Arcade Classics
From The Right Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2015) |
| Arcade Classics | |
|---|---|
| File:Arcade Classics.jpg 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 |
| Release | Genesis 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
Arcade Classics was panned by critics. Reviews commented that Arcade Classics includes very few games compared to other retro compilations,[2][3][5] that it fails to recreate the experience the games offered in the arcades,[2][3] that the "enhanced" versions offer nothing but mild cosmetic changes,[2][3][5] and that the overly "busy" backgrounds in the enhanced version of Centipede interfere with the gameplay.[2][5]
References
- ↑ "Next Wave: Arcade Classics". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 84. Sendai Publishing Group. July 1996. p. 86.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Review Crew: Arcade Classics". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 84. Ziff Davis. July 1996. p. 22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Arcade Classics". Next Generation (21). Imagine Media: 160. September 1996.
- ↑ Mayhew, Malcom (October 12, 1996). "Resorting to retro". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 123. Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "16-Bit ProReviews: Arcade Classics". GamePro. No. 95. IDG. August 1996. p. 68.
