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- Atari was a key player in the formation of the video arcade and video game industry. The company was founded in Sunnyvale, California, in the center of Silicon Valley, to develop arcade games, starting with Pong in 1972.
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The period of 1979 to 1983 remains known as the golden age of arcade video games. The experience of playing games with your friends started here, and some things, like competing for leaderboard high scores, can be attributed to Atari’s lasting influence.
Below is a list of arcade video games produced by Atari. These games were produced by Atari, Inc. from 1972 to 1984 starting with Pong , and Atari Games from 1984 to 1999. Atari no longer manufacturers arcade games.
NameYearMax PlayersDescription1The player as "Officer Bob" drives around ...Accelerator2, simultaneousA futuristic racing game where players ...2, alternatingAn unreleased prototype space shooterin ...2, simultaneousEach player controls an anti-aircraft ...Atari discovered in 1981 that General Computer Corporation (GCC) had developed hardware that could be installed onto arcade games to give operators additional options to modify the game, such as their Super Missile Attack board that modified Atari's Missile Command.
Atari Games continued to manufacture arcade games and units, and starting in 1988, also sold cartridges for the Nintendo Entertainment System under the Tengen brand name, including a version of Tetris.
Mar 23, 2024 · By 1976, Atari would release over 15 different arcade game designs to feed surging popularity. Powered by public fascination with Atari‘s entertaining and addicting arcade game concepts, coin-operated video games took off as a booming sector.
Nov 6, 2007 · Early tests of The Atarians showed that the game drew players who usually did not play pinball games. The Atari name was now known by the arcade-going public, and they were eager to what Atari had to offer in the pinball arena.
Mar 20, 2014 · The story of the Atari VCS (later rebranded the Atari 2600) technically starts in 1975, when Atari was looking for a way to bring all of its successful arcade games to the home (the project was...
