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Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney founded Atari,Inc.
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Atari makes PONG for the Magnavox Odyssey. This later turns into a lawsuit.
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The first game system ever created.
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The first Atari 2600 game.
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(Unknown Date In 1979). Atari starts making games from movies, shows, brands, and more including, "Journey Escape", "Krull", "Flash Gordon", "A-Team", "Aliens", "Snoopy And The Red Baron", "The Smurfs", "Ghostbusters", "Kool-Aid', "Knight Rider", "M*A*S*H", "E.T.", also known for "The Great E.T. Cartridge Dumpage", and "Pepsi Invaders".
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Activision makes games like "Kaboom!", "River Raid", and "Pitfall." (Unknown Day in July,1980)
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Atari sued Mystique in a large court battle and won. Atari did not think that Mystique should make adult orientated games.Atari wanted adults to play, but they wanted adults to play good-natured, kid-friendly games that they could probably play with their children. (Unknown Day In October, 1982.)
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The video game crash of 1983, aka "The Atari Shock In Japan", was a massive recession of the video game industry that occurred from 1983 to 1985. Revenues had peaked at around $3.2 billion in 1983, then fell to around $100 million by 1985 (a drop of almost 97 percent). (Unknown Month & Day)
