Atari brings Missile Command and Super Breakout to App Store

Atari has brought two of its classic titles to the Apple App Store. Both Missile Command and Super Breakout are now available to iPod and iPhone owners, with more said to be coming in the near future. Atari President, Phil Harrison, said, “It’s very exciting to be bringing these influential and timeless games in their redesigned form to the iPhone and iPod touch, devices which are leading the global charge in innovative handheld technology and changing the way we consume and interact with media,’ he said.

There is a sense among the game-bloggers that this is an indication that Atari is making a move to become a predominantly online company. In bringing these two titles to the Apple App story, the company sees the games as ‘true evolutions of the original hits, with completely revamped visuals taking advantage of the hi spec screen, and innovative gameplay mechanics making full use of the unique Multi Touch interface and features of iPhone and iPod touch for immersive arcade action’.

Both games include 2-play support. And, as an aside, MacDailyNews notes that, “In 1974, Steve Jobs worked as a technician at Atari where, among other things, he got future Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to create a circuit board for the game “Breakout.”

An archived article called “Why Breakout is the iPod’s default game,” December 03, 2002.