.
@@bildo1977 Saying that Enduro is an improvement over the legendary Turbo (whether you mean the arcade version or the Colecovision one) is pure blasphemy. It's like saying that California wine is better than Italian wine. Some things are just objective.
I'm glad you brought up Robot Tank, because that definitely is a better game than Battlezone. But it brings me right back to my original point, i.e. that Activision rarely made a game that was both good and original. They're the most overrated company in history. The best developer for the Atari 2600 was actually Atari, but good look finding anyone who will tell you that.
The gameplay modes are overrated & not really used. Just kind of eye candy they did because they could.
Oh ok, I thought maybe it'd make it more interesting. Kind of wish you could just try them to begin with but I can understand unlocking them to give more reason to play the compilation.
@@KaptainKlassic a couple are applicable to a few games. The "Starfield" can be used in MegaMania for a little extra background pizzazz, but some of em make gameplay difficult & a hassle. They included them because they could- it's more "busy work" to find them. I'd do a deep dive on em but I got rid of my disc when I got a 2600 emulator & all the Activision games are on it- in fact I'm about to play H.E.R.O. & prove Mr Avenger wrong about dropping TNT