Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition - Nintendo Switch - Atari

Celebrate five decades of gaming with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration – Expanded Edition on Nintendo Switch.

Experience an expanded, interactive retrospective of the brand that launched the modern video game industry. Now featuring 140+ classic games with best-in-class emulation and modern quality-of-life enhancements, this edition lets you play long-unavailable titles while exploring Atari’s legacy through interviews, archival images, special source material, and behind-the-scenes content—all woven into an interactive timeline.

This Expanded Edition builds on the acclaimed collection with two new timelines and 39 additional playable games. The Wider World of Atari timeline (19 playable games, eight video segments) dives into deep-cut stories and influences across decades, including new interviews, vintage ads, and historical artifacts. The First Console War timeline (20 playable games, half-dozen video segments) chronicles the rivalry between the Atari 2600 and Mattel’s Intellivision, with curated highlights and rare prototypes.

Relive and discover classics across seven platforms—Arcade, Atari 800, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari Jaguar, and Atari Lynx—alongside over 13 new segments of exclusive interviews with industry veterans, artists, historians, fans, and homebrew developers. You’ll also explore the history of iconic brands like Mattel’s Intellivision and Stern Electronics within the collection’s signature interactive timeline.

Step into gaming history and add this must-own celebration to your Nintendo Switch library today.

More Details:

• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Edition: Expanded Edition
• Publisher: Atari
• Developer: Digital Eclipse
• Playable classics: 140+ games total
• Expansion adds: Two new timelines and 39 additional playable games
• Timelines: The Wider World of Atari (19 games, eight video segments); The First Console War (20 games, half-dozen video segments)
• Emulated platforms: Arcade; Atari 800; Atari 2600; Atari 5200; Atari 7800; Atari Jaguar; Atari Lynx
• Interactive timeline with interviews, archival images, special source material, and behind-the-scenes content
• Interviews: Over 13 new segments with employees, first- and third-party programmers and artists, historians, fans, and homebrew developers
• Also explores: Mattel’s Intellivision and Stern Electronics
• Players: 1–4
• Game modes: Single Player, Multiplayer
• Media type: Cartridge
• Packaging: Snap case
• Rating: T
• Release date: 2025-03-07
• Barcode: 810136672466