Sabertooth Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) Welcome to the official topic for Atari Mania Edited October 13, 2022 by Sabertooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) Release Date: October 13, 2022 Retail: 24.99 Developer(s): Illogika Publisher: Atari Official Site Synopsis : A wild journey through videogame history, Atari Mania is a microgame collection wrapped in a hilarious retro-driven narrative of exploration and surprise. You play as the Caretaker of the Atari Vault, the storehouse of classic Atari games. One night, a dead pixel appears and soon enough, all heck breaks loose!! Familiar and beloved games begin to warp, mutate and combine into a series of increasingly crazy challenges. It’s up to you to fight back the pixels and other surprising villains, and restore order to the Vault! Edited September 21, 2022 by Sabertooth Stlrs95 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) Atari Mania was announced in an Atari SA french language financial report late last year. At the time, nothing was really known about the title except that it would be a series of mini games. Now we have the first images and a game trailer. What are your first impressions? Edited June 16, 2022 by Sabertooth Stlrs95, D.joe and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) An article from Digital Trends calls it "Warioware, but with iconic Atari classics." https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/atari-mania-announcement/ Edited June 16, 2022 by Sabertooth RickR, D.joe and Stlrs95 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Very cool! The dark souls version of this is Atari Classics on the PSP where you have to complete the challenges to unlock the 2600 roms, which were so tough few if any ever did. D.joe, Sabertooth and Stlrs95 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Mockduck said: Very cool! The dark souls version of this is Atari Classics on the PSP where you have to complete the challenges to unlock the 2600 roms, which were so tough few if any ever did. Cool! I never had a PSP but will try that one on emulation. From the article it sounds like they are planning something similar here: Players can unlock remastered versions of old Atari games by completing challenges, so it doubles as a retro collection, like Pac-Man Museum+. Edited June 16, 2022 by Sabertooth Stlrs95 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlrs95 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Looks pretty cool. With the power of the VCS I kind of wish the graphics looked a little better, but I get it is a homage to the 2600 and early Atari. I am interested to see what the "remastered classics" look like though. This is one that is going on my wish list. Sabertooth and D.joe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 It's going to be cool to see what the unlockable games are going to be. I hope they do something like they did in the first animal crossing with the n.e.s games Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Maybe have lynx games Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Just now, Joe said: Maybe have lynx games I for one am hoping the Hasbro-Era PS1 games are unlockable! D.joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 20, 2022 Report Share Posted June 20, 2022 If done right, this could be the "killer app" for the VCS. Fingers crossed for goodness. Sabertooth and D.joe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted June 20, 2022 Report Share Posted June 20, 2022 This one needs to use the spinner . Especially if your going to have games like circus atari ,breakout, and warlords Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Atari Mania has moved from "Summer" to "Fall." The new gameplay footage looks nice! What mash-ups do you see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 Release Date on October 13, 2022 for $24.99 on Atari VCS, Switch and Steam. Mark your calendars! TrekMD and RickR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 I hope they don't do a C&D to the website with the same name. Game looks really good! Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted October 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2022 Here's the first early look video I've seen for Atari Mania from John Hancock. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted October 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 The early reviews are coming in and they are mixed to positive. I Dream of Indie: Way Too Many Games: https://waytoomany.games/2022/10/10/review-atari-mania/ COG Connected: https://cogconnected.com/review/atari-mania-review/ RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted October 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Live in the VCS store now! RickR and TrekMD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 Awesome! 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted October 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 1 minute ago, TrekMD said: Awesome! Yeah, unfortunately their e-commerce partner is having issues so we can't currently buy the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted October 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Who here has purchased Atari Mania? What are your thoughts about the game?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Some of the mini games are frustrating, which can make progress frustrating, but overall I got through it pretty quickly and had a good time with it. I like it a lot more than the general reviews I've seen, it got poor reviews on Steam and some video makers like Jeff Gerstmann. Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) I'm having fun with it, but I'm stuck on the first set of mini games! I get so close to finishing but choke on that last one. I'll keep trying. This had the making of something really special, but I think the difficulty may be a bit too high for the target audience. Maybe they could have included a "difficulty" option? It will take me some effort to get past that first set, and that doesn't bode well for me on the frustration factor. Edited December 25, 2022 by RickR Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted December 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 I've been stuck on floor 3 for two months! The frustration factor is real! I guess an update is coming that addresses some bugs and improves controls. I find I do better with a Classic than a Modern Controller. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 OK, I beat the first set this morning! By the skin of my teeth. On to the next challenge... Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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