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The game collection is a colorful mix of different eras from 1979 to 2007 and includes several ports of classic slot machines: the garden baller game "Centipede", its successor "Millipede", the space classic "Asteroids", the tank game "Battle Zone" or Missile Command in which you have to protect cities from incoming missiles, as well as the robot baller "Berzerk".

There are also some remarkable games of its time, such as the fast-paced UFO chase "Encounter", or the 8-bit classic "Boulder Dash", in which you have to collect diamonds and avoid falling stones in a two-dimensional world. Another remarkable game is the two-player game "Capture the Flag", which delivers amazingly fluid 3D first-person graphics ten years before the release of DOOM. Lee", in which you fight Sumõ wrestlers and ninjas in a palace, is also an action classic. In turn, "Yoomp", in which a ball in a three-dimensional tunnel has to be saved from falling, is graphically impressive by 8-bit standards.

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The games, plus bonus (27 Bilder)

Airball (1988)

However, the compilation also has its weaknesses. For example, the space baller game "Star Raiders 2" is installed, but not the first part. The predecessor would have been more interesting: Star Raiders was released in 1979 and was one of the most popular games of Atari's 8-bit era, influencing later gaming classics such as "Elite" or "Wing Commander" with its fast 3D graphics. The successor does not enjoy anywhere near the cult status.

M.U.L.E." is another game that is actually a lot of fun with several players, but the version installed on the computer is faulty: graphics errors are produced that make it almost impossible to play the game. Retro Games has already announced a firmware update and will make an improved version available for download by then.

There are even two more games available as Easter Eggs: All that is required is a USB controller with an analog stick, such as those found in modern console controllers. As soon as this is connected, the console simply needs to be restarted. After booting up, two more games can be found in the overview: "Breakout" and "Castle Crisis". "Breakout" is a type of solo pong and was a forerunner for games such as "Arkanoid" or "Bolo". "Castle Crisis" is the home computer version of the slot machine game "Warlords". In it, you defend your castle in the corner from approaching fireballs.

To be able to play your own games, you need a USB stick formatted in the FAT32 file system and the corresponding game files. Simply copy the games onto the stick and connect it to the console. Once the stick has been correctly recognized, a USB stick symbol pops up in the menu after a short time, on which the file structure can be found with a click. The mini console can handle a wide variety of file formats: from module (.crt .rom .bin .c##), cassette (.cas) and floppy disk (.atr .atx .xfd .dcm) to program files (.com .xex).