Atari and developer Digital Eclipse have announced details of the next paid expansion for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebrationan extraordinary collection that is both a compilation of many of the publisher's games and a documentary about its half-century of history. This second DLC is called The First Console War and highlights the rivalry with Mattel's Intellivision, Atari's first real competitor in the console market.
The package includes 19 more games and eight video segments that delve into the rivalry, as well as what ultimately led Mattel to create games for Atari systems. Atari and Digital Eclipse say the DLC includes more The First Console War DLC features additional interviews, vintage advertisements, and never-before-seen historical artifacts that help tell the story of the battle between Atari and Mattel. As it happens, it was a war that Atari ended up decisively winning, having purchased the Intellivision brand earlier this year.
The DLC includes prototypes and other games that never saw the light of day until now. The complete list is as follows:
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Air raiders – 2600M network
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anteater 2600M network (unreleased, based on Stern IP)
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armor ambush 2600M network
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Astroblast 2600M network
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Frogs and flies – 2600M network
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International football 2600M network
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Dark Cavern – 2600M network
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star strike 2600M network
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Baseball Super Challenge — 2600M network
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Soccer Super Challenge — 2600M network
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sword fighting 2600M network (rare, unreleased)
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naval battle – 2600M network (rare, unreleased)
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Tower of Mystery (unpublished prototype, recently rescued)
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pinball video — 2600
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Basketball – 2600
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hard ball Atari 8-bit (XE)
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Final Legacy (prototype) — 5200
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Xari Arena Atari 8 bit
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desert falcon 7800
The Last Console War follows a previous DLC called The Wider World of Atari that arrived in September and added another 19 games to the collection. Taking into account the two expansions, Atari 50 It will have around 130 games in total.
Those who already have Atari 50 On PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series x/S, PS4 and PS5 you can get The Last Console War on November 8. If you have the game on Atari VCS, you will get the DLC for free. update early next year.
If you are interested in purchasing a bundle of the base game and both expansions, you can do so with Atari 50: Expanded Anniversary Celebration Edition. It will also be available on November 8. The physical edition for Switch and PS5 costs $40. A steelbook for the Switch includes Atari 2600 art cards and other goodies and will set you back $50.
