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- Rival developer Atari recognized the potential of vector technology and joined the fray in 1979 with Lunar Lander, a vector arcade game. Between then and 1985, Atari developed numerous iconic vector games.
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This page is my attempt to assemble a complete history of Atari (collectively referring to Atari Inc., Atari Corp., and Atari Games) in one easy-to-find location. As far as I've been able to determine, this is the first time such a beast has ever been assembled; the Atari-related FAQs and sources I've seen have covered different portions of Atari, ...
1971 - Before Atari 1. Nolan Bushnell sells Computer Space, a space combat game based on Steve Russell's 1962 game Spacewar, to Nutting Associates. 1,500 units are made, but Computer Spacefails to sell. 1972 - The Founding of Atari 1. (June 27) Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney start their own game company, Atari Incorporated. Atari (a term from the Ja...
In addition to the author's own notes and recollections, some of the information in this timeline came from the following sources: 1. "Videogame Myths: Fact or Fiction?", Next Generation #26 February 1997, Imagine Publishing Inc. Brisbane, CA, 94005 2. Phoneix: The Fall & Rise of Home Videogames Leonard Herman, 1994, Rolenta Press. Union, NJ, 07083...
Mar 7, 2021 · Production started in late 1979. In an interview back in 1981, Mary Takatsuno, a marketing analyst at Atari, gave an interesting insight to the reaction to the game within the company. Asteroids is the only game that ever stopped production lines in our plant.
Jul 8, 2016 · With a total roster of thirteen vector releases, Atari were undoubtedly the kings of wire-frame arcade games. It all began with Lunar Lander and then Asteroids. Released in 1979, these two games heralded the company's innovative intent, and arguably began the Golden Age of videogames.
Nov 18, 2022 · Unlike raster displays, which assemble an image from sprites laid out on lines of horizontal pixels, vector displays bend an electron beam into discrete lines or curves that make up simple...
Thus began the fabled and meteoric rise of vector games in the world of coin-operated amusement. And if the folks at Cineamtronics had stopped the Space Wars manufacturing line, and switched off the loud equipment, a dull rumble could have been heard, to the north, at the industry acropolis of Atari.
Atari's first vector game. The player pilots a lunar landing module, trying to guide it to an appropriate landing site and set it down gently so it doesn't disintegrate on impact.
