Amazon Maximum Age: 240 months
Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: MacPlay
EAN: 0811930004903
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Format: CD-ROM
Weight: 35 hundredths-pounds
Label: MacPlay
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: MacPlay
Packaged Height: 100 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 770 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 35 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 550 hundredths-inches
Platform: Mac OS X
Platform: Macintosh
Publisher: MacPlay
Release Date: 2003-12-02
Studio: MacPlay
Product Description:
Get into the gaming groove with over 75 rad games from the Atari 2600 days and rock out to hit tunes of the decade. Tons of nostalgic fun - play all of your favorites in wild and wacky enhanced gameplay modes. Blast back to the '80s with Activision Classic Games!
Customer Reviews:
 Aah, the memories..., 2006-03-31
Yes, the graphics are 2D (and just barely so). The complexity of the games is minimal in that many of the games feature a fixed character (skier, car, airplane) as the rest of the world (a mountain, competing cars, windmills) scrolls past with obstacles for you to avoid.
But as anyone who played these games as a kid knows, it wasn't the graphics or the immersive gameplay that was addicting. It was the fact that (for the most part) the games are simple and fun. Skill is needed in hand-eye coordination (helping Pitfall Harry jump over scorpions takes a good bit of timing), and most of the games are easy to just jump in and play.
Contrary to what a previous reviewer indicated, the instructions for the games *are* included - they're just not as easy to find as they should be since the interface is clunky (select a game, and then arrow left or right to get to the instructions for that game). Many games have different skill levels or courses/modes to play, and given the number of included games, someone stranded on a desert island would have a tough time going through all of them. I had no problems installing and running the games on my iMac G5.
For $10 or so, the trip down memory lane, some fun, and a few laughs are well worth the price. The Activision Anthology Remix is recommended if you fondly recall Activision games on the Atari 2600. 3 stars for fun, plus an extra credit 4th star for the memories.
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