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Follow Atari from it's humble beginnings to becoming a corporate giant. Let's take an in-depth view of Atari's console histor...
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May 19, 2020 · The history of the early video game company Atari, featuring the arcade games Tempest, Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Missile Command, and Super Breakout.
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🕹️ Dive into the fascinating history of Atari, the company that defined an era of video gaming! Join us on a nostalgic journey through the highs and lows of...
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Atari's first major game release was in 1972, an arcade game called Pong. It was an immediate hit, and it's credited as the first commercially successful video game. Atari then released a home version of Pong in 1974. By 1978, competition between Atari and another game company called Midway was heating up.
Oct 13, 2023 · The first game ever commercially sold was Computer Space, but it was Atari’s first that gained immense traction. In 1972, a new hire at Atari named Allan Alcorn was assigned a project as a test. Alcorn was unfamiliar with video games until Bushnell introduced him to Computer Space.
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Aug 21, 2008 · Following his article on Atari's genesis, game historian Fulton returns with an amazingly detailed piece on Atari's 'golden years', from the rise of the Atari 2600 through Asteroids and Battlezone.
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Mar 28, 2011 · From town to town, Bushnell preached his gospel of selling machines. At the peak of Pong mania, there were 35,000 of Atari’s machines in the United States. Each machine brought in an average of...
