History of the Atari

By Jack553366

  • Atari was Born

    Atari was Born
    In 1972 the Atari was built and started being distributed and sold. It was the 2nd video game console ever built.

  • Pong

    Pong is created and it is a huge success. It is one of the most popular video games at the time.

  • Stolen Property

    Enraged factory worker begin stealing key game components and selling them to Atari's competitors because they aren't getting paid well.

  • Moolah

    Moolah
    Atari game sales reach $40,000,000, but only have a $3,000,000 profit.

  • Pinball

    Pinball
    Atari Inc. starts making and distributing pinball machines.

  • Atari creates the VCS

    Atari creates a home game console that sells for $200.

  • The Golden Year

    Atari debuts the Atari 400 and 800 and creates new games such as the classics Space Invaders and Asteroids. It made 219 million dollars.

  • Pac-Man

    Pac-Man
    Atari gets the rights to use Pac-Man from Namco and it is a huge hit.

  • Overseas

    Atari moves most of its operations overseas after restructuring its bussiness.

  • Atari sued Nintendo

    Atari sued Nintendo
    Atar sued Nintendo after an ani-monopoly plea but the courts favored Nintendo.