Arcade Classics
1996 video game
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Arcade Classics is a Genesis/Mega Drive compilation of three Atari, Inc. arcade video games: Pong (1972), Missile Command (1980), and Centipede (1981), plus a revised version of each one. It was published in 1996 by Sega. A version was also released for the Game Gear, with Ultrapong replacing Pong.
| Arcade Classics | |
|---|---|
 Mega Drive box art | |
| Developers | Al Baker & Associates |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Programmers | Al Baker Nathan Baker |
| Composer | Matt Scott |
| Platforms | Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Gear |
| Release | Genesis Game Gear
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| Genres | Action, shoot 'em up |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 3.875 out of 10 (GEN)[3] |
| Next Generation |   (GEN)[4] |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | [5] |
Arcade Classics was panned by critics. Reviews commented that Arcade Classics includes very few games compared to other retro compilations,[6][4][7] that it fails to recreate the experience the games offered in the arcades,[8][4] that the "enhanced" versions offer nothing but mild cosmetic changes,[9][4][7] and that the overly "busy" backgrounds in the enhanced version of Centipede interfere with the gameplay.[10][7]
