13 ‘Quirky Classic’ Games From The 1980s Are Heading To Xbox In Attic Archive

You’ll see tomorrow on Pure Xbox that next week’s list of Xbox releases is absolutely stacked with titles, and there are some really interesting ones in the bunch – we already highlighted Bad Cheese here on the website earlier today.

Another new release that’s caught our eye is Attic Archive, which is a compilation of 13 “quirky classic” games from the 1980s that span the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum platforms.

Here are the 13 games included in Attic Archive on Xbox:

• Ah Diddums (for C64 and ZX Spectrum) – Escape a dangerous toybox as a teddy bear
• Arcadia (for C64 and ZX Spectrum) – Shoot down waves of deadly attackers
• Armageddon (for C64 and ZX Spectrum) – Protect cities from falling missiles
• B.C. Bill (for C64 and ZX Spectrum) – Experience life as a cartoon caveman
• Gilligan’s Gold (for C64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum) – Gather gold in a hazardous mine
• Mutant Monty (for C64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum) – Make your way through surreal environments to find precious treasure
• Mutant Monty and the Temple of Doom (for ZX Spectrum) – Delve the temple and grab artifacts
• Mutants (for C64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum) – Battle bizarre mutant strains to assemble a machine
• N.O.M.A.D. (for C64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum) – Control an advanced attack droid to destroy a criminal tyrant
• Paws (for Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum) – Rescue your kittens from dangerous dogs
• Superkid (for C64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum) – Become a superhero and save the city
• Skatin’ USA (for C64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum) – Save the city again, this time on a skateboard
• Superkid in Space (for C64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum) – Save the world from alien invasion

As shown in the trailer up above, Attic Archive also includes various visual options such as horizontal scaling, CRT scanlines and more, along with the ability to rewind your gameplay.

We’ll throw more information about Attic Archive below, and you can look forward to checking it out on Wednesday, September 3rd. There’s no price for it yet, but you can wishlist the game on the Xbox Store right now.

“Originally published for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer systems, these games are authentically reproduced in all their 8-bit glory. Featuring classics from Ocean Software, Artic Computing, Imagine Software, and Atlantis.”