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'''Atari''' is a brand and company name that was formed on 1972-06-28, but has since gone through so many bankruptcies, mergers, and restructurings that it's difficult to call it a single company any more. Despite that fact, it is one of the pioneers of the [[video game]] industry creating many important games, consoles, and home computers. | '''Atari''' is a brand and company name that was formed on 1972-06-28, but has since gone through so many bankruptcies, mergers, and restructurings that it's difficult to call it a single company any more. Despite that fact, it is one of the pioneers of the [[video game]] industry creating many important games, consoles, and home computers. | ||
| + | ==Personal== | ||
I learned about Atari around 1985 when my family acquired a used [[Atari 2600]] from a garage sale. Though I loved the console and our collection of games, it became little more than a paper weight after my brother and I got a [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. I remember reading about the impending release of the [[Jaguar]] in the mid-1990s and finding it comical that Atari was making a comeback since I still thought of them as a primitive game company. Although, still having a love for Atari, I was disappointed that the console flopped. | I learned about Atari around 1985 when my family acquired a used [[Atari 2600]] from a garage sale. Though I loved the console and our collection of games, it became little more than a paper weight after my brother and I got a [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. I remember reading about the impending release of the [[Jaguar]] in the mid-1990s and finding it comical that Atari was making a comeback since I still thought of them as a primitive game company. Although, still having a love for Atari, I was disappointed that the console flopped. | ||
==Platforms== | ==Platforms== | ||
===Video Game Consoles=== | ===Video Game Consoles=== | ||
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| − | + | Atari 2600.jpg|[[Atari 2600]] | |
| − | + | Atari 5200 - Console With Controller.jpg|[[Atari 5200]] | |
| − | + | Atari 7800 - USA - With Controller.jpg|[[Atari 7800]] | |
| − | + | Atari XEGS - With Keyboard.jpg|[[XEGS]] | |
| + | Jaguar - With Controller.jpg|[[Jaguar]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
===Handhelds=== | ===Handhelds=== | ||
| − | + | <gallery> | |
| + | Lynx - Model 1.jpg|[[Lynx]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
===Computers=== | ===Computers=== | ||
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| − | + | Atari 800 - Computer.jpg|[[Atari 8-bit]] | |
| − | + | Atari ST - 520ST.jpg|[[Atari ST]] | |
| + | Falcon030.jpg|[[Falcon030]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
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===[[Atari 2600]]=== | ===[[Atari 2600]]=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | Adventure - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Adventure]]'' | + | Adventure - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Adventure (video game)|Adventure]]'' |
Centipede - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Centipede]]'' | Centipede - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Centipede]]'' | ||
Combat - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Combat]]'' | Combat - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Combat]]'' | ||
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==Media== | ==Media== | ||
| + | ===Documentation=== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Atari - Dealer Catalog - There's Magic Inside.pdf|2600 and 5200 dealer catalog. | ||
| + | Atari - Dealer Catalog - 1987 - Flying High.pdf|2600, 7800, XE System dealer catalog. | ||
| + | Atari - Catalog - 1984 - Home Computers.pdf|Home computers catalog. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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===Fan Art=== | ===Fan Art=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 16 June 2020
Atari is a brand and company name that was formed on 1972-06-28, but has since gone through so many bankruptcies, mergers, and restructurings that it's difficult to call it a single company any more. Despite that fact, it is one of the pioneers of the video game industry creating many important games, consoles, and home computers.
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Personal
I learned about Atari around 1985 when my family acquired a used Atari 2600 from a garage sale. Though I loved the console and our collection of games, it became little more than a paper weight after my brother and I got a Nintendo Entertainment System. I remember reading about the impending release of the Jaguar in the mid-1990s and finding it comical that Atari was making a comeback since I still thought of them as a primitive game company. Although, still having a love for Atari, I was disappointed that the console flopped.
Platforms
Video Game Consoles
- Atari 7800 - USA - With Controller.jpg
Handhelds
Computers
Games
These are the games developed or published by Atari that are important to me.
Atari 2600
Staff
Media
Documentation
2600 and 5200 dealer catalog.
2600, 7800, XE System dealer catalog.
Home computers catalog.
Fan Art
Silhouettes of Atari arcade cabinets.
Silhouettes of more Atari arcade cabinets.
Links
