Atari Recharged

Atari Recharged is a series of video games by Atari, Inc. that are revivals and re-imaginings of classic Atari franchises.^[1][2] The series was launched in 2020 with Missile Command: Recharged as the first release.^[3][4] The series has been released digitally on the Atari VCS, PC, Google Stadia, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch, as well as physical releases by Limited Run Games.^[1][5][6]

Atari Recharged
Genre(s)	Arcade
Publisher(s)	Atari Inc.
Platform(s)	Various Atari VCS Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Stadia Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
First release	Missile Command: Recharged May 27, 2020
Latest release	Berzerk: Recharged November 8, 2023

Games

The series has completely revived some franchises. Berzerk: Recharged, released November 8, 2023, is the first game in the Berzerk series since the 1980s.^[7][8][9]

Game developer Alan-1 Inc. licensed all ten Atari Recharged games with the intent to produce them in coin-operated video arcade cabinets.^[10] The first of those to receive a release in this format was Asteroids: Recharged, where the game features significant changes from the console version.^[11]

Atari Recharged titles^[12]

#	Game	Release date
1	Missile Command: Recharged	May 27, 2020
2	Centipede: Recharged	September 29, 2021
3	Black Widow: Recharged	October 28, 2021
4	Asteroids: Recharged	December 13, 2021
5	Breakout: Recharged	February 10, 2022
6	Basic Math: Recharged	April 1, 2022 (April Fool's Joke)[13]
7	Gravitar: Recharged	June 2, 2022
8	Yars: Recharged	August 23, 2022
9	Caverns of Mars: Recharged	March 9, 2023
10	Quantum: Recharged	August 17, 2023
11	Berzerk: Recharged	November 8, 2023
11	Asteroids: Recharged Arcade	November 1, 2024[11]

See also

• List of Atari video games (2001–present)

References

1. "Atari's Recharged Series Featured in New Retro Games Category on Stadia" (Press release). Yahoo! Finance. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
2. Takahashi, Dean (5 October 2023). "Atari will bring Berzerk Recharged to the PC and consoles this year". Venture Beat. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
3. Randazzo, Kris (24 May 2022). "Atari Recharged". Stone Age Gamer. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
4. Colantonio, Giovanni (4 October 2022). "Atari classic Missile Command gets a revamp this November". Digital Trends. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
5. Handley, Zoey (26 June 2023). "Atari reveals upcoming revivals Quantum: Recharged and Haunted House". Destructoid. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
6. Doolan, Liam (24 November 2022). "Atari Recharged Collections Receiving Limited Run Physical Switch Release". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
7. Leblanc, Wesley (9 November 2023). "Atari Reveals Berzerk: Recharged, The First Berzerk Games Since The 1980s". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
8. Gardner, Matt (25 January 2023). "Atari's 'Caverns Of Mars: Recharged' Comes To PC And Consoles In 2023". Forbes. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
9. This Atari 2600 Remake Was 40 Years In The Making. Kotaku. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
10. "Atari Is Returning To Arcades With New Alan-1 Partnership". Arcade Heroes. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
11. "IAAPA 2024 Wrap-Up Part 1: Raw Thrills; TouchMagix; Amusement Source; Wahlap; Alan-1; Night Heron". Arcade Heroes. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
12. "Atari Recharged Games". IGN. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
13. @atari (1 April 2022). "You asked. We listened. Basic Math: Recharged is finally here!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024 – via Twitter.

External links

• Official website