Atari Recharged

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Atari Recharged
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Genre(s) Arcade
Publisher(s) Atari Inc.
Platform(s)
Various
First release Missile Command: Recharged
May 27, 2020
Latest release Berzerk: Recharged
November 8, 2023

Atari Recharged is a series of video games by Atari, Inc. that are revivals and re-imaginings of classic Atari franchises. [1] [2] The series was launched in 2020 with Missile Command: Recharged as the first release. [3] [4] The series has been released digitally on the Atari VCS, PC, Google Stadia, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch, as well as physical releases by Limited Run Games. [1] [5] [6]

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Games

The series has completely revived some franchises. Berzerk: Recharged , released November 8, 2023, is the first game in the Berzerk series since the 1980s. [7] [8] [9]

Game developer Alan-1 Inc. licensed all ten Atari Recharged games with the intent to produce them in coin-operated video arcade cabinets. [10] The first of those to receive a release in this format was Asteroids: Recharged, where the game features significant changes from the console version. [11]

Atari Recharged titles [12]
#GameRelease date
1
 Missile Command: Recharged May 27, 2020
2
 Centipede: Recharged September 29, 2021
3
 Black Widow: Recharged October 28, 2021
4
 Asteroids: Recharged December 13, 2021
5
 Breakout: Recharged February 10, 2022
6
 Basic Math: Recharged April 1, 2022 [13]
7
 Gravitar: Recharged June 2, 2022
8
 Yars: Recharged August 23, 2022
9
 Caverns of Mars: Recharged March 9, 2023
10
 Quantum: Recharged August 17, 2023
11
 Berzerk: Recharged November 8, 2023
12
 Asteroids: Recharged Arcade November 1, 2024 [11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Atari's Recharged Series Featured in New Retro Games Category on Stadia" (Press release). Yahoo! Finance. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Takahashi, Dean (5 October 2023). "Atari will bring Berzerk Recharged to the PC and consoles this year". Venture Beat . Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Randazzo, Kris (24 May 2022). "Atari Recharged". Stone Age Gamer. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Colantonio, Giovanni (4 October 2022). "Atari classic Missile Command gets a revamp this November". Digital Trends . Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Handley, Zoey (26 June 2023). "Atari reveals upcoming revivals Quantum: Recharged and Haunted House". Destructoid . Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Doolan, Liam (24 November 2022). "Atari Recharged Collections Receiving Limited Run Physical Switch Release". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Leblanc, Wesley (9 November 2023). "Atari Reveals Berzerk: Recharged, The First Berzerk Games Since The 1980s". Game Informer . Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Gardner, Matt (25 January 2023). "Atari's 'Caverns Of Mars: Recharged' Comes To PC And Consoles In 2023". Forbes . Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  9. ↑ This Atari 2600 Remake Was 40 Years in the Making. Kotaku. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Atari Is Returning To Arcades With New Alan-1 Partnership". Arcade Heroes . Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  11. 1 2 "IAAPA 2024 Wrap-Up Part 1: Raw Thrills; TouchMagix; Amusement Source; Wahlap; Alan-1; Night Heron". Arcade Heroes . Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Atari Recharged Games". IGN . Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  13. ↑ @atari (1 April 2022). "You asked. We listened. Basic Math: Recharged is finally here!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024– via Twitter.
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