Earlier this week, Atari announced that it would release Atari Anthology, a collection of 85 classic video games in a single package for the XBox and PlayStation 2 video game consoles. Games that will be part of this collection include Asteroids, Battlezone, Missile Command, Pong, and Breakout. Atari Anthology is expected to ship in November and be priced at $19.99.

The Associated Press said that the Atari Anthology is squarely aimed at the gaming nostalgia market, a market that has dramatically expanded over the last 18 months as a result of inexpensive offerings like Atari Classic 10-in-1 TV Games, Namco TV Games, and my current favorite, Namco II: Ms Pac-Man with 5 TV Games.

The package will include a mixture of arcade games and Atari 2600 titles, so there will be something in it for everyone. I'm looking forward to seeing the implementations of Battlezone and Missile Command because they are said to be ports of the arcade versions of these classic games. These games had great playability, and are still popular at arcades that have kept them in service.