AtGames is a multi-regional company (with branches based in Los Angeles, Taipei, and Shenzhen) that primarily focuses on the U.S. market. The company markets various Plug 'n Play systems (often referred to as "flashbacks") and handheld devices featuring games from Atari, Coleco, Sega and INTV Corp (Intellivision). While these products may be licensed, they run on the same hardware that many clone systems do, and several of the games found on their various consoles are unlicensed from the original copyright holder.
Piracy[]
Instances of piracy or copyright infringement that have appeared on AtGames systems.
ColecoVision games[]
Many AtGames systems feature ColecoVision games, obtained under "license" by the River West Brands-owned Coleco Holdings. This includes numerous titles that would presumably belong to other third-parties: such as Konami's Antarctic Adventure, Taito's Jungle Hunt, and Exidy's Pepper II. Several Sega games are also part of this Coleco licensing package, including Zaxxon and Space Fury; strangely, the latter has a homebrew "sequel" on the AtGames consoles known as "Ms. Space Fury".
However, the current Coleco company is effectively just a brand name - and seemingly owns no actual rights to the ColecoVision game library. Similarly to the Ultracade, the current Coleco seems to falsely insist rights in these licensed games, taking various shady procedures (e.g. registering trademark rights) to appear more legitimate. AtGames utilized River West's Coleco "license" in numerous products, such as plug & plays, arcade machines, and a digital 40-in-1 compilation on Steam. This may make AtGames, at least partially, liable for the presumably-bootlegged Coleco content.
Others[]
- Squirrel King (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) - a bootleg game directly based on the Chip 'n Dale video games developed by Gamtec and released in the 1990s. Reportedly used under license from Piko Interactive (who obtained the rights to the game and other Gamtec games from Super Fighter Team), though this ignores the fact that the game uses unauthorized versions of Chip and Dale.
- Numerous Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man releases (see "Lawsuit" section below).
Generic games[]
Various generic games (labeled as "bonus games") included on Sega Genesis systems from AtGames. Many of these games were either produced by AtGames themselves or were developed by known Chinese game companies. Some additional games are English versions of games originally produced in Portuguese and initially released as built-in games on Tectoy consoles; it is unknown if these games were produced for AtGames specifically.
| Name | Developer | Released | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Hockey | Devworks Game Technology | 2005 | English version of a game originally produced in Portuguese by Devworks Game Technology for Tectoy. A simulation of air hockey. |
| Black Sheep | |||
| Bomber | Tectoy? | English version of Domine o Território, a Bomberman clone originally produced in Portuguese as a built-in game for Tectoy's 2000s Mega Drive systems. | |
| Bottle Taps Race | Devworks Game Technology | 2005 | English version of Corrida de Tampinhas, which was originally produced in Portuguese by Devworks Game Technology for Tectoy. A bottle cap racing game. |
| Brain Switch | |||
| Break the Fireline | Shenzhen Niutai | A clone of Space Invaders and Galaxian. | |
| Bubbles Master | Shenzhen Niutai | A Zuma clone. | |
| Bulls and Cows | |||
| Cannon | Devworks Game Technology | 2005 | English version of Canhão, which was originally produced in Portuguese by Devworks Game Technology for Tectoy. A shooting target game. |
| Checker | Devworks Game Technology | 2003 | English version of Fica 1, which was originally produced in Portuguese by Devworks Game Technology for Tectoy. A game of Peg Solitaire. |
| Chess | BS Comp. Ltd. | 1998 | A game of Chess. |
| Color Puzzle | |||
| Cross the Road | Shenzhen Niutai | A Frogger clone with a dog instead of a frog. | |
| Curling 2010 | Shenzhen Niutai | Contrary to the title, it's actually a Dodgeball-like game. | |
| Dino Match | A reskin of Reaction Match. | ||
| Dominant Amber | A reskin of Dominant Color. | ||
| Dominant Color | |||
| Fight or Lose | Devworks Game Technology | 2005 | English version of Cavalos & Peões, which was originally produced in Portuguese by Devworks Game Technology for Tectoy. Another Chess-like game. |
| Firefly Glow | |||
| Fish Story | Nice Code Software | A clone of Feeding Frenzy. Another game with a near identical title screen to this game is known to have been included on Qi Sheng Long's 32-bit WiWi 65 Wii clone, which contains games confirmed to have been developed by Nice Code. | |
| Flash Memory | |||
| Formula Challenge | |||
| Hexagonos | Tectoy? | English version of a game originally produced in Portuguese as a built-in game for Tectoy's 2000s Mega Drive systems. | |
| Hidden Agenda | |||
| Hidden Rule | A reskin of Hidden Agenda. | ||
| Hide and Seek | A reskin of Table Magic. | ||
| Jack's Pea | Shenzhen Niutai | A game where you jump up as many platforms as possible. | |
| Jewel Magic | Shenzhen Niutai | A Columns clone. | |
| Jura Formula | A reskin of Formula Challenge. | ||
| Logic Dial | |||
| Lost World Sudoku | A reskin of Sudoku Quiz. | ||
| Mahjong Solitaire | AtGames | 2008 | A game of Mahjong. |
| Match Eleven | |||
| Meatloaf Rotation | A reskin of Logic Dial. | ||
| Mega Brain Switch | |||
| Memory | AtGames | 2008 | A Memory game. |
| Memory Match | |||
| Mirror Mirror | |||
| Mr. Balls | Devworks Game Technology | 2004? | English version of Bil Bolha, a game originally produced in Portuguese by Devworks Game Technology for Tectoy. Lights Out clone. |
| Mya Master Mind | A reskin of Bulls and Cows. | ||
| Naval Power | Devworks Game Technology | 2005 | English version of Batalha Naval, which was originally produced in Portuguese by Devworks Game Technology for Tectoy. A Battleship clone. |
| Oviraptor Hazard | A reskin of Treasure Hunt. | ||
| Panic Lift | |||
| Reaction Match | |||
| Reptile Silhouette | |||
| Skeleton Scale | |||
| Snake | AtGames | 2008 | A game of Snake. |
| Space Hunter | |||
| Sparkling Truffle | |||
| Spider/Anniversary | Devworks Game Technology | 2005 | English version of Aniversário, which was originally produced in Portuguese by Devworks Game Technology for Tectoy. A game where the player shoots spiders. |
| Sudoku Quiz | |||
| Table Magic | |||
| Treasure Hunt | |||
| T-Rex Memory Match | A reskin of Memory Match. | ||
| Warehouse Keeper | AtGames | 2008 | A Sokoban-like puzzle game. |
| Whack-A-Wolf | A Whac-A-Mole clone with Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. | ||
| Yawning Triceratops | A reskin of Firefly Glow. |
Lawsuit[]
- See also: History of Ms. Pac-Man legal issues on Pac-Man Wiki
The bootleg Ms. Pac-Man machine.
In September 2019, Bandai Namco Entertainment filed a lawsuit against AtGames for attempting to release a bootleg Ms. Pac-Man arcade machine. While AtGames previously had the license to Pac-Man, they didn't at this time, and never had the Ms. Pac-Man rights under any form. According to the lawsuit, AtGames has even claimed that they bought out General Computer Corporation's partial rights to the game, a completely illegal move and a claim Bandai Namco is yet to even verify.
The lawsuit also mentions the Bandai Namco Flashback Blast, a licensed Pac-Man console. The version of the system Bandai Namco approved featured arcade games, while the version released had unapproved Famicom/NES games (including several from Tengen, with their copyrights intact). This console's release caused damage to Bandai Namco's reputation due to false advertising. When the lawsuit was dismissed in November 2020, AtGames resumed sales of the console.[1] Subsequently, Namco replaced the Ms. Pac-Man character with another character called "Pac-Mom" in re-releases and compilations, with exception of the Arcade1UP home arcade system; however, the Arcade1UP system had the "Hello, Nakamura!" hidden message blanked out from the ROM files.[2]
Trivia[]
- Various older unlicensed console titles, such as Magic Girl (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) and Mermaids of Atlantis (NES) are also included on consoles produced by AtGames. These games are generally licensed from Piko Interactive or a similar party.