''Arcade Classics'' is a Genesis/Mega Drive compilation of three Atari, Inc. arcade video games: ''

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'' (1972), '' Missile Command'' (1980), and ''

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'' (1981), plus a revised version of each one. It was published in 1996 by

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. A version was also released for the

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, with ''Ultrapong'' replacing ''Pong''.

Reception

''Arcade Classics'' was panned by critics. Reviews commented that ''Arcade Classics'' includes very few games compared to other retro compilations, that it fails to recreate the experience the games offered in the arcades, that the "enhanced" versions offer nothing but mild cosmetic changes, and that the overly "busy" backgrounds in the enhanced version of ''Centipede'' interfere with the gameplay.

References

1996 video games Al Baker & Associates games Atari video game compilations Game Gear games Multiplayer and single-player video games Sega Genesis games Video games developed in the United States {{Sega-stub