| Activision Anthology | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Barking Lizards (PS2) Contraband Entertainment(PS2) MacPlay (Mac) MumboJumbo (PC) Aspyr (GBA) NikkÅ Europe (digiBLAST) |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Windows, Mac, Game Boy Advance, DigiBlast |
| Release date(s) | PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Compilation |
| Mode(s) | Single player, two player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E |
Activision Anthology is a compilation of most of the Atari 2600 games by Activision for various systems. It also includes some games originally released by Absolute Entertainment and Imagic, as well as some homebrewed games. The Windows and Mac OS X versions are titled Activision Anthology Remix. The PlayStation Portable version is entitled Activision Hits: Remixed.
The game features the original classical gameplay of the Atari 2600 emulated on modern machines, however after achieving high scores in some of the games, the player can unlock special modes, where the colors are distorted, or the game is projected on a rotating cube as added difficulty.
The Anthology features a virtual tape deck with several licensed 80s music tracks. The sound of the virtual tape recorder can be mixed with the original game sound, so both sounds are hearable to simulate playing the game on TV while having the tape running in the background.
The Anthology features a virtual kid's room as a main menu. The player zooms to several viewpoints to check highscores, choose a game from a rotating stand, change the background music on the virtual tape deck, or change game settings while being zoomed in on the virtual VCS 2600.
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 Double Dragon, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Kung Fu Master, Rampage, and Commando, though Capcom did give Activision rights to put Commando on the PlayStation 2 version of Activision Anthology. Ghostbusters II was cancelled before Activision could release it, but Salu released it in Europe under their name in 1992. As well, the Absolute Entertainment title Pete Rose Baseball was renamed Baseball, presumably due to licensing rights to Pete Rose's name.
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Of the portable versions, the Game Boy Advance version has the most games, including several homebrew games that do not appear on the PS2 or PC versions. It does not include Commando or the Imagic titles, nor does it play music during gameplay. It does have some custom 80s-style songs that play in the menu screens, however.
The PlayStation Portable version has the Imagic titles (Demon Attack, Atlantis, Moonsweeper), full-speed emulation, and 1980s tunes featured on the PS2 and computer versions, but does not include Commando or the homebrew titles.
There was also a mini version of the collection released on mobile phones with only 3 titles. It included Pitfall, H.E.R.O., and River Raid.
There are a total of 58 games in each version combined. Some games do not appear in some versions, and are mentioned accordingly.
| TITLE | Original Release | Windows | Mac | PS2 | GBA | digiBlast | Producer | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstorming | 1982 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | |
| Baseball | 1988 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | originally titled Pete Rose Baseball |
| Beamrider | 1983 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | |
| Bloody Human Freeway | N/A | No | No | No | Yes | No | Activision | originally un-released version of 'Freeway' |
| Boxing | 1980 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | |
| Bridge | 1980[1] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | |
| Checkers | 1980[2] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | |
| Chopper Command | 1982 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | |
| Commando | 1988[3] | No | No | Yes | No | No | Activision | |
| Cosmic Commuter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Crackpots | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Decathlon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Dolphin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Dragster | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Enduro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Fishing Derby | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Freeway | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Frostbite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Grand Prix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| H.E.R.O. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Ice Hockey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Kabobber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | previously unreleased | |
| Kaboom! | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Keystone Kapers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Laser Blast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Megamania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Oink! | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Pitfall! | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Pitfall II: Lost Caverns | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Plaque Attack | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Pressure Cooker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Private Eye | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| River Raid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| River Raid II | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Robot Tank | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Seaquest | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Skateboardin' | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Skiing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Sky Jinks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Space Shuttle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Spider Fighter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Stampede | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Starmaster | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Tennis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Thwocker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | previously unreleased | |
| Title Match | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Tomcat F14 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Activision | ||
| Venetian Blinds | No | No | No | Yes | No | Activision | ||
| Atlantis | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Imagic | ||
| Demon Attack | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Imagic | ||
| Moonsweeper | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Imagic | ||
| Climber 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Homebrewed | ||
| Okie Dokie | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Homebrewed | ||
| Oystron | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Homebrewed | ||
| Skeleton+ | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Homebrewed | ||
| Space Treat Deluxe[4] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Homebrewed | ||
| Vault Assault | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Homebrewed | ||
| Video Euchre | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Homebrewed | ||
| TITLE | Original Release | Windows | Mac | PS2 | GBA | DigiBlast | Producer | Comments |