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Atari

Game company profile: Atari

Atari is an American video game and consumer electronics company, recognized for pioneering the video game industry in the 1970s and 1980s. It was founded by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in 1972.

Atari's breakout moment came with the release of "Pong" in 1972, one of the earliest arcade video games and a simple yet addictive tennis simulation. This success led to the development of a home version, making Atari a household name.

Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Atari dominated the video game market with iconic consoles like the Atari 2600, which became one of the best-selling consoles of its time. It featured games like "Space Invaders", "Asteroids", "Pac-Man", and "Donkey Kong", which became cultural phenomena and helped establish video games as a mainstream entertainment medium.

However, Atari's success was followed by the video game crash of 1983, attributed to market saturation, poor quality control, and a flood of low-quality games. This led to a steep decline in the industry, including significant financial losses for Atari.
In the subsequent years, Atari underwent various transformations, ownership changes, and rebranding efforts. It has released several consoles, including the Atari Lynx handheld and the Atari Jaguar, the latter being one of the earliest consoles to feature 64-bit graphics. However, these efforts did not achieve significant success compared to its earlier endeavors.

Based in:
U.S.A. U.S.A.
Founded by:
Nolan Bushnell, Ted Dabney
Established in:
1972
Closed in:
-
Atari site:
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Games by Atari

This is a chronological list of games published or developed by Atari from 1983 to 2003 on Abandonware DOS for DOS, Windows, Linux or Mac.
battlezone

Battlezone

1983DOSshooter first-person shooter
donkey-kong

Donkey Kong

1983DOSaction
moon-patrol

Moon Patrol

1983DOSaction
gremlins

Gremlins

1984DOSaction
marble-madness

Marble Madness

1987DOSaction
paperboy

Paperboy

1988DOSaction
star-wars

Star Wars

1988DOSshooter space simulation, rail shooter, space combat
apb

APB

1989DOSracing racing: car
blasteroids

Blasteroids

1989DOSshooter shoot 'em up
gauntlet-2

Gauntlet 2

1989DOSaction maze, dungeon crawl
indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1989DOSaction platform
road-runner

Road Runner

1989DOSracing racing: unusual vehicles
hard-drivin-2

Hard Drivin' 2

1990DOSracing
hard-drivin

Hard Drivin'

1990DOSracing racing: car
klax

Klax

1990DOSpuzzle falling blocks
s-t-u-n-runner

S.T.U.N. Runner

1990DOSracing racing: futuristic, racing: unusual vehicles
pit-fighter

Pit Fighter

1991DOSaction fighting
race-drivin

Race Drivin'

1992DOSracing racing: car
rampart

Rampart

1992DOSstrategy artillery
primal-rage

Primal Rage

1995DOSaction fighting
tempest-2000

Tempest 2000

1996DOSshooter shoot 'em up
axis-and-allies

Axis and Allies

1998Windows XP/98/95strategy board game, wargame
axis-and-allies-iron-blitz

Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz

1999Windows XP/98/95strategy wargame, board game
civilization-ii-test-of-time

Civilization II: Test of Time

1999Windows XP/98/95strategy 4x
the-temple-of-elemental-evil

The Temple of Elemental Evil

2003Windows XP/98/95Mac OSrpgprotected top-down party-based RPG