Atari buys the rights to over 100 retro games

[Anubis]

Atari buys the rights to over 100 retro games, threatens to bring back the worst mascot of the 90s

Atari has announced that it has acquired the rights to over 100 PC and console games of the '80s and '90s including some real highs and lows, with the intent to create remasters, re-releases, and even new entries in these old series.
The company intends to "expand digital and physical distribution of the classic titles, create new games based on the IP, and explore brand and merchandising collaborations." We don't have the full list of titles that Atari has picked up, but they include games originally published by Accolade, Infogrames, and Microprose. Atari specifically calls out Bubsy, Hardball, and Demolition Racer, as well as the flight sims 1942: Pacific Air War, F-117A, and F-14 as titles now included in its catalog.

Source: gamesradar


Some of those I've played back in the day... wonder how this will go...

[TCD]

I would guess it has something to do with them acquiring Nightdive: https://www.eurogamer.net/atari-ente...htdive-studios

[Anubis]

Originally Posted by TCD

I would guess it has something to do with them acquiring Nightdive: https://www.eurogamer.net/atari-ente...htdive-studios

Perhaps it has something to do with them.


Just bit over a year ago they acquired Mobi games as well...


https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=110072

[TCD]

I liked 'Atari' better when they didn't try that hard to go back to their 'glory days' :

[ImmortalA1000]

Atari's golden age is smack bang in the VCS era, it's too far back to really be meaningful in 2023 for Millennials to make you massive profits IMO.

[Anubis]

Originally Posted by ImmortalA1000

Atari's golden age is smack bang in the VCS era, it's too far back to really be meaningful in 2023 for Millennials to make you massive profits IMO.

I don't think that with this acquisition targeted audience are millennials. It is us, because they see profits in nostalgia and we (mostly retrogamers) are one who probably have study job and can afford mini X machines and retro bundles on Steam and most importantly - are willing to purchase to have complete sets etc.


At least for now they are not doing Nintendo stuff on retro scene.

ST roms are still widely available, which is great for their scene... It sucks to have bloody leaches @ Amiga.

[TCD]

'Farm generation X' is a fun corporate game these days

[gimbal]

Hey, if there are one or two titles in there which I like, I'm already happy. Don't think it will have much to do with Nightdive though, they're mostly into revamping FPS stuff so far and I'm going to bet Atari will let them keep doing what they do best. Which is to remaster Thief 1 & 2. Get on it, Nightdive.

[Galahad/FLT]

Originally Posted by TCD

I liked 'Atari' better when they didn't try that hard to go back to their 'glory days' :

Atari today has nothing to do with ATARI from the 70's and 80's, its a re-branding exercise for Infogrammes/Ocean.

Its why the announcement that they've acquired a load of Infogrammes titles is pretty laughable....... they already owned them, as they ARE Infogrammes lol

[Pyromania]

Any Amiga classics in there?

[redblade]

I wonder if Atari has enough money to make low end Chrome books or laptops? Would be great to see the logo compete against Apple

[Anubis]

Just from OP post, Hardball and F-117A comes to mind. If they ever get the list, we can post it here.

@Galahad/FLT - Not sure that all legal info about IP is clear for some of software developed by 3rd party and/or released under different distributor. Or, can this just mean that they will start Nintendoing retro community? (if they already owned IP)

[TCD]

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Atari today has nothing to do with ATARI from the 70's and 80's, its a re-branding exercise for Infogrammes/Ocean.

Heh, I didn't know Infogrames renamed itself Atari in 2009. That explains a few things I guess.

[Gzegzolka]

Any chance for full list of games rights they bought?

[dreamkatcha]

Time Extension says, "The complete list sadly isn't available yet — we've sent a message to try and acquire something more complete — but we know that it includes titles from the Bubsy, Hardball, and Demolition Racer series, as well as the 1942: Pacific Air War, F-117A, and F-14 air combat series."

[sokolovic]

Also I thought that old Microprose catalogue was already property of Infogrames/Atari (as they bought hasbro interactive who bought Microprose earlier)

[Bruce Abbott]

Originally Posted by Anubis

I don't think that with this acquisition targeted audience are millennials. It is us, because they see profits in nostalgia

I'm getting nostalgic... for the Amiga warez scene.

[gimbal]

Good god. Its been a minute since I've seen the word "warez" being used.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by gimbal

Good god. Its been a minute since I've seen the word "warez" being used.

Lamer.

[gimbal]

Well that's just...

accurate.