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'''Atari, Inc.''' was an American video game developer and home computer company that was originally founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney and marked as the world's earliest video game publishers/developers. It was originally called '''Syzygy Company''' before becoming private and it was renamed to '''Atari, Inc.'''. The first game ever released was ''Pong'' on the arcades. In 1976, it was bought out by Warner Communications, and went on to release the Atari Video Computer System (later the Atari 2600), a hit console. In 1979, several Atari programmers left out to start [[Activision]], the world's first third-party console developer. Also that year, Atari introduced the first home computer, which was the Atari 8-bit. In 1982, it released ''E.T. the Extra Terrestrial'' for the Atari 2600, which started a crisis for the company that led to its downfall. In 1983, it formed '''Atarisoft''' to release Atari-licensed properties on non-Atari consoles and computers. In 1984, Atari, Inc. broke out, with the home division becoming [[Atari Corporation]] and the arcade division becoming [[Atari Games (1984-1994)|Atari Games]]. |
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'''Atari, Inc.''' was an American video game developer and home computer company that was originally founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney and marked as the world's earliest video game publishers/developers. It was originally called '''Syzygy Company''' before becoming private and it was renamed to '''Atari, Inc.'''. The first game ever released was ''Pong'' on the arcades. In 1976, it was bought out by Warner Communications, and went on to release the Atari Video Computer System (later the Atari 2600), a hit console. In 1979, several Atari programmers left out to start [[Activision Publishing|Activision]], the world's first third-party console developer. Also that year, Atari introduced the first home computer, which was the Atari 8-bit. In 1982, it released ''E.T. the Extra Terrestrial'' for the Atari 2600, which started a crisis for the company that led to its downfall. In 1983, it formed '''Atarisoft''' to release Atari-licensed properties on non-Atari consoles and computers. In 1984, Atari, Inc. broke out, with the home division becoming [[Atari Corporation]] and the arcade division becoming [[Atari Games (1984-1994)|Atari Games]]. |