Atari Teams Up With Denny's to Remix Classic Video Games

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[BigBossman]

That is cool. There's a game they wouldn't have to do a remix of. I remember there was a classic Atari 2600 game called Fast Food which was an awesome game. You played as a mouth that constantly chomps. The object is to eat as much food without eating purple pickles. Eating 6 purple pickles will cause you to BURP! & ends the game. My aunt originally owned that game, then gave it to me. I must have had that game for a long time before getting rid of it. Wished I held onto it.

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By GaryOPA

Now you can play food-themed versions of Centipede (Centipup), Asteroids (Hashteroids) and Breakout (Take-Out) on your iOS or Android smartphone.

Atari has teamed up with Denny's to combine two things many gamers love — video games and fast food — in order to create remixes of three classic game titles.



Fast Food and Video Games always seem to go together, and now even more so, a Denny's which been around longer then Atari, as teamed up to offer 'food-themed' versions of Atari classic greats on your iOS and Android smartphone, so you have something to enjoy while you waiting at Denny's for your food in the middle of night, as it no longer as 'fast' as it used to be to get breakfast at 3 A.M.

Although the licensing deal promotes Denny's restaurant chain, old-school gaming purists can rest assured that the games' remixed versions live up to the entertainment pedigree of the originals.

In Centipup you use a "magical bottle" of syrup to transform enemies into sunny side up eggs, with all the urgency and fast-paced drama of the original Centipede.

The same goes for Hashteroids, where you steer the SS Denny's Condiment Transport ship (actually, a bottle of ketchup) to avoid and destroy giant clumps of hash browns. Similarly, Take-Out performs pretty much exactly like Breakout, except instead of eliminating bricks to win the game, you have to move a plate from side to side to eliminate bacon and eggs from the screen.

Not only are the graphic treatments true to the old-school versions, the accompanying music and sound effects for each game are so accurate that you might start to feel like you're playing the original versions.

"Transforming our classic and beloved games into a retro, remixed promotion will be a natural way to expose our brand to a new generation, and resonate with our long-time fans in a fun and unique way," Atari CEO Fred Chesnais said in a statement.

The licensing deal appears to be a part of Atari's recently announced "corporate comeback strategy," which will include licensing deals, online gaming, new hardware and Atari-branded apparel.

So if you like Atari retro, head over to the App Store or Google Play outlet and check out these 'free' games while they are available, but be warned they might make you jump into your car and force you to drive over to Denny's at 4am for middle of the night snack, just remember no 'gaming and driving' is allowed!

NEWS SOURCE: Atari Teams Up With Denny's to Remix Classic Video Games (via) Mashable