Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration – Expanded Edition - Switch

Very nostalgic

I loved these games growing up but i think they will only interest a certain age group.

So many games are included on this great collection, sure not all of them are great, but there's some real gems in here!

Was rubbish don't know any of the games on it definitely not on atari 2600

I always loved the Atari VCS, and still do. I got this to show the kids some of the games I used to enjoy. The games list looks impressive, but I quickly realised there were some pretty big omissions too, Space Invaders being the big one.That aside there are still some great games on there and I've loved playing them.The main problem is the user interface. It's pretty tricky to use the menu system so I have to do it for the kids as they find it quite confusing. The game instructions are in there but are also pretty tricky to navigate to, so it's hard to find out what the different games on each 'cartridge' are.There are a number of games from later systems on there too, including the Lynx which I was also a fan of but, again, lacking the big titles.Overall it has been fun playing some of the old games again, but just fiddly to use and missing some classic games.Maybe good for fans of the listed games, but that's all.

A walk down memory lane

I already have the Atari 50: Anniversary Edition from a few years back but decided to buy this expanded edition as the extra content (Available as DLC on the Nintendo eShop for Switch) is on the cartridge itself (see below).Adds games such as Berzerk (a few versions) and the M Network games. All in all there’s 39 new games to play from the two new timelines added to the original release content.Since I already have the first version from a few years back I wondered how this would work with that already being installed. When I put this new cart in the switch it popped up the previous installs icon and when it loads up there are the two new DLC content timelines available. All my previous saved data and configurations are as they are. When I then put the older previous versions cart in the switch it runs as it was and then the two new timelines and their respective content is unavailable. So I’d say it works great if you already have the previous version, you just have to have this new cart in when accessing the new content. (And the content does indeed seem to be on the card itself as it didn’t perform a download for it to be available).People have already done reviews of the previous edition which is the bulk of the content. I’d say this expanded edition is for Atari fans who want to know more about the history of the company and the extra games. I’d highly recommend if you like Atari games and their history. A nice addition of new video, imagery (historical documents and cartridge art, game guides) and of course the games themselves.Only negative is no more Atari Lynx or 2600 Activision titles :/All in all I’d highly recommend if you’re into Atari games or their history.

The history of Atari is nice, ok a lot of the old games are on there, but not something I will play much as too blocky and not as fluid as I remember playing, and break out is near impossible with a switch remote.