Atari Corp. inks licensing agreement with Activision Inc.; deal yields release of classic Atari titles for PCs.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 1995--Atari Corp. Monday announced the finalization Writing the table of contents (TOC) on a recordable CD or DVD disc. The finalization process ensures that the disc can be played back on most CD and DVD players. See disc-at-once. of a contract with Activision Inc., a Los Angeles-based leader in software development. Atari's pact with the prestigious developer will bring consumers classic Atari titles in multiple formats. The agreement will also result in the release of the all-time American favorite, "Pitfall pit·fall n. 1. An unapparent source of trouble or danger; a hidden hazard: "potential pitfalls stemming from their optimistic inflation assumptions" New York Times. : The Mayan Adventure," for Jaguar 64. "Our collaboration with Activision will offer exciting entertainment for both Jaguar 64 consumers and PC users," said Ted Hoff, Atari's president of North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. . "`Pitfall' is a fine example of our continued commitment to provide Jaguar gamers with top-quality titles." The release of "Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure" for the Jaguar 64 system will be an ideal showcase for the extensive capabilities of this advanced home entertainment system. "Pitfall" reflects the power of Jaguar's superior 64-bit technology, resulting in brilliant color, intense speed and stereo sound. The jungle adventure game has a target ship date of mid-September. Numerous Atari classic games will soon be available to PC users when Activision releases "Atari Action Pak II" for single-user IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and PC-compatible computers. The special "Pak" will also provide consumers with PC versions of such memorable Atari titles as "Air Sea Battle," "Breakout," "Super Breakout," "Space War," "Surround," "Millipede millipede (mĭl`əpēd'), elongated arthropod having many body segments and pairs of legs. Millipedes, sometimes termed thousand-legged worms, have two pairs of legs on each body segment except the first few and the last. ," "Combat," "Yar's Revenge," "Canyon Bomber," "Gravitar," "Maze maze, detail of landscape gardening based on the Greek labyrinth, consisting of intricate paths or alleys lined with high hedges and having a center and exit difficult to find. It was a prominent feature in the formal English gardens of the 17th and 18th cent. Craze" and "Night Driver." The "Pitfall" release under the Activision agreement is one of the many exciting games for the Atari Jaguar This article has multiple issues: * It needs additional references or sources for verification. Please help [ improve the article] or discuss these issues on the talk page. 64 library, which will approach 100 titles by the end of the year. The expanded library will include CD titles for the much-anticipated Jaguar CD system, which will be shipping in August. For more than 20 years, Atari has provided consumers with high-quality, value-priced entertainment. Atari markets Jaguar, the only American-made, advanced 64-bit entertainment system, and is located in Sunnyvale. CONTACT: Dorf & Stanton Communications Inc. Jessica Nagel/Patricia Kerr 310/479-4997 or 800/444-6663 |
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