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Activision Anthology
Cover art for the PlayStation 2 version
Developer(s)Barking Lizards (PS2)
Contraband Entertainment (PS2)
MumboJumbo (Windows)
MacPlay (Mac)
Aspyr (GBA)
Nikkō Europe (digiBLAST)
Digital Eclipse (PSP)
Code Mystics (mobile)
Publisher(s)Activision
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Windows, Macintosh, Game Boy Advance, digiBlast, PlayStation Portable, iOS, Android
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: November 25, 2002[1]
  • EU: March 6, 2003
    • Windows/Mac
    • NA: October 6, 2003
    GBA
    • NA: December 8, 2003
    DigiBlast
    • EU: December 31, 2005
    PSP
    • NA: November 8, 2006
  • EU: February 9, 2007
  • AU: February 14, 2007
    • iOS/Android
    • NA: August 30, 2012
    Genre(s)Various
    Mode(s)Single player, two player

    Activision Anthology is a compilation of most of the Atari 2600 games by Activision for various game systems. It also includes games that were originally released by Absolute Entertainment and Imagic, as well as various homebrew games. The Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X versions are titled Activision Anthology: Remix Edition, and include the most games. The PlayStation Portable version is titled Activision Hits Remixed.

    The game features the original gameplay of the Atari 2600 emulated on modern systems. After achieving high scores in some of the games, the player can unlock special modes[2] where the colors are distorted, or the game is projected on a rotating cube as added difficulty.

    Activision Anthology uses a virtual child's bedroom as the main menu.[2] The player can select several viewpoints to check high scores, choose a video game cartridge from a rotating stand, change the background music on a virtual tape deck, or change game settings while being zoomed in on a virtual Atari 2600. The virtual tape deck features several licensed 1980s music tracks. The music from the virtual tape deck can be mixed with the Atari 2600 game audio so both are audible to simulate playing the game on TV while having the tape running in the background.

    Six Activision-produced Atari 2600 titles were not included in Activision Anthology, likely due to outside ownership of their respective licenses. The excluded games are Commando, Double Dragon, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Kung Fu Master, and Rampage, although Capcom did give Activision rights to put Commando in the PlayStation 2, Windows, and Mac OS X versions of Activision Anthology. Ghostbusters II was cancelled before Activision could release it, but Salu released it in Europe under their name in 1992. The Absolute Entertainment title Pete Rose Baseball was renamed Baseball.

    Portable versions[edit]

    The Game Boy Advance version has the most games out of the portable versions, including seven homebrew games that do not appear in any of the other versions. It does not include the 19 Imagic games or Commando, nor does it play music during gameplay. It does have four custom 1980s-style music tracks that play in the menu screens, however.

    The PlayStation Portable version includes three of the Imagic games, Atlantis, Demon Attack, and Moonsweeper, nearly all of the Activision games, full-speed emulation, and the 1980s songs featured in the PlayStation 2 and computer versions, but does not include Commando, the four Absolute Entertainment games, games exclusive to the other releases, or the homebrew titles. The PSP version also lacked the possibility to save high scores and unlocked extras, so when the player quits out of the game, all progress would be lost.

    There was also a version released on mobile phones with three titles. It included H.E.R.O., Pitfall!, and River Raid.

    A version for the digiBlast was released on December 31, 2005, which included 5 titles. These titles are H.E.R.O., Tennis, Megamania, Grand Prix, and Demon Attack.

    Activision Anthology was released for Android and iOS devices on August 30, 2012. The game Kaboom! is offered as an initial free game, while the rest of the games were offered as an in-app purchase. These versions include the Imagic game Dragonfire, but do not include the homebrew games, the games by Absolute Entertainment, or Commando. These versions also do not contain any of the licensed 1980s music.

    Game list[edit]

    There are a total of 76 games in each version combined. Certain games do not appear in some versions and are mentioned accordingly.

    Titles included in the respective versions
    TITLE Original Release Windows Mac PS2 GBA digiBlast Android iOS PSP Producer Comments
    Activision prototype #1 — Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Activision Unknown prototype
    Atlantis 1982 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Imagic
    Atlantis II — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Barnstorming 1982 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Baseball 1988 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Absolute Entertainment Originally titled Pete Rose Baseball
    Beamrider 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Bloody Human Freeway — Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Activision Originally unreleased version of Freeway
    Boxing 1980 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Bridge 1980[3] Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Checkers 1980[4] Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Chopper Command 1982 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Climber 5 — Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Homebrew
    Commando 1988[5] Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Activision
    Cosmic Ark 1982 Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Cosmic Commuter 1984 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Crackpots 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Decathlon 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Demon Attack 1982 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Imagic
    Dolphin 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Dragonfire 1982 Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Imagic
    Dragster 1980 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Enduro 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Fathom — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Fire Fighter — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Fishing Derby 1980 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Freeway 1981 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Frostbite 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Grand Prix 1982 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Activision
    H.E.R.O. 1984 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Hard Head — Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Activision Unreleased prototype[6]
    Ice Hockey 1981 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Kabobber — Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision Previously unreleased
    Kaboom! 1981 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Keystone Kapers 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Laser Blast 1981 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Laser Gates — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Megamania 1982 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Moonsweeper 1982 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Imagic
    No Escape! — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Oink! 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Okie Dokie — Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Homebrew
    Oystron — Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Homebrew
    Pitfall! 1982 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Pitfall II: Lost Caverns 1984 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Plaque Attack 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Pressure Cooker 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Private Eye 1984 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Quick Step — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Riddle of the Sphinx — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    River Raid 1982 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    River Raid II 1988 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Robot Tank 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Seaquest 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Shootin' Gallery — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Skate Boardin' 1987 Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Absolute Entertainment
    Skeleton+ — Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Homebrew
    Skiing 1980 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Sky Jinks 1982 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Sky Patrol — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Solar Storm — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Space Shuttle 1983 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Space Treat Deluxe[7] — Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Homebrew
    Spider Fighter 1982 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Stampede 1981 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Starmaster 1982 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Star Voyager — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Subterranea — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Tennis 1981 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Activision
    Thwocker — Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Activision Unreleased prototype
    Title Match Pro Wrestling 1987 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Absolute Entertainment
    Tomcat F14 1988 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Absolute Entertainment
    Trick Shot 1982 Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    Vault Assault — Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Homebrew
    Venetian Blinds — Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Activision Unreleased technology demo
    Video Euchre — Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Homebrew
    Wing War — Yes Yes No No No No No No Imagic
    TITLE Original Release Windows Mac PS2 GBA DigiBlast Android iOS PSP Producer Comments

    Reviews[edit]

    Review scores
    PublicationScore
    GameSpot7.3/10[8]
    GameSpy80/100
    IGN8.5/10[9]

    The game received generally positive reviews and was mainly praised on the Internet because of its spirited homage to the Atari 2600. [citation needed]

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ "Activision : Corporate Info : Press Releases : ACTIVISION ANTHOLOGY FOR THE PS2 SHIPS". 2003-02-07. Archived from the original on 2003-02-07. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  • ^ a b "All Together then: Activision Anthology". 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  • ^ Atari 2600 Bridge release
  • ^ Atari 2600 Checkers release
  • ^ "Atari 2600 Commando release". Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  • ^ Reichert, Matt. "Hard Head". Atariprotos. AtariAge. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  • ^ This is incorrectly listed as SpaceThreat Deluxe in some sources. Space Treat Deluxe is the correct title. Picture of cartridge label Archived 2011-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Activision Anthology Review".
  • ^ "Activision Anthology". 11 December 2003.

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