{"id":544053,"date":"2024-06-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=544053"},"modified":"2024-06-24T18:38:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T23:38:56","slug":"atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-expanded-edition-is-adding-39-new-games-to-the-interactive-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-expanded-edition-is-adding-39-new-games-to-the-interactive-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition is adding 39 new games to the interactive documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"
Atari has announced that the interactive documentary, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration<\/em>, will be getting an upgraded version later this year titled Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition<\/em>. It will at 39 new games under two new \u201ctimeline\u201d headings and will also be available as DLC for existing owners.<\/p> I will answer the question that will be on most people\u2019s mind first: we aren\u2019t yet being told what will be included in the 39 new games. It sounds like Berzerk<\/em> will be one of them, and M Network sports games are mentioned. There’s also an art card for Atari Video Cube<\/em> in the Steelbook edition. Aside from that, they aren\u2019t naming names.<\/p> The first new timeline is called \u201cThe Wider World of Atari.\u201d It includes \u201c19 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.\u201d That\u2019s pretty cool, since Atari has a dedicated and passionate fanbase. It\u2019s nice that they\u2019re willing to work with them.<\/p> The second is \u201cThe First Console War,\u201d and concentrates on the battle between the Atari 2600 and the Intellivision. They say it will include \u201ca mix of Atari and M Network sports games, and some rare Atari 2600 and 5200 prototypes.\u201d<\/p> If you aren\u2019t savvy (and I wouldn\u2019t blame anyone who isn\u2019t), M Network was Mattel\u2019s publishing label for Atari consoles. Mattel had its own console, the Intellivision, but it still published games for the Atari 2600 on its own cartridges. When they mention \u201cM Network sports games,\u201d there were, to my knowledge, only three: International Soccer<\/em>, Super Challenge Football<\/em>, and Super Challenge Baseball<\/em>.<\/p>