Why I buy this one ?
- This collection features 40 classic games on one CD -- all the old classics like Kaboom, Rampage and Chopper Command
- Play the classic games in two different mode - the original cheesy Classic mode, or the 3D Enhanced version
- Plus you also get to see what was going through game developer's heads at the time -- check out unreleased prototypes, demos and other video game oddities
- You can jam out to the awesome 80s style game soundtracks
- Go online and get even more games!

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What our customer's say!

"Good old-fashioned game", My daughter is 6 years old and loves this game. This was one of only two gifts she asked Santa for this year. She loves the games but really enjoys the 80's music that goes along with it. If you like the classic arcade games then you'll like this collection.

"ACTIVISION ANTHOLOGY", I REALLY LIKE STEPPING BACK WITH COLLECTION FROM ACTIVISION ANTHOLOGY! YOU GET 45 PLUS GAMES FROM THE ATARI 2600 ERA. PLUS A FEW NEVER RELEASED GAMES LIKE PITFALL II, BRIDGE, COMMANDO ROBOT TANK AND OTHERS. THEY ARE ALL IN THEIR ORIGINAL SIMPLE 80'S FORMAT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TITLE!

"great old school games", I specifically bought this for River raid and Pitfall. I loved both as a kid and still do. My 7 year old has fun with pitfall. It is not the same as playing with the joys sticks but I would recommend.

"Sweet 2600 Nostalgia", This is definitely for those people that owned the Atari 2600 in the early 80s... a complete collection of Activision games (in my opinion, the Atari 2600 games that were really worth it!) lovingly packaged with some cool extras, like the TV commercials for the games, to remind you that once upon a time, these were the top selling titles. I also own an Atari Flashback, something I enjoy but missed some important ones for me, like barnstorming and stampede. The gameplay can be a bit different with the playstation 2 controller, but it's still fun! For the arcade titles, there are some other "nostalgia" titles available, but for 2600 throwback purposes, this is the one I know about. Get it!

"PITFALL NUFF SAID!", ok it has PITFALL and PITFALL II the only reason I bought this in the first place..

my only problem with it is I have yet to find an option to turn off the new 80s music soundtrack they've added over the original game music.. that gets kind of annoying.. like yuo're playing your old 2600 with the stereo on...

now if ony we had MOM' I'M THIRSTY BRING ME SOME KOOL AID... .GET YOUR OWN KOOL AID... being yelled over it ocasionally..

but It's worth it just for the two above mentioned games.. though KEYSTONE KAPERS was one of my faves as well

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Great interface, sucky games", The menu screen is awesome -- it really does look like a 1980s rec room. I like the way you choose a game from the rack, and the 80s music playing in the background was cool too.

But let's not forget: these are early-80s games. They suck on toast.

I'm not sure it's worth paying full price for this game, just for the nostalgia factor. I'd suggest waiting until it shows up in the bargain bin.

"Great Classic", I used to play all these games on Atari in the 80's, I bought this for my teenage son, but I end up playing it, I love it.

"My old room...", No kidding, the selection screen is just a few items short of looking like my childhood room. I had my Atari hooked up to a black and white TV because the costs of games kept me from up-grading to a color TV. Just too hard to do when your income was $4 a week for taking out the trash for your parents and $6 a week for delivering the now defunct Washington Star on Sunday mornings.

Just like all of the reviews before this one, the sound track is great (love the Roxy Music), but too short and gets repetitive. I wish they had included more songs and you'll find yourself turning off the music after a few laps. I just about fell out of my chair laughing after unlocking the Hockey comercial with Phil Hartman from his pre SNL days. All of the add media you can unlock is hilarious (what geeks we all were). Like watching retro commercials on Nick at Night.

I remember the Activision games for being cutting edge, especially graphically, in an era where making a game grapically appealing was almost better than making a game that played well.

If you are a gammer and want to flash back to the early days of true gamming, then get this game. It's also fun to watch the look on your kids faces when they see an old Atari game for the first time. It's even funnier when you tell them it took a machine slightly larger than the PS2 to play them on; "Sonny, when I was your age, it took us two hours to get the vertical hold just right for playing, and then we walked five miles to school, in the snow, up-hill both ways, with no shoes".

If your kids are going to follow in your slacker foot-steps with gaming, then it's best they know their history.

"A great collection, better than anything Namco or Midway did", For the past few years, Midway and Namco have been rereleasing old games in their collections. They would throw 6 to 8 early 80's games on a cd with nothing extra and charge an insane amount of money. Then along came Activision. Activision obviously learned from Midway and Namco's mistakes. Instead of 6 to 8, you get 45 Atari 2600 games. Want extra features? Ok, how about TV comercials from the 80s and those patches you could earn for their games. But they did not stop there. They added a truely impressive 80's soundtrack to keep you going. There are also added ways of playing the game. For example, one method overlays clouds over the game. Another has a large rotating cube with the game on each side. These extra ways of playing the game are interesting, but you will mostly just play the games the way they were. Overall, this is what a collection should be like. If you want to relive the classics or are interested in where the video game industry first got its start, you should check this out.

"Ahhhh... Reliving my early 80's Atari childhood. Sweet. :-)", These are the classic games I played as a kid. Although primitive, they were *very* addictive and kept you saying, "Just one more game!"

And what a bargain! ... Well worth it. Although about half the games are not really worth playing today, there are several must-have classics:

Pitfall, Pitfall 2 (like 2D Metroid in a jungle), H.E.R.O., Kaboom, Cosmic Ark, Demon Attack.