Atari, Inc.

Atari, Inc.
	175px The Atari logo, also known as the "Fuji"
Industry	Video games
Fate	Consumer products sold to Jack Tramiel as Atari Corporation in 1984.; Arcade business renamed to Atari Games in 1985.
Founded	June 27, 1972; 53 years ago
Founders	Nolan Bushnell; Ted Dabney;
Defunct	June 26, 1992; 33 years ago
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California, United States; New York City, New York, United States;
Products	Pong; Atari 2600; Atari 8-bit family; Atari 5200;
Parent	Warner Communications (1976–1984)

Atari, Inc. is an American video game and home computer company. It was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney.^[1] Atari was the first company to make a video arcade game in a cabinet.^[2] The company made famous games, such as Pong. Atari helped define the gaming entertainment industry and home computers from the 1970s to the mid-1980s.^[2] They made home computers until 1993.^[2]

File:Atari Official 2012 Logo horizontal.svg

Final Atari logo from 2012 nicknamed "Fuji"

Atari filed for bankruptcy in 2013^[3]

Atari, Inc. Images

Nolan Bushnell 2013.jpg

Bushnell in 2013
Signed Pong Cabinet.jpg

The original Pong upright cabinet
Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.jpg

The third version of the Atari Video Computer System sold from 1980 to 1982
Atarivideomusic.png

Atari Video Music
Chuck E Cheese's - 13907585523 01.jpg

The Chuck E. Cheese franchise was first developed by Bushnell at Atari in 1977.
Atari-400-Comp.jpg

The Atari 400 was released in 1979.
Atari E.T. Dig- Alamogordo, New Mexico (14039299415).jpg

Excavation of the Atari video game burial in 2014

References

↑ Mark J. P. Wolf, The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to Playstation and Beyond (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008), p. 59
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Keza MacDonald (20 March 2014). "IGN PRESENTS: THE HISTORY OF ATARI". IGN. Ziff Davis, LLC. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
↑ https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/05/snatching-atari-back-from-the-grave-again/

Other websites

The Atari History Museum - Atari historical archive site.
Atari Times, supporting all Atari consoles.
AtariAge.com
Atari Gaming Headquarters - Atari historical archive site.
Atari On Film - List of Atari products in films.
History of Atari from 1978 to 1981
A History of Syzygy / Atari / Atari Games / Atari Holdings
http://atari.com - Company that manages intellectual property of games and franchises.

This short article about video games can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

[1] Mark J. P. Wolf, The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to Playstation and Beyond (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008), p. 59

[IGN-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Keza MacDonald (20 March 2014). "IGN PRESENTS: THE HISTORY OF ATARI". IGN. Ziff Davis, LLC. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

[3] ttps://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/05/snatching-atari-back-from-the-grave-again/

[1]

[2]

[3]

175px The Atari logo, also known as the "Fuji"
Industry	Video games
Fate	Consumer products sold to Jack Tramiel as Atari Corporation in 1984. Arcade business renamed to Atari Games in 1985.
Founded	June 27, 1972; 53 years ago (1972-06-27)
Founders	Nolan Bushnell Ted Dabney
Defunct	June 26, 1992; 33 years ago (1992-06-26)
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California, United States New York City, New York, United States
Products	Pong Atari 2600 Atari 8-bit family Atari 5200
Parent	Warner Communications (1976–1984)