Now what I’m about to say will shock you when it comes to price but bear with me. So, if you looked at the Xbox Store today, you would’ve seen Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1 and Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2 listed there. Well, they cost $20…each. Yes, to get them all you need $40. I honestly don’t know what to even say to that. I mean, if they were $20 for both collections I would understand but $40 is insane. Actually insane. Most of these games are available for free on PC or have open source equivalents. How is this fair to console owners? Seems like a hustle to me.
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1
Relive the golden age of video games on the latest generation consoles. volume of Atari® Flashback Classics brings 50 iconic Atari games, complete with multiplayer, global leaderboards, and much more. From arcade legends to 2600 classics, this massive library includes some of the most popular Atari titles ever released, including Combat®, Centipede®, Swordquest™, Star Raiders® . Intuitive interface design delivers the responsive feel of the originals on modern controllers. All new achievements, leaderboards and social features, combined with an amazing archive of classic artwork make Atari Flashback Classics the ultimate Atari collection!
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2
Relive the golden age of video games on the Xbox One Platform. Atari® Flashback Classics brings 50 iconic Atari games, complete with multiplayer, global leaderboards, and much more. From arcade legends to 2600 classics, this massive library includes some of the most popular Atari titles ever released, including Asteroids®, Haunted House®, Adventure™, Major Havoc®, and many more. Intuitive interface design delivers the responsive feel of the originals on modern controllers. All new achievements, leaderboards and social features, combined with an amazing archive of classic artwork make Atari Flashback Classics the ultimate Atari collection!
Asher is a games journalist, former News Writer (Gaming) at Windows Central. They contributed 1110 articles to ICXM between 2015–2017, focused on opinion pieces, game reviews, Windows and PC, and Xbox news: wrote over 1,100 ICXM pieces on Xbox news, hardware reviews, and platform commentary before joining Future plc’s Windows Central in 2017.