The Story and COMPLETE Arcade Games of Atari: Part 5 – 1996-2000

And here we are, the last part of the Atari arcade retrospective. It’s 1996 to 2000, and we still have some excellent games in these last few years, especially San Francisco Rush, California Speed and Gauntlet Legends, as well as the unreleased likes of Beavis and Butt-Head and Tenth Degree, plus a look at the last couple of years as Midway Games West, releasing console titles like Dr. Muto. Enjoy!

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Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com
The Arcade Flyer Archive: https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/
Arcade Heroes – Atari Prototypes Over The Years: https://arcadeheroes.com/2012/06/15/atari-prototypes-over-the-years-mega-post/
Arcade History: https://www.arcade-history.com/
AtariAge: https://atariage.com/
Atari Compendium: https://www.ataricompendium.com/
AtariGames.com (ARCHIVE LINK): https://web.archive.org/web/20110716114634/http://www.atarigames.com/
Atari History Timeline by Michael Current: https://mcurrent.name/atarihistory/
Atari Protos: http://www.atariprotos.com/
Footage of Gladiator: Crimson Reign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHN7HDdYbto
Footage of Hot Rod Rebels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RccMcK–0dY
Galloping Ghost: @GallopingGhostArcade
Game Design Theory and Practice – Ed Logg: https://arcarc.xmission.com/Magazines%20and%20Books/Chapter%206_ed_logg_interview.pdf
GemuBaka – A Breakdown of the cancelled Vicious Circle: https://gemubaka.com/2020/10/17/a-breakdown-of-the-canceled-vicious-circle-arcade/
Halcyon Days – Ed Rotberg Interview: https://dadgum.com/halcyon/BOOK/ROTBERG.HTM
KLOV: https://www.arcade-museum.com/
Lost Media Wiki: https://lostmediawiki.com
Michael Albaugh Interview: https://www.lifewire.com/how-atari-laid-the-foundation-for-modern-gaming-5104881
System 16: http://www.system16.com/
Undumped Wiki: https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page
UnMAMEd Atari Games: https://unmamed.mameworld.info/non_atari.html
Unseen64 – Bloodlust I.K. 3: https://www.unseen64.net/2010/10/18/bloodlust-international-karate-3-arcade-psx-cancelled/
Unseen64 – Gladiator: Crimson Reign: https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/15/gladiator-the-crimson-reign-xboxps2-cancelled/

0:00 Intro
0:43 WMS Takes Over
2:25 Mace: The Dark Age
4:44 Wayne Gretzky’s 3D Hockey
6:37 San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing + San Franciso Rush The Rock: Alcatraz Edition
11:20 Beavis and Butt-Head
13:24 Bloodlust: I.K. 3
14:20 Die Alien Scum!
14:54 Freeze
16:03 Primal Rage II
17:33 Vicious Circle
18:37 Maximum Force
20:51 California Speed
22:45 Vapor TRX
24:17 Area 51: Site 4
26:02 Gauntlet Legends
28:37 Meanstreak
29:16 Tenth Degree
30:30 Radikal Bikers + Surf Planet
32:04 War: Final Assault
35:21 Road Burners
36:34 San Francisco Rush 2049 + Special Edition
39:29 Name Change to Midway Games West
40:10 Skins Game
41:46 Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
43:55 Hot Rod Rebels
45:09 Midway Leaves the Coin-op Business + Console Games: Gravity Games Bike, Dr. Muto, Gladiator: Crimson Reign
48:38 The End of Atari Games
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