Atari acquires rights to greater than 100 basic video games and considers reviving the notorious 90s mascot

The gaming big Atari has not too long ago made an enormous announcement, stating that it has acquired the rights to greater than 100 video games (for PC and console) from the 80s and 90s. The corporate has plans to revive these basic titles, together with remasters, re-releases, and even new entries in previous collection. In keeping with Atari, the acquisition will permit it to “broaden digital and bodily distribution of the basic titles, create new video games primarily based on the IP, and discover model and merchandising collaborations.” Though the complete record of titles has not been revealed, it contains video games from Accolade, Infogrames, and Microprose; among the names that Atari talked about particularly are Bubsy, Hardball, and Demolition Racer, in addition to the flight simulators 1942: Pacific Air Conflict, F-117A, and F-14.

After all, one recreation that stands out from the record is Bubsy; within the 90s, Bubsy was a mediocre platformer who didn’t compete with Mario and Sonic, nevertheless, the orange cat and his video games have surprisingly remained related. Bubsy had three video games launched throughout completely different platforms, (SNES, Genesis/Mega Drive, PC, and Atari Jaguar) and there was even an unsuccessful pilot for an animated TV collection, as we are able to see within the video beneath:

In 1996, Bubsy’s reputation took an enormous hit with the discharge of Bubsy 3D, which acquired very damaging responses from critics and gamers. Nevertheless, greater than 20 years later, Bubsy made a comeback with two fashionable sequels, The Woolies Strike Again in 2017, and Paws on Fireplace! in 2019, each of which acquired poor evaluations. Regardless of this, Atari has included Bubsy in its “basic titles” record and is threatening to revive the character once more for yet one more sequel.

It stays to be seen if the brand new Bubsy recreation will likely be a hit or a flop, however Atari’s acquisition of basic video games is certain to fire up nostalgia amongst older avid gamers and introduce these basic titles to a brand new era of gamers. What recreation from the 80s and 90s would you prefer to see coming again?

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