Atari Mania
Producer Mark Perloff tells us about Atari’s new microgame-themed release
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Atari turned 50 this year and it has been celebrating with a number of games, including its entertaining Recharged series and the incoming compilation Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. The latest game to drop, Atari Mania, is not only inspired by Nintendo’s WarioWare series, but also mashes together popular Atari games like Pong, Breakout and Centipede. We spoke to producer Mark Perloff to find out more.
Where did the idea for Atari Mania originate?
Our model is to work with independent studios. Sometimes we ask the studios to give us ideas for specific games, but more often we ask studios to pitch us ideas for games that they feel passionate about – games they really want to make. That is where the idea for Atari Mania came from. Illogika, a talented studio based out of Montreal, pitched us the concept of Atari Mania along with a few other ideas. The idea of a microgame collection based on our classic games popped off the screen when it was presented to us.