Masala Noir – Video Games (1980–2000)
Video game covers in all their glory.
Tag: Atari
Atari is a video game brand, originally founded as Atari, Inc. in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Their pioneering work in arcade games, home consoles, and home computers saw them rise and fall throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Despite decades of challenges, bankruptcy and corporate changeovers, Atari’s legacy still reigns supreme.
Apparently, there’s an Atari Jaguar port of Mortal Kombat in the works. I’d be interested to see how that runs.
MinnMax interviewed Atari CEO Wade Rosen about the company's future, avoiding layoffs, and... Bubsy?!
My neck, my back, the cat is coming back?
The Arcade Blogger examined Atari’s early concept arcade cabinets which represented a key part of the design function at Atari Coin Operated Division during the Golden Age of arcade gaming.
Arcade 1Up and Atari have teamed up to make a 50th anniversary arcade cabinet. It’ll cost $499.99 if you have enough quarters. (↬ Team Extension; Retro Dodo)
Arcade / Nintendo / PC / PlayStation / Xbox
Atari is bringing back Akka Arrh
Let’s hope it’s not too hard this time.
Happy 50th, Atari!
Half a century of Atari, and what a life it has had!
