The Atari Vault opens, this is what's inside

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When Atari announced the Atari Vault back in January as a collection of 100 “classic” 2600 and arcade games, my immediate question was, which ones? The answer was not forthcoming at the time (and yes, I asked), but now it is, because the bundle is now live on Steam.

The games are old, but the Vault includes support for all the new Steam hotness, including local and online multiplayer, Steam Leaderboards, and Steam Controllers. The package also features digital reproductions of arcade cabinet and box art, game soundtracks, and an interface “designed to create the greatest classic arcade experience.” So they're going to send someone over to take my money and put cigarettes out on my floor?

The Atari Vault normally goes for $17/£14, but it's on sale for 15 percent off until March 31. This is what you'll need to play it, which I'm putting here so you don't have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the crazy-long list if you don't want to:

OS: Windows 7, 8.1, or 10
Processor: 2.0 Ghz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or higher compatible
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 1 GB available space
Additional Notes: Network Required for Online Play

And here's what you get:

3D Tic Tac Toe - 2600
Adventure - 2600
Air Sea Battle - 2600
Asteroids - 2600
Asteroids - Arcade
Asteroids Deluxe - Arcade
Backgammon - 2600
Basic Math - 2600
Basketball - 2600
Black Widow - Arcade
Blackjack - 2600
Bowling - 2600
Brain Games - 2600
Breakout - 2600
Canyon Bomber - 2600
Casino - 2600
Centipede - 2600
Centipede - Arcade
Championship Soccer - 2600
Checkers - 2600
Chess - 2600
Circus Atari - 2600
Code Breaker - 2600
Combat - 2600
Combat 2 - 2600
Concentration - 2600
Crystal Castles - 2600
Crystal Castles - Arcade
Demons to Diamonds - 2600
Desert Falcon - 2600
Dodge-Em 2600
Double Dunk - 2600
Fatal Run - 2600
Flag capture - 2600
Football - 2600
Golf - 2600
Gravitar - 2600
Gravitar - Arcade
Hangman - 2600
Haunted House - 2600
Homerun - 2600
Human Cannonball - 2600
Liberator - Arcade
Lunar Lander - Arcade
Major Havoc - Arcade
Maze Craze - 2600
Millipede - 2600
Millipede - Arcade
Miniature Golf - 2600
Missile Command - 2600
Missile Command - Arcade
Night Driver - 2600
Off the Wall - 2600
Outlaw - 2600
Pong - Arcade
Quadrun - 2600
Race - 2600
Radar Lock - 2600
RealSports Baseball - 2600
RealSports Basketball - 2600
RealSports Boxing - 2600
RealSports Football - 2600
RealSports Soccer - 2600
RealSports Tennis - 2600
RealSports Volleyball - 2600
Red Baron - Arcade
Return to Haunted House - 2600
Save Mary - 2600
Secret Quest - 2600
Sentinel - 2600
Sky Diver - 2600
Slot Machine - 2600
Slot Racers - 2600
Sword Quest Fireworld - 2600
Space Duel - Arcade
Space War - 2600
Sprint - Arcade
Sprint Master - 2600
Star Raiders - 2600
Starship - 2600
Steeplechase - 2600
Stellar Track - 2600
Street Racer - 2600
Stunt Cycle - 2600
Sub Commander - 2600
Super Baseball - 2600
Super Breakout - Arcade
Super Breakout -2600
Super Football - 2600
Surround - 2600
Sword Quest Earthworld - 2600
Sword Quest Waterworld - 2600
Tempest - 2600
Tempest - Arcade
Video Cube - 2600
Video Olympics - 2600
Video Pinball - 2600
Warlords - 2600
Warlords - Arcade
Yars Revenge - 2600

For my money, it's all about the arcade stuff. Seeing and hearing gameplay from Centipede and Tempest (I never liked Missile Command) brings back a lot of memories. If you're still with me, then tell me: Do you see anything you like?

Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.