Atari 50 is rightly considered to be the best retro gaming collection ever made. While there are a few other collections with superior games lists (the SEGA Mega Drive Collection springs to mind), Atari 50 blows away the competition thanks to its overall presentation. It’s packed full of video interviews, artwork, original advertising material and other fascinating facts from the entire history of Atari. That’s on top of dozens of games, from the earliest arcade releases of the 1970s, to rare titles from console flops like the Atari Jaguar. There are even one or two brand new games in the collection, as modern devs put their own spin on some of Atari’s most famous franchises. Now, nearly two years after its initial launch, Atari 50 receives the Wider World of Atari DLC on PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Nintendo Switch.
Available from today (September 26), the Wider World of Atari DLC is priced at just £7.99.
Similar to the main game, the DLC intersperses interviews, adverts and artwork with each of the 19 new games.
Atari explains more: “Highlights from the new timeline include unusual and under-appreciated innovations and hidden gems from the late 1980s; a spotlight on the artist Evelyn Seto, who helped create the iconic ‘Fuji’ Atari logo; Pong creator Al Alcorn explaining the birth of Breakout; and an exploration of the fan base’s role in discovering unreleased prototypes, creating ‘homebrew’ games, and preserving Atari history.”
The DLC contains multiple versions of Berzerk, including the arcade version, 2600 edition and the modded 2600 version with added voices.
That’s on top of games such as Red Baron, Sky Diver, Avalanche, Submarine Commander, Desert Falcon and Super Bug. The only thing that’s missing is E.T.
A second DLC titled The First Console War will also be released for Atari 50 on November 8.
You can check out the launch trailer and full list of Wider World of Atari games below.
Wider World of Atari DLC games line-up…
• Berzerk – 2600
• Berzerk Voice Enhanced – 2600
• Berzerk – 5200
• Berzerk – Arcade
• Frenzy – Arcade
• Red Baron – Arcade
• Sky Diver – Arcade
• Avalanche – Arcade
• Destroyer – Arcade
• Super Bug – Arcade
• Football – Arcade
• Stellar Track – 2600 (Sears exclusive)
• Submarine Commander – 2600 (Sears exclusive)
• Steeplechase – 2600 (Sears exclusive)
• Atari Video Cube – 2600
• Desert Falcon – 2600
• Off the Wall – 2600
• Sky Diver – 2600
• Avalanche – Atari 8-bit
