Software:Arcade Classics
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| 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 |
| Release | Genesis Game Gear
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| 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.
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Arcade Classics was panned by critics. Reviews commented that Arcade Classics includes very few games compared to other retro compilations,[1][2][4] that it fails to recreate the experience the games offered in the arcades,[1][2] that the "enhanced" versions offer nothing but mild cosmetic changes,[1][2][4] and that the overly "busy" backgrounds in the enhanced version of Centipede interfere with the gameplay.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Review Crew: Arcade Classics". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (84): 22. July 1996.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Arcade Classics". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (21): 160. September 1996.
- ↑ Mayhew, Malcom (October 12, 1996). "Resorting to retro". p. 123. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90173733/fort-worth-star-telegram/. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "16-Bit ProReviews: Arcade Classics". GamePro (IDG) (95): 68. August 1996.
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