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 home computers such as the Commodore 64. Atari began its operations by developing and producing some of the first arcade video games; the first commercial arcade video game, Computer Space, was released in November 1971 by Atari founders Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in partnership as Syzygy Engineering.[1] The game in part marked the end of the early history of video games and the start of the rise of the commercial video game industry. After its founding in 1972, Atari released Pong, believed to be the third arcade video game after Computer Space and a clone game and the first commercially successful arcade video game machine,[2] and thereafter produced numerous arcade games, including video games and pinball machines.
The arcade game market is split into manufacturers, distributors, and operators; manufacturers like Atari sell game machines to distributors—who handle several types of electronic machines—who in turn sell them to the operators of locations. In the early 1970s, distributors bought games on an exclusive basis, meaning that only one distributor in each distribution region would carry products from a given arcade game manufacturer, restricting the manufacturer to only the operators that distributor sold to. In 1973 Atari set up a secret subsidiary company, Kee Games, which was intended to sell clones of Atari's games in order to reach more distributors; Kee was merged with Atari the following year.[3] Atari itself was sold to Warner Communications in 1976 and merged with Warner's WCI Games division, keeping the name Atari, Inc.[4]
In 1975 Atari released Home Pong, its first of several Pong-based dedicated video game consoles, and in 1977 released its first home video game console, the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed the Atari 2600). From that point onward Atari developed both arcade games and console games, and in 1979 added games for their first home computers, the Atari 400 and 800. Atari produced a second home video game console in 1982, the Atari 5200, and four more home computer versions. Beginning in Summer 1981, Atari published the Atari Program Exchange, a quarterly mail-order catalog of software written for Atari computers by external developers which Atari then distributed to customers. In May 1983, Atari started the Atarisoft division, which produced ports of games by Atari and others for non-Atari home computers. In July 1984, as a result of falling sales due to the video game crash of 1983, Atari, Inc. was split apart by Warner Communications; the arcade division continued as a subsidiary of Warner under the name Atari Games, while the console and computer games divisions were sold off as Atari Corporation.[5]
Games
editAtari's dedicated consoles and many of their early console games were licensed for sale through Sears, which often sold them under a different name, on some occasions months prior to the Atari-branded version. When different, these variant names are listed in the table below. When the same arcade game was released with minor variations by Atari and Kee Games, the two games are listed together.
Title | System | Release date | Developer(s)[a] | Ref(s). |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pong | Arcade | November 29, 1972 | Atari | |
Dedicated console[b][c] | October 1, 1975 | Atari | ||
Space Race | Arcade | July 16, 1973 | Atari | [6] |
Pong Doubles | Arcade | September 10, 1973 | Atari | |
Dedicated console (as Pong IV) | September 1976 | Atari | ||
Gotcha | Arcade | October 1973 | Atari | |
Elimination | Arcade | October 1973 | Kee Games | |
Arcade (as Quadrapong) | March 1974 | Atari | [7] | |
Rebound | Arcade | February 1974 | Atari | |
Arcade (as Spike) | March 1974 | Kee Games | ||
Super Pong | Arcade | February 1974 | Atari | |
Dedicated console | July 1976 | Atari | ||
World Cup | Arcade | April 1974[d] | Atari | |
Gran Trak 10 | Arcade | May 1974 | Atari | |
Arcade (as Formula K) | July 1974 | Kee Games | ||
Twin Racer | Arcade | July 1974 | Kee Games | |
Arcade (as Gran Trak 20) | August 1974 | Atari | ||
Touch Me | Arcade (electronic) | October 1974 | Atari | |
Handheld electronic game | Fall 1979 | Atari | ||
Pin-Pong | Arcade | October 1974 | Atari | |
Qwak! | Arcade | November 1974 | Atari | |
Tank | Arcade | November 5, 1974 | Kee Games | |
Pursuit | Arcade | January 1975 | Kee Games[e] | |
Hi-way | Arcade | April 1975 | Atari | |
Indy 800 | Arcade | April 1975 | Atari[f] | |
Atari 2600 (as Indy 500 (Sears: Race))[g] | September 11, 1977 | Atari | ||
Tank II | Arcade | May 1975 | Atari[f] | |
Tank III | Arcade | May 1975 | Atari[f] | |
Anti-Aircraft | Arcade | June 1975 | Atari | |
Goal 4 | Arcade | July 1975 | Atari | |
Shark Jaws | Arcade | September 1975 | Atari[h] | |
Crash 'N Score | Arcade | October 17, 1975 | Atari | |
Jet Fighter | Arcade | October 17, 1975 | Atari[f] | |
Steeplechase | Arcade | October 17, 1975 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 | Fall 1981 | Atari | ||
Stunt Cycle | Arcade | January 1976 | Atari | |
Outlaw | Arcade | March 1976 | Atari | |
Quiz Show | Arcade | April 1976 | Atari | |
Tank 8 | Arcade | April 1976 | Atari[f] | |
Indy 4 | Arcade | May 1976 | Atari[f] | |
Breakout | Arcade | May 13, 1976 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 (Sears: Breakaway IV) | November 1978 | Atari | ||
Cops n' Robbers | Arcade | July 1976 | Atari | |
Flyball | Arcade | July 1976 | Atari | |
LeMans | Arcade | August 1976 | Atari | |
Hockey Pong[c] | Dedicated console | September 1976 | Atari | |
Super Pong Doubles[c] | Dedicated console (Sears: Super Pong IV) | September 1976 | Atari | |
Night Driver | Arcade | October 1976 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 | Summer 1980 | Atari | ||
Sprint 2 | Arcade | November 12, 1976 | Atari[f] | |
F-1[i] | Arcade | November 12, 1976 | Namco | |
Dominos | Arcade | January 1977 | Atari | |
Super Pong 10 | Dedicated console | February 1977 | Atari | |
Dominos/4 | Arcade | February 6, 1977 | Atari | |
The Atarians | Pinball | February 18, 1977 | Atari | [8] |
Triple Hunt | Arcade | April 1977 | Atari | |
Sprint 8 | Arcade | May 1977 | Atari[f] | |
Drag Race | Arcade | June 1977 | Atari | |
Pool Shark | Arcade | June 1977 | Atari | |
Time 2000 | Pinball | June 1977 | Atari | |
Starship 1 | Arcade | July 1977 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 (as Star Ship (Sears: Outer Space)) | September 11, 1977 | Atari | ||
Video Pinball | Dedicated console (Sears: Pinball Breakaway) | September 1977 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 | March 1981 | Atari | ||
Airborne Avenger | Pinball | September 1977 | Atari | |
Super Bug | Arcade | September 1977 | Atari[f] | |
Air-Sea Battle | Atari 2600 (Sears: Target Fun) | September 11, 1977 | Atari | |
Video Olympics | Atari 2600 (Sears: Pong Sports) | September 11, 1977 | Atari | |
Street Racer | Atari 2600 (Sears: Speedway II) | September 11, 1977 | Atari | |
Blackjack | Atari 2600 | September 11, 1977 | Atari | |
Surround | Atari 2600 (Sears: Chase) | September 11, 1977 | Atari | |
Basic Math | Atari 2600 (Sears: Math) | September 11, 1977 | Atari | |
Combat | Atari 2600 (Sears: Tank-Plus) | September 11, 1977 | Atari | |
Ultra Pong | Dedicated console | October 1977 | Atari | |
Canyon Bomber | Arcade | November 1977 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 | Fall 1979 | Atari | ||
Destroyer | Arcade | November 1977 | Atari | |
Ultra Pong Doubles | Dedicated console | November 1977 | Atari | |
Stunt Cycle | Dedicated console (Sears: Motocross Sports Center IV) | November 1977 | Atari | |
Sprint 4 | Arcade | December 1977 | Atari | |
Sprint 1 | Arcade | January 1978 | Atari | |
Middle Earth | Pinball | February 1978 | Atari | |
Ultra Tank | Arcade | February 1978 | Atari[f] | |
Sky Raider | Arcade | March 1978 | Atari | |
Tournament Table | Arcade | March 1978 | Atari | |
Space War | Atari 2600 (Sears: Space Combat) | May 1978 | Atari | |
Hangman | Atari 2600 (Sears: Spelling) | May 1978 | Atari | |
Avalanche | Arcade | June 1978 | Atari | |
Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Dennis Koble | ||
Fire Truck | Arcade | June 1978 | Atari | |
Sky Diver | Arcade | June 1978 | Atari | |
Home Run | Atari 2600 (Sears: Baseball) | June 1978 | Atari | |
Code Breaker | Atari 2600 (Sears: Codebreaker) | June 1978 | Atari | |
Hunt & Score | Atari 2600 (Sears: Memory Match) | June 1978 | Atari | |
Smokey Joe | Arcade | July 1978 | Atari | |
Slot Racers | Atari 2600 (Sears: Maze) | July 1978 | Atari | |
Brain Games | Atari 2600 | August 1978 | Atari | |
Flag Capture | Atari 2600 (Sears: Capture) | August 1978 | Atari | |
Super Breakout | Arcade | August 1978 | Atari | |
Atari 8-bit | November 1979 | Atari | ||
Atari 2600 | January 1982 | Atari | ||
Atari 5200 | October 1982 | Atari | ||
Space Riders | Pinball | September 1978 | Atari | |
Atari Football | Arcade | October 1978 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 (as Football) | Winter 1979 | Atari | ||
Outlaw | Atari 2600 (Sears: Gunslinger) | October 1978 | Atari | [9] |
Orbit | Arcade | November 1978 | Atari | |
Basketball | Atari 2600 | December 1978 | Atari | |
Sky Diver | Atari 2600 (Sears: Dare Diver) | Winter 1979 | Atari | |
Superman | Pinball | March 5, 1979 | Atari | |
Hercules | Pinball | April 1979 | Atari | |
Atari 4-Player Football | Arcade | April 1979 | Atari | |
Basketball | Arcade | May 1979 | Atari | |
Subs | Arcade | May 1979 | Atari | |
Atari Baseball | Arcade | June 1979 | Atari | |
Superman | Atari 2600 | June 1979 | Atari | |
BASIC Programming | Atari 2600 | July 1979 | Atari | |
Video Chess | Atari 2600 | Summer 1979 | Atari | |
Backgammon | Atari 2600 | Summer 1979 | Atari | |
Lunar Lander | Arcade | August 1979 | Atari | |
Bowling | Atari 2600 | Fall 1979 | Atari | |
Casino | Atari 2600 (Sears: Poker Plus) | Fall 1979 | Atari | |
Human Cannonball | Atari 2600 (Sears: Cannon Man) | Fall 1979 | Atari | |
Miniature Golf | Atari 2600 (Sears: Arcade Golf) | Fall 1979 | Atari | |
Slot Machine | Atari 2600 (Sears: Slots) | Fall 1979 | Atari | |
Asteroids | Arcade | November 1979 | Atari | |
Atari 8-bit | Summer 1981 | Atari | ||
Atari 2600 | July 1981 | Atari | ||
Basketball | Atari 8-bit | November 1979 | Atari | |
Adventure | Atari 2600 | 1980 | Atari | [10] |
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe | Atari 8-bit | January 1980 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 | Summer 1980 | Atari | ||
Star Raiders | Atari 8-bit | March 1980 | Atari | [11] |
Atari 2600 | September 1982 | Atari | [12] | |
Atari 5200 | January 1983 | Atari | [13] | |
Space Invaders[k] | Atari 2600 | February 1980 | Taito | |
Atari 8-bit | Summer 1980 | Taito | ||
Atari 5200 | October 1982 | Taito | ||
Atari Soccer | Arcade | April 1980 | Atari | |
Monte Carlo | Arcade | April 1980 | Atari | |
Hangman | Atari 8-bit | Spring 1980 | Atari | |
Kingdom | Atari 8-bit | Spring 1980 | Atari | |
Blackjack | Atari 8-bit | Spring 1980 | Atari | |
Missile Command | Arcade | June 1980 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 | April 1981 | Atari | ||
Atari 8-bit | Summer 1981 | Atari | ||
Atari 5200 | October 1982 | Atari | ||
Circus Atari[l] | Atari 2600 (Sears: Circus) | Summer 1980 | Exidy | |
Golf | Atari 2600 | Summer 1980 | Atari | |
Maze Craze | Atari 2600 | Fall 1980 | Atari | |
Video Checkers | Atari 2600 | Fall 1980 | Atari | |
Dodge 'Em | Atari 2600 | Fall 1980 | Atari | |
Battlezone | Arcade | November 1980 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 | August 1983 | Atari | ||
Apple II | Winter 1984 | Atari | ||
IBM PC | Winter 1984 | Atari | ||
Commodore 64 | Winter 1984 | Atari | ||
VIC-20 | Winter 1984 | Atari | ||
Pelé's Soccer | Atari 2600 (Sears: Soccer) | Winter 1981 | Atari | |
Asteroids Deluxe | Arcade | April 1981 | Atari | |
Warlords | Arcade | April 1981 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 | June 1981 | Atari | ||
Red Baron | Arcade | May 1981 | Atari | |
Lemonade | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Bob Polaro | [14] |
Mugwump | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Bob Polaro | [14] |
Outlaw/Howitzer[m] | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Hofacker / Elcomp Publishing | [14] |
Preschool Games | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Bob Polaro | [14] |
Roman Checkers | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Bob Polaro | [14] |
Space Trek | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Bob Polaro | [14] |
Centurion | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Robert Zdybel | [14] |
Castle | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Robert Zdybel | [14] |
Wizard's Gold | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | [14] | |
Sleazy Adventure | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Bob Smith | [14] |
Alien Egg | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Robert Zdybel | [14] |
Chinese Puzzle | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Dennis Koble | [14] |
Sultan's Palace | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Dennis Koble | [14] |
Anthill | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Steve Bittrolff | [14] |
Tact Trek | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1981 | Robert Zdybel | [14] |
Centipede | Arcade | June 1981 | Atari | |
Atari 8-bit | June 1982 | Atari | ||
Atari 5200 | February 1983 | Atari | ||
Apple II | June 1983 | Atari | ||
IBM PC | June 1983 | Atari | ||
Commodore 64 | June 1983 | Atari | ||
VIC-20 | June 1983 | Atari | ||
TI-99/4A | June 1983 | Atari | ||
ColecoVision | October 26, 1983 | Atari | ||
Intellivision | October 26, 1983 | Atari | ||
Stellar Track | Atari 2600 | Fall 1981 | Atari | |
Dice Poker | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1981 | Bob Polaro | [15] |
747 Landing Simulator | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1981 | William J. Graham | [15] |
Eastern Front (1941) | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1981 | Chris Crawford | [15] |
CodeCracker | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1981 | Jose R. Suarez | [15] |
Domination | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1981 | Alan M. Newman | [15] |
Terry | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1981 | Ingrid Langevin Solem | [15] |
Bumper Pool | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1981 | Steve Smith | [15] |
Minotaur | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1981 | Steve Cavin | [15] |
Lookahead | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1981 | Dave Johnson / Johnson Software | [15] |
Babel | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1981 | Joel Gluck | [15] |
Wizard's Revenge | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1981 | Max Manowski | [15] |
Tempest | Arcade | October 29, 1981 | Atari | |
Letterman | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Ed Stewart / Ray Lyons | [16] |
Mathematic-Tac-Toe | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Nadav Caine | [16] |
Number Blast | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Richard Wiitala | [16] |
Attank! | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Joel Gluck | [16] |
Blackjack Casino | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Bill Zimmerman | [16] |
Block 'Em | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Jose R. Suarez | [16] |
Caverns of Mars | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Greg Christensen | [16] |
Dog Daze | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Gray Chang | [16] |
Downhill | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Mark Reid | [16] |
Memory Match | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Bruce Frumker | [16] |
Pro Bowling | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Wesley B. Newell | [16] |
Reversi II | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Russel Segal | [16] |
Solitaire | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Mark Reid | [16] |
Space Chase | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1982 | Fernando Herrera | [16] |
Haunted House | Atari 2600 | February 1982 | Atari | |
Space Duel | Arcade | February 16, 1982 | Atari | |
Pac-Man[n] | Atari 2600 | March 16, 1982 | Namco | |
Atari 8-bit | May 1982 | Namco | ||
Atari 5200 | October 1982 | Namco | ||
Apple II | June 1983 | Namco | ||
IBM PC | June 1983 | Namco | ||
Commodore 64 | June 1983 | Namco | ||
VIC-20 | June 1983 | Namco | ||
TI-99/4A | June 1983 | Namco | ||
Intellivision | October 26, 1983 | Namco | ||
ZX Spectrum | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
Block Buster | Atari 8-bit[j] | Spring 1982 | Alan Griesemer / Stephen Bradshaw | [17] |
Dig Dug[n] | Arcade[i] | April 1982 | Namco | |
Apple II | June 1983 | Namco | ||
IBM PC | June 1983 | Namco | ||
Commodore 64 | June 1983 | Namco | ||
VIC-20 | June 1983 | Namco | ||
TI-99/4A | June 1983 | Namco | ||
Atari 2600 | October 1983 | Namco | ||
Atari 5200 | October 1983 | Namco | ||
Atari 8-bit | January 1984 | Namco | ||
Yars' Revenge | Atari 2600 | May 1982 | Atari | |
Kangaroo | Arcade | June 1982 | Sun Electronics | |
Atari 2600 | June 1983 | Sun Electronics | ||
Atari 5200 | August 1983 | Sun Electronics | ||
Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1983 | Sun Electronics | [18] | |
Gravitar | Arcade | June 1982 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 | October 1983 | Atari | ||
Defender[o] | Atari 2600 | June 1982 | Williams Electronics | |
Atari 5200 | December 1982 | Williams Electronics | ||
Atari 8-bit | December 1982 | Williams Electronics | ||
Apple II | June 1983 | Williams Electronics | ||
IBM PC | June 1983 | Williams Electronics | ||
Commodore 64 | June 1983 | Williams Electronics | ||
VIC-20 | June 1983 | Williams Electronics | ||
TI-99/4A | June 1983 | Williams Electronics | ||
ColecoVision | October 26, 1983 | Williams Electronics | ||
Intellivision | October 26, 1983 | Williams Electronics | ||
Math Gran Prix | Atari 2600 | July 1982 | Atari; Suki Lee | |
Demons to Diamonds | Atari 2600 | July 1982 | Atari | |
Frogmaster | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1982 | Michael Crick | [19] |
Checker King | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1982 | William H. Northrup | [19] |
Galahad and the Holy Grail | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1982 | Douglas Crockford | [19] |
Jax-O | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1982 | John Oritz | [19] |
Pushover | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1982 | Joel Gluck | [19] |
Rabbotz | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1982 | Jeff Johannigman | [19] |
Salmon Run | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1982 | Bill Williams | [19] |
Seven Card Stud | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1982 | Monty Webb | [19] |
Berzerk[p] | Atari 2600 | August 1982 | Stern Electronics | |
Atari 5200 | November 1983 | Stern Electronics | ||
Fast Freddie | Atari 2600[q] | October 1982 | Kaneko | |
Galaxian[n] | Atari 5200 | October 1982 | Namco | |
Atari 8-bit | December 1982 | Namco | ||
Atari 2600 | April 1983 | Namco | ||
ColecoVision | October 26, 1983 | Namco | ||
ZX Spectrum | Winter 1984 | Atari | ||
Apple II | Winter 1984 | Atari | ||
IBM PC | Winter 1984 | Atari | ||
Commodore 64 | Winter 1984 | Atari | ||
VIC-20 | Winter 1984 | Atari | ||
RealSports Soccer | Atari 5200 | October 1982 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 | April 1983 | General Computer Corporation | ||
RealSports Baseball | Atari 2600 | October 1982 | Atari | |
Atari 5200 | October 1983 | Atari | ||
RealSports Volleyball | Atari 2600 | October 1982 | Atari | |
SwordQuest: EarthWorld | Atari 2600 | October 1982 | Atari | |
Cribbage | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1982 | Jose R. Suarez | [20] |
Mankala | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1982 | Elizabeth Chase MacRae | [20] |
Snark Hunt | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1982 | Jeff Johannigman | [20] |
Submarine Commander | Atari 2600 | Fall 1982 | Atari | |
Raiders of the Lost Ark | Atari 2600 | November 1982 | Atari | |
Millipede | Arcade | November 18, 1982 | Atari | |
Atari 2600 | March 1984 | Atari | ||
Pole Position[i] | Arcade | November 18, 1982 | Namco | |
Atari 2600 | July 1983 | Namco | ||
Atari 5200 | August 1983 | Namco | ||
Atari 8-bit | January 1984 | Namco | ||
Apple II | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
IBM PC | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
Commodore 64 | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
VIC-20 | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
TI-99/4A | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
Liberator | Arcade | November 18, 1982 | Atari | |
Quantum | Arcade | November 18, 1982 | General Computer Corporation; Elizabeth Betty Ryan | |
RealSports Football | Atari 2600 | December 1982 | Atari | |
Atari 5200 | December 1982 | Atari | ||
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Atari 2600 | December 1982 | Atari | |
Vanguard | Atari 2600 | January 1983 | Tose | |
Atari 5200 | October 1983 | Tose | ||
Phoenix | Atari 2600 | January 1983 | ||
Typo Attack | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1983 | David Buehler | [21] |
Air-Raid! | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1983 | Chuck Gibke | [21] |
Game Show | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1983 | Hung A. Pham | [21] |
Gridiron Glory | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1983 | Mike Drury / Bob Graves | [21] |
Melt-Down | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1983 | Stephen Romejko | [21] |
Phobos | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1983 | Greg Christensen | [21] |
Pushky | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1983 | Yakov Epelboim | [21] |
Quarxon | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1983 | Scott Ludwig | [21] |
Yahtman | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1983 | Dan Reinhart | [21] |
Xevious[i] | Arcade | February 1983 | Namco | |
Black Widow | Arcade | February 1983 | Atari | |
Ms. Pac-Man[n] | Atari 2600 | February 1983 | Namco | |
Atari 5200 | September 1983 | Namco | ||
ZX Spectrum | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
Apple II | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
IBM PC | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
Commodore 64 | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
VIC-20 | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
TI-99/4A | Winter 1984 | Namco | ||
SwordQuest: FireWorld | Atari 2600 | February 1983 | Atari | |
Countermeasure | Atari 5200 | February 1983 | Atari | |
Popeye[r] | Arcade | February 1983 | Nintendo | |
Donkey Kong[s] | Atari 8-bit | March 1983 | Nintendo | |
Apple II | June 1983 | Nintendo | ||
IBM PC | June 1983 | Nintendo | ||
Commodore 64 | June 1983 | Nintendo | ||
VIC-20 | June 1983 | Nintendo | ||
TI-99/4A | June 1983 | Nintendo | ||
Food Fight | Arcade | March 1983 | General Computer Corporation | |
Catterpiggle | Atari 8-bit[j] | Spring 1983 | Scott Ludwig | [22] |
Diggerbonk | Atari 8-bit[j] | Spring 1983 | Steve Robinson | [22] |
Getaway! | Atari 8-bit[j] | Spring 1983 | Mark Reid | [22] |
Impact | Atari 8-bit[j] | Spring 1983 | David Buehler | [22] |
Microsailing | Atari 8-bit[j] | Spring 1983 | Glenn Faden | [22] |
RealSports Tennis | Atari 2600 | April 1983 | General Computer Corporation | |
Atari 5200 | April 1983 | Atari | ||
Arabian | Arcade | May 1983 | Sun Electronics | |
Star Wars | Arcade | May 1983 | Atari | |
Jungle Hunt[k] | Atari 2600 | June 1983 | Taito | |
Atari 5200 | August 1983 | Taito | ||
Atari 8-bit | January 1984 | Taito | ||
Apple II | Winter 1984 | Taito | ||
IBM PC | Winter 1984 | Taito | ||
Commodore 64 | Winter 1984 | Taito | ||
VIC-20 | Winter 1984 | Taito | ||
TI-99/4A | Winter 1984 | Taito | ||
The Bean Machine | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1983 | Steve Robinson | [23] |
Bootleg | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1983 | Eric Freeman | [23] |
Can't Quit | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1983 | John M. Harris | [23] |
Dandy | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1983 | John H. Palevich | [23] |
Ennumereight | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1983 | Philip J. Baker | [23] |
Smasher | Atari 8-bit[j] | Summer 1983 | Chris Goodman / John Goodman | [23] |
Crystal Castles | Arcade | July 8, 1983 | Atari | [24] |
Atari 2600 | March 1984 | Atari | [25] | |
Atari Video Cube | Atari 2600 | July 1983 | Atari | |
Krull | Atari 2600 | September 1983 | Atari | |
Cookie Monster Munch | Atari 2600 | September 1983 | Atari / Children's Computer Workshop | |
Alpha Beam with Ernie | Atari 2600 | September 1983 | Atari | |
Space Dungeon[k] | Atari 5200 | September 1983 | Atari | |
The Lone Raider | Atari 8-bit | September 1983 | Atari | |
Ion Roadway | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1983 | Jim Sommers | [18] |
Space War | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1983 | Jay R. Jaeger | [18] |
Saratoga | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1983 | Paul Wehner | [18] |
Moon Marauder | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1983 | Jim Sommers | [18] |
Excalibur | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1983 | Chris Crawford / Larry Summers / Valerie Atkinson | [18] |
Musical Pilot | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1983 | Charlie Kulas | [18] |
Puzzler | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1983 | Paul Lewandowski | [18] |
Ringmaster | Atari 8-bit[j] | Fall 1983 | Gregor Nowak | [18] |
Joust[o] | Atari 2600 | October 1983 | Atari | |
Atari 5200 | October 1983 | Atari | ||
Atari 8-bit | January 1984 | Atari | ||
Apple II | Winter 1984 | Atari | ||
IBM PC | Winter 1984 | Atari | ||
Moon Patrol[t] | Atari 2600 | October 1983 | Irem | |
Atari 5200 | November 1983 | Irem | ||
Apple II | Winter 1984 | Irem | ||
IBM PC | Winter 1984 | Irem | ||
Commodore 64 | Winter 1984 | Irem | ||
VIC-20 | Winter 1984 | Irem | ||
TI-99/4A | Winter 1984 | Irem | ||
SwordQuest: WaterWorld | Atari 2600 | October 1983 | Atari | |
Sorcerer's Apprentice | Atari 2600 | October 1983 | Atari | |
Major Havoc | Arcade | November 1983 | Atari | |
Pole Position II[i] | Arcade | November 1983 | Atari | |
Pigs in Space | Atari 2600 | November 1983 | Atari | |
Quadrun | Atari 2600 | November 1983 | Atari | |
Snoopy and the Red Baron | Atari 2600 | November 1983 | Atari | |
Big Bird's Egg Catch | Atari 2600 | November 1983 | Atari / Children's Computer Workshop | |
Mario Bros.[s] | Atari 2600 | November 1983 | Nintendo | |
Atari 5200 | December 1983 | Nintendo | ||
Pengo[u] | Atari 5200 | November 1983 | Coreland | |
Atari 8-bit | January 1984 | Coreland | ||
Atari 2600 | May 1984 | Coreland | ||
Robotron: 2084[v] | Commodore 64 | June 1983 | Vid Kidz | |
VIC-20 | June 1983 | Vid Kidz | ||
Atari 5200 | November 1983 | Vid Kidz | ||
Apple II | October 26, 1983 | Vid Kidz | ||
IBM PC | October 26, 1983 | Vid Kidz | ||
Atari 8-bit | January 1984 | Vid Kidz | ||
Firefox | Arcade | January 1984 | Atari | |
Donkey Kong Jr.[s] | Atari 8-bit | January 1984 | Nintendo | |
Bellum | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1984 | Adam Michael Billyard | [26] |
Burgers! | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1984 | Douglas Crockford | [26] |
Chambers of Zorp | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1984 | Karl Gardner / Tom Konchan | [26] |
Dragon Quest or A Twist in the Tail | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1984 | Ed Churnside | [26] |
Numberland Nightwatch | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1984 | Kendall Brown | [26] |
Raid on Gravitron | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1984 | Jim Sommers | [26] |
Rush Hour | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1984 | Mark Odendahl / Suzy Odendahl | [26] |
Weakon | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1984 | Eric Freeman | [26] |
Dog Daze Deluze | Atari 8-bit[j] | Winter 1984 | Gray Chang | [26] |
Cloak & Dagger | Arcade | February 1984 | Atari | |
Oscar's Trash Race | Atari 2600 | March 1984 | Atari / Children's Computer Workshop | |
Bumpomov's Dogs | Atari 8-bit | March 22, 1984 | Atari | |
Taz | Atari 2600 | April 1984 | Atari | |
Asterix | Atari 2600 | April 1984 | Atari | |
Obélix | Atari 2600 | April 1984 | Atari; Suki Lee | |
Choplifter[w] | Atari 2600 | May 1984 | Dan Gorlin | |
I, Robot | Arcade | June 1984 | Atari | |
Stargate[o] | Apple II | June 1984 | Williams Electronics | |
IBM PC | June 1984 | Williams Electronics | ||
Atari 2600 | June 1984 | Williams Electronics | ||
Gremlins | Atari 2600 | June 1984 | Atari | |
Apple II | June 1984 | Atari | ||
IBM PC | June 1984 | Atari | ||
Commodore 64 | June 1984 | Atari |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The original developer of the game, rather than the developer of a specific port of the game
- ^ The dedicated console version of Pong is commonly referred to as Home Pong, despite not bearing that name.
- ^ a b c Initially released through Sears under the same name as the later Atari version
- ^ World Cup was released solely in Europe
- ^ Kee Games officially merged with Atari in December 1974; Pursuit was the last game developed by Kee as a distinct company, though the brand continued to be used.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Released under the Kee Games brand after the company merged with Atari
- ^ 2-player console game version of the 8-player arcade game Indy 800
- ^ Shark Jaws was the only game by Atari released under the Horror Games brand.
- ^ a b c d e Namco arcade game published by Atari in North America
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm Beginning in Summer 1981, Atari published the Atari Program Exchange, a quarterly mail-order catalog of software written for Atari computers by external developers which Atari then distributed to customers.
- ^ a b c Console and computer game versions of the Taito arcade game
- ^ Console game version of the Exidy arcade game Circus
- ^ Computer game version of the Taito arcade game Gun Fight
- ^ a b c d Console and computer game versions of a Namco arcade game
- ^ a b c Console game version of the Williams Electronics arcade game
- ^ Console version of the Stern Electronics arcade game
- ^ Kaneko arcade game published by Atari in Europe
- ^ Nintendo arcade game published by Atari in Europe
- ^ a b c Console and computer game versions of the Nintendo arcade game
- ^ Console version of an Irem arcade game
- ^ Console version of a Coreland arcade game
- ^ Console version of a Vid Kidz arcade game
- ^ Console version of the Dan Gorlin Apple II game
References
edit- ^ Smith, Alexander (2015-09-03). "A Nutty Idea". They Create Worlds. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ Smith, Keith (2014-05-17). "What Were the First Ten Coin-Op Video Games?". The Golden Age Arcade Historian. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ Atari, Inc., p. 120
- ^ "What the Hell has Nolan Bushnell Started?". Next Generation (4). Imagine Media: 6–11. April 1995.
- ^ Sanger, David E. (1984-07-03). "Warner Sells Atari to Tramiel". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ Atari, Inc., p. 98
- ^ Fulton, Steve (2007-11-06). "The History of Atari: 1971-1977". Gamasutra. UBM. Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "C. A. Robinson Hosts Atarians Reception". Atari Coin Connection. Vol. 1, no. 4. March 1977. p. 1.
- ^ Bunch, Kevin (2022). Atari Archive: Vol.1 1977-1978. Press Run Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-955183-21-5.
- ^ Smith, Alexander (2019). They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry Volume 1, 1971-1982. CRC Press. p. 463. ISBN 978-1138389908.
- ^ Fulton, Steve (August 21, 2008). "Atari: The Golden Years -- A History, 1978-1981". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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- ^ "The Year in Review". The Video Game Update. Vol. 2, no. 10. January 1984.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Winter Edition—1981. Atari, Inc. 1982. pp. 27–45.
- ^ Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Spring Edition—1982. Atari, Inc. 1982. pp. 33–50.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Fall Edition—1983. Atari, Inc. 1983. pp. 23–59.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Summer Edition—1982. Atari, Inc. 1982. pp. 36–73.
- ^ a b c Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Fall Edition—1982. Atari, Inc. 1982. pp. 37–73.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Winter Edition—1982–1983. Atari, Inc. 1983. pp. 41–80.
- ^ a b c d e Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Spring Edition—1983. Atari, Inc. 1983. pp. 26–30.
- ^ a b c d e f Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Summer Edition—1983. Atari, Inc. 1983. pp. 28–33.
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edit- Goldberg, Marty; Vendel, Curt (2012-11-25). Atari Inc.: Business Is Fun. Syzygy Press. ISBN 978-0-9855974-0-5.