Don't get me wrong, I loved this collection. I'm old enough to rember fighting over the Atari 2600 with my brother and sister. You'll find all the classic old-school games here, and a few not so classic. River Raid 1, River Raid 2, and Sea Quest were the best, and Pit Fall alone was worth the price. If you only have a PS One, and can rember the Atari 2600, get this disk. However, if you have a PS 2 there is another collection under the same title with all the same games as this one as well as some that weren't included on the PS One version. The PS 2 version also has some other nice bells and whistles and is, for my money the better collection.

For anyone who can remember what REALLY started the video game market, this is a collection of those pioneering games that were so fun and addictive. Activision has provided 30 games originally for the Atari VCS (2600) and has kept them fairly well preserved.

There were a few noticeable problems however. Games like Kaboom! which use the analog paddle control are impossible. The lightning-fast paddle controller is ill-represented by the PS D-pad. Also, the sounds seem to be from the lower-pitched PAL chips, rather than the higher NTSC. Similarly, some of the graphics seem to vary a bit from the originals. Of course, being that I still own a VCS, I can point out these differences.

Overall, this isn't a bad buy. For anyone who doesn't have an Atari VCS around but still would love to play their old favorites, this is going to be just right for you. For those in the other category, it may be better to stick with your VCS; nothing feels quite the same as the originals.

i really like the atari 2600 version of these games but when i tried to order this it was not available. i'm guessing i would like the game because it takes me back to a simpiler time(1980's)