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Atari Games retained most of the same employees and managers from the coin-operated games division and continued many of the divisions projects from before the transition. In 1985, a controlling interest in the coin-operated games division was sold to Namco , which also took the Atari Games name.
Founded in 1972, Atari played an integral role in the development of the arcade game, game console and personal computer industries. Atari’s iconic games, including Pong®, Asteroids®, Centipede® Missile Command®, have been played by many millions, and the brand continues to bring joy to gamers with its expanding portfolio of PC, console and mobile games.
Atari Games Corporation, known as Midway Games West Inc. after 1999, was an American producer of arcade games. It was formed in 1985 when the coin-operated arcade video game division of Atari, Inc. was transferred by Warner Communications to a joint venture with Namco. It was one of several successor companies to use the name Atari.
YearTitleOriginal Platform(s)Publisher1984Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ...Atari Games,1985Arcade, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, ...Atari Games, Namco1985Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC ...Atari Games1985Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX ...Atari GamesList of Atari, Inc. games (1972–1984) Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and video game console and home computer development company which operated between 1972 and 1984. During its years of operation, it developed and produced over 350 arcade, console, and computer games for its own systems, and almost 100 ports of games for ...
Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and home computer company founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Atari was a key player in the formation of the video arcade and video game industry . The company was founded in Sunnyvale, California, in the center of Silicon Valley, to develop arcade games, starting with Pong in 1972.
Atari's products and design principles span 50 years of gaming, consumer electronics, and digital art. Some of the most influential engineers and creatives in the world credit their time with Atari games for sparking their imaginations. Discover a story of heroes and teamwork in this timeline of company history.
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In 2004 Atari released the Atari Flashback 2, which contains 40 classic games and mimics the look of the original Atari 2600, including the iconic joystick, for play on newer console systems and personal computers (PCs). Atari continues to make games for PCs and all the major consoles.
