Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is expanding its digital museum with The First Console War DLC, set to launch on November 8, 2024. This new content pack will add 19 retro games to the collection, focusing on the rivalry between Atari and Mattel's Intellivision in the late 1970s and 1980s. Here's the complete list of games included in the DLC:
1. Air Raiders (2600 M Network)
2. Anteater (2600 M Network, unreleased, based on Stern IP)
3. Armor Ambush (2600 M Network)
4. Astroblast (2600 M Network)
5. Frogs & Flies (2600 M Network)
6. International Soccer (2600 M Network)
7. Dark Cavern (2600 M Network)
8. Star Strike (2600 M Network)
9. Super Challenge Baseball (2600 M Network)
10. Super Challenge Football (2600 M Network)
11. Swordfight (2600 M Network, rare, unreleased)
12. Sea Battle (2600 M Network, rare, unreleased)
13. Tower of Mystery (unreleased prototype, recently rescued)
14. Video Pinball (2600)
15. Basketball (2600)
16. Hardball (Atari 8-bit XE)
17. Final Legacy (prototype, 5200)
18. Xari Arena (Atari 8-bit)
19. Desert Falcon (7800)
The DLC will also feature a new in-game timeline and eight video segments detailing the rivalry between Atari and Intellivision. It will include interviews with industry veterans and historians, providing context to this significant period in video game history.
The First Console War DLC will be available for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. It's expected to cost around $7.99/£6.69. Additionally, Atari is releasing a standalone Expanded Edition of Atari 50, which bundles the base game, both paid expansions, and previous free updates for a total of 153 included games.
