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Atari Vault Hits Steam, Play 100 Classic Games On PC (slashgear.com)

Posted by msmash on from the retro-gaming-ftw dept.

An anonymous reader quotes an article on SlashGear: Classic and retro video game fans will be eager to hear that Atari Vault has just landed on PC via Steam, making it the easiest way possible to enjoy 100 of the most iconic arcade and home console titles from the early generation of gaming. This eliminates the need to use emulators and ROMs to enjoy games like Asteroids, Centipede, Pitfall, and Pong, not to mention it being cheaper than buying several included titles individually.

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  1. Re:Didn't need to use an emulator before, either by gweilo8888 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not to mention that chances are they're using an emulator under the hood themselves.

  2. Seriously no Linux? by future+assassin · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'll keep my money then and buy weed with it.

    --
    by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*
  3. System requirements by marovada · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Have you seen the system requirements for this?

    Processor: 2.0 Ghz
    Memory: 2 GB RAM
    Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or higher compatible
    DirectX: Version 11
    Storage: 1 GB available space

    What sort of bloat have they put into it?

    1. Re:System requirements by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 3, Informative

      I think that the point was that the "2003-level" specs are still about 4 orders of magnitude greater than those that were originally needed to play these games.

  4. Linux version still coming by Foresto · · Score: 3, Informative

    Apparently, plan to release a linux port after they fix some things.
    Reference:
    https://steamcommunity.com/app...

  5. Re:So you could by ledow · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You need to add:

    - "Illegally" to the first part.
    - "Legally" to the second part.

    It may not mean anything to you, but some people will pay for that kind of thing if the product is available.

  6. Wow, 100 games? by AntiSol · · Score: 4, Informative

    Wow, 100 Atari games?!? For only $15?!? The easiest way possible?

    And here I was thinking that the 500+ free Atari games playable for free in your browser on archive.org was the easiest possible way.