Earlier this year, Digital Eclipse and Atari announced two DLC expansions for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, the comprehensive collection of Atari games and documentary content. The first DLC, "The Wilder World of Atari," arrived at the end of September. The second DLC, "The First Console War," will launch on November 8. It promises 19 new games and lots of behind-the-scenes materials, though we don't expect any of the new games to feature co-op multiplayer.
"The First Console War" will add the following games to Atari 50:
- Air Raiders - 2600 M Network
- Antbear - 2600 M Network (unreleased, based on Stern IP)
- Armor Ambush - 2600 M Network
- Astroblast - 2600 M Network
- Frogs & Flies - 2600 M Network
- International Soccer - 2600 M Network
- Dark Cavern - 2600 M Network
- Star Strike - 2600 M Network
- Super Challenge Baseball - 2600 M Network
- Super Challenge Football - 2600 M Network
- Swordfight - 2600 M Network (rare, unreleased)
- Sea Battle - 2600 M Network (rare, unreleased)
- Tower of Mystery (unreleased prototype, recently rescued)
- Video Pinball - 2600
- Basketball - 2600
- Hardball - Atari 8-bit (XE)
- Final Legacy (prototype) - 5200
- Xari Arena - Atari 8-bit
- Desert Falcon - 7800
Additionally, the following documentary content will be included:
- Video interviews with M Network programmer Jane Terjung, Activision’s David Crane & Garry Kitchen (worked on/published for both platforms), homebrew programmer Dennis Debro, and historians Leonard Herman & Mike Mika
- A brand-new timeline explaining the challenge to Atari’s VCS by Mattel’s Intellivision–the first major rivalry in console games
Desert Falcon
"The First Console War" DLC will arrive on Friday, November 8.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (the original edition) sells for $39.99 on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and Steam. The Steam version is fully Steam Deck compatible. To learn more about Atari 50, check out our co-op review!