Software:Arcade Classics

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For the unrelated CD-i compilation of three Namco games, see Arcade Classics (CD-i game).
Short description: 1996 video game
Arcade Classics
Mega Drive box art
Developer(s)Al Baker & Associates
Publisher(s)Sega
Programmer(s)Al Baker
Nathan Baker
Composer(s)Matt Scott
Platform(s)Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Gear
ReleaseGenesis
Game Gear
Genre(s)Action, shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Arcade Classics is a Genesis/Mega Drive compilation of three Atari, Inc. arcade video games: Pong (1972), Missile Command (1980), and Centipede (1981), plus a revised version of each one. It was published in 1996 by Sega. A version was also released for the Game Gear, with Ultrapong replacing Pong.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM3.875 out of 10 (GEN)[2]
Next GenerationStar (GEN)[3]
Fort Worth Star-TelegramStar[4]

Arcade Classics was panned by critics. Reviews commented that Arcade Classics includes very few games compared to other retro compilations,[5][3][6] that it fails to recreate the experience the games offered in the arcades,[7][3] that the "enhanced" versions offer nothing but mild cosmetic changes,[8][3][6] and that the overly "busy" backgrounds in the enhanced version of Centipede interfere with the gameplay.[9][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Next Wave: Genesis - Arcade Classics". Electronic Gaming Monthly (84): 86. July 1996. https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-84-july-1996/page/n85/mode/1up. Retrieved January 10, 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Review Crew: Arcade Classics". Electronic Gaming Monthly (84): 22. July 1996. https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-84-july-1996/page/n21/mode/2up. Retrieved January 10, 2022. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Arcade Classics". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (21): 160. September 1996. 
  4. ↑ Mayhew, Malcom (October 12, 1996). "Resorting to retro". p. 123. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90173733/fort-worth-star-telegram/. Retrieved December 7, 2021. 
  5. ↑ "Review Crew: Arcade Classics". Electronic Gaming Monthly (84): 22. July 1996. https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-84-july-1996/page/n21/mode/2up. Retrieved January 10, 2022. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "16-Bit ProReviews: Arcade Classics". GamePro (IDG) (95): 68. August 1996. 
  7. ↑ "Review Crew: Arcade Classics". Electronic Gaming Monthly (84): 22. July 1996. https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-84-july-1996/page/n21/mode/2up. Retrieved January 10, 2022. 
  8. ↑ "Review Crew: Arcade Classics". Electronic Gaming Monthly (84): 22. July 1996. https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-84-july-1996/page/n21/mode/2up. Retrieved January 10, 2022. 
  9. ↑ "Review Crew: Arcade Classics". Electronic Gaming Monthly (84): 22. July 1996. https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-84-july-1996/page/n21/mode/2up. Retrieved January 10, 2022. 

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