Arcade Classics
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.
Arcade Classics
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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.
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A version was also released for the Game Gear, with Ultrapong replacing Pong.
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• Title — Arcade Classics • Developer — Al Baker & Associates • Publisher — Sega • Programmer — Al Baker Nathan Baker • Composer — Matt Scott • Released — Genesis Game Gear • Genre — Action, shoot 'em up • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Gear
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Arcade Classics was panned by critics. Reviews commented that Arcade Classics includes very few games compared to other retro compilations, that it fails to recreate the experience the games offered in the arcades, that the "enhanced" versions offer nothing but mild cosmetic changes, and that the overly "busy" backgrounds in the enhanced version of Centipede interfere with the gameplay.
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- 1.Next Wave: Genesis - Arcade Classics. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 84. 86. July 1996.
- 2.Opportunity Publishing. CTW Games Guide. Computer Trade Weekly. 596. 17. 15 July 1996.
- 3.Review Crew: Arcade Classics. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 84. 22. July 1996.
- 4.Imagine Media. Arcade Classics. Next Generation. 21. 160. September 1996.
- 5.Mayhew, Malcom. Resorting to retro. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 123. October 12, 1996.
- 6.Review Crew: Arcade Classics. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 84. 22. July 1996.
- 7.IDG. 16-Bit ProReviews: Arcade Classics. GamePro. 95. 68. August 1996.
- 8.Review Crew: Arcade Classics. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 84. 22. July 1996.
- 9.Review Crew: Arcade Classics. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 84. 22. July 1996.
- 10.Review Crew: Arcade Classics. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 84. 22. July 1996.
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