Atari and developer Digital Eclipse have announced details for the next paid expansion for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. This is a remarkable collection that is both a compilation of many of the publisher’s games and a documentary about its half-century history. This second DLC is called “The First Console War” and focuses on Atari’s rivalry with Mattel’s Intellivision, Atari’s first real competitor in the console market.
This bundle also includes 19 games and eight video segments that explore this rivalry, as well as what ultimately led Mattel to create games for the Atari system. Included. Atari and Digital Eclipse say the DLC will include even more content. The First Console War DLC will include additional interviews, vintage ads and never-before-seen historical artifacts to help tell the story of the battle between Atari and Mattel. Coincidentally, this was a war that Atari ultimately won decisively with its acquisition of the Intellivision brand earlier this year.
DLC includes prototypes and other games that have never seen the light of day. Here is the complete list:
Air Raiders — 2600M Network
Antbear — 2600 M network (unreleased, based on Stern IP)
Armor Ambush — 2600M Network
Astroblast — 2600M Network
Frogs and flies — 2600M network
International Soccer — 2600 M Network
Dark Cave — 2600M Network
Starstrike — 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 — Atari 8—bit
Desert Falcon — 7800
The Last Console War follows an earlier DLC called The Wider World of Atari that arrived in September, adding 19 more games to the collection. Taking into account the two expansions, the Atari 50 will contain approximately 130 games in total.
Those who already own an Atari 50 on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, and PS5 will be able to join The Last Console War on November 8th. If you have the game on your Atari VCS, get the DLC as a free update early next year.
If you’re interested in getting a bundle of the base game and both expansions, you can do that with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition. It will also be released on November 8th. The retail version for Switch and PS5 costs $40. The Steelbook for Switch includes Atari 2600 art cards and other goodies and costs $50.
