Atari launches Save Mary, the original Atari 2600 game that waited 40 years to see the light of day

Nostalgia lovers are in luck. Atari has opened reserves for Save Marygame developed in 1983 for Atari 2600 which never came to market. Yes, you read that right. The 40-year-old game will be available for the first time in a limited edition of 500 cartridges.

Those wishing to keep one of the copies will have to pay $59.99. The price is not cheap and, of course, close to the price of any AAA game available on the latest generation of consoles. However, the story is behind us Save Mary Atari fans will surely rejoice.

As we already mentioned, this video game came out in 1983, a disastrous year for the Atari 2600 and the US industry as a whole. Your Creator Todd Frywas never able to launch due to the collapse that hit the sector until 1985 due to an oversupply of console offerings and poor quality games.

But as interest in the offerings of the time grew, Atari seized the opportunity give it a chance 4 decades later. The idea behind the name is quite amazing. Players must use a crane to move blocks and assemble a platform that will allow Mary, the main character, to escape the flooded canyon.

Atari 2600 will receive the original game after 40 years

Obviously a limited edition Save Mary This Atari offering is aimed at collectors. It may have been over 40 years since the golden age of the Atari 2600, but the reality is that many of the console’s hardware still survive and are in good working order.

In addition, the cartridge is compatible with other systems of the company, such as Atari 2600 Jr. 1985 and Atari 7800 from 1984-1986; the latter, the first ever backwards compatible console.

In any case, it is worth clarifying what those wishing to buy Save Mary You don’t have to look for an old Atari 2600 to play it. In August the company launched Atari 2600+a new version of the device that works with almost all original cartridges.

Will this be Atari’s first step in reviving several launches cut short by the 1983 crash? Let’s not forget that the industry collapse was so great that the company dumped approximately 700,000 unsold game cartridges, many of which were THIS.— as well as a large number of Atari 2600s and other equipment.

Although over the years a sort of myth or urban legend has been created about this, its truth has finally been confirmed. This was in 2014, after excavations in New Mexico for the filming of a documentary.

In case copies Save Mary sold out and the new Atari 2600+ is a success, wouldn’t it be strange if Atari begins to benefit economically from one of the most difficult times40 years later.