A Retro Revolution Hits Holidays as Atari Introduces 'Atari Flashback Classic Game Console'; New Plug-and-Play Console Features 20 Arcade Classics

Business Wire, Nov 18, 2004

BEVERLY, Mass. -- Harkening back to the nascent days of the video game explosion, Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) today announced that its Atari(R) Flashback(TM) Classic Game Console will hit store shelves the week of November 22nd. A new retro-style, stand-alone console unit configured with 20 classic Atari games, Atari Flashback includes Asteroids(R), Centipede(R), Breakout(R) and Atari's previously unreleased thriller, Saboteur(TM). Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Atari 7800, the Atari Flashback will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy and Gamestop for a suggested price of $44.95.

"Atari is synonymous with video games and the Atari Flashback faithfully brings back the sights, sounds and addictive play of games that started an entertainment revolution," said Wim Stocks, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Atari. "Retro gaming offers a unique blend of nostalgia for older fans and coolness for younger fans, making Atari Flashback this season's perfect holiday gift. The bottom line is classics never go out of style."

Resembling a modified replica of the Atari 7800 console, the Atari Flashback plugs directly into the TV via composite (RCA) cables, includes two joysticks and is the only retro-console to feature multiplayer gaming, with such notoriously challenging head-to-head games such as Canyon Bomber(TM), Asteroids(R), Centipede(R), Desert Falcon(TM) and Sprintmaster(TM).

In addition to featuring 20 classic games that defined a generation of players, Atari Flashback includes one exclusive from-the-vault classic, Atari's Saboteur. Never before released, Atari's Saboteur follows the adventures of the noble Hotot in his quest to sabotage the production of the evil Master Robot's warhead and save his galaxy from total annihilation.

The complete list of games found in Atari Flashback includes:

--Adventure(TM)

--Air Sea Battle(TM)

--Asteroids(R)

--Battlezone(R)

--Breakout(R)

--Canyon Bomber

--Centipede(R)

--Crystal Castles(R)

--Desert Falcon(TM)

--Food Fight(TM)

--Gravitar(R)

--Haunted House(TM)

--Millipede(R)

--Planet Smashers(TM)

--Saboteur(TM)

--Sky Diver(TM)

--Solaris(TM)

--Sprintmaster(TM)

--Warlords(R)

--Yar's Revenge

For detailed information on Atari's entire product lineup, please visit www.atari.com.

About Atari

New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000 titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as DRIV3R(TM), Enter the Matrix(TM), Neverwinter Nights(TM), Stuntman(TM), Test Drive(R), Unreal(R) Tournament 2004, and Unreal(R) Championship; and mass-market and children's games such as Backyard Sports(TM), Dora the Explorer(TM), Civilization(R), Dragon Ball Z(R) and RollerCoaster Tycoon(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR-0000052573), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.atari.com.

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