Arcade Classics | |
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Developer(s) | Al Baker & Associates |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Programmer(s) | Al Baker Nathan Baker |
Composer(s) | Matt Scott |
Platform(s) | Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Gear |
Release | Genesis Game Gear
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Genre(s) | Action, shoot 'em up |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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. A version was also released for the Game Gear, with Ultrapong replacing Pong.
Publication | Score |
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Electronic Gaming Monthly | 3.875 out of 10 (GEN)[1] |
Next Generation | (GEN)[2] |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram | [3] |
Arcade Classics was panned by critics. Reviews commented that Arcade Classics includes very few games compared to other retro compilations,[1][2][4] that it fails to recreate the experience the games offered in the arcades,[1][2] that the "enhanced" versions offer nothing but mild cosmetic changes,[1][2][4] and that the overly "busy" backgrounds in the enhanced version of Centipede interfere with the gameplay.[1][4]