Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration’s second DLC drop detailed, delivers “The First Console War”

We all know about the second console war, but Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is about to welcome in the first.

Begun, the first console war has

Well, hold that thought, because The First Console War hasn’t started just yet, for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. It will though, and soon, as the period is the centerpiece of the second major downloadable content drop for the compilation/interactive museum.

The pack dives into the historic but oft-forgotten battle between Atari and Intellivision, and expands the collection’s stock of games by 19.

• Air Raiders – 2600 M Network
• Antbear – 2600 M Network (unreleased, based on Stern IP)
• Armor Ambush – 2600 M Network
• Astroblast – 2600 M Network
• Frogs & Flies – 2600 M Network
• International Soccer – 2600 M Network
• Dark Cavern – 2600 M Network
• Star Strike – 2600 M Network
• Super Challenge Baseball – 2600 M Network
• Super Challenge Football – 2600 M Network
• Swordfight – 2600 M Network (rare, unreleased)
• Sea Battle – 2600 M Network (rare, unreleased)
• Tower of Mystery (unreleased prototype, recently rescued)
• Video Pinball – 2600
• Basketball – 2600
• Hardball – Atari 8-bit (XE)
• Final Legacy (prototype) – 5200
• Xari Arena – Atari 8-bit 
• Desert Falcon – 7800

Atari press release

As with the rest of the title though, it’s not just games that players will find. According to Atari, The First Console War also showcases video interviews with “M Network programmer Jane Terjung, video game historians Leonard Hermand and Mike Mika, and more”.

The First Console War arrives for all versions of Atari 50: the Anniversary Celebration in just a few days, on November 8th, 2024. It’ll drop both as an a’la carte purchase, as well as with the revised physical release, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition, for $39.99 USD. That new edition is set to arrive for the Switch and PS5 exclusively, and will include the base game along with both major DLC packs.

For extra massive Atari fans too, there’s a special limited edition release just for the Switch. That will include “Atari 2600 art cards, miniature arcade marquee signs, and an Al Alcorn Replica Syzygy Co. business card”, according to Atari. That version will run $49.99 USD.