The First Console War, the second expansion for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, adds 19 more games in November.
Publisher Atari and developer Digital Eclipse are pleased to announce today the second DLC for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. Titled “The First Console War,” this new expansion tells the story of Atari’s first major video game console competitor, Mattel’s Intellivision.
This second DLC is another major addition to the Atari 50 content catalog, containing 19 additional games and eight video segments that tell the story of Atari’s first major competitor in the console market.
Through video interviews with M Network programmer Jane Terjung, video game historians Leonard Hermand and Mike Mika, and many more, The First Console War delves deep into the landscape of the video game console market of the time, ultimately explaining how and why Mattel made the decision to Developing games for its biggest competitor.
The DLC will be available for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S, as well as PlayStati on 4|5. Owners of the original game on the Atari VCS will receive the DLC content for free in an update to the game in early 2025.
The First Console War includes:
- Air Raiders – 2600M network
- Antbear – 2600M Network (unreleased, based on Stern IP)
- Armament Raid – 2600M Network
- Astroblast – 2600M network
- Frogs and flies – 2600 m network
- International Football – 2600M Network
- Dark Cave – 2600M Network
- Star Strike – 2600M Network
- Super Challenge Baseball – 2600M Network
- Super Challenge Football – 2600M 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 – Not 8-bit
- Desert Hawk – 7800
The First Console War DLC features additional interviews, more vintage commercials and even more never-before-seen historical artifacts, all woven together to reveal the untold story of the intense rivalry between Atari and Mattel.
Timeline highlights include unique and often overlooked innovations and hidden gems from the late 1980s, video interviews with industry experts such as Activison’s David Crane and Garry Kitchen, and much more!
The First Console War will be released worldwide on November 8th alongside the physical release of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 for $39.99. The physical version contains the original game and both DLCs.
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