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We Didn't Stop Atari

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:58:24 -0400

By Francisco Rangel

(To the tune of We Didn't Start the Fire, by Billy Joel)

The Making of... Tempest 2000

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:13:29 -0400

Discover why Tom and Jerry had such an influence on one of the most cherished shooters ever

The Pong FAQ

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:40:44 -0400

A Tough Man For A Tough Job

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 14:28:39 -0400

Jack Tramiel has always whipped through the personal-computer market at microchip speed. Following his January exit from Commodore International, a company he had helped found, he lined up a low-cost computer-assembly line in the Far East and raised $75 million in capital. Last week Tramiel was right back on center stage, taking over the hemorrhaging Atari home-computer operation from Warner Communications.

Spawn of Atari

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:40:55 -0400

Before it crashed and burned, Atari created a fertile incubator for some of the sharpest scientists and programmers in the business. Their ripples continue to change the face of personal computing.

The Atari Quest

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 16:08:44 -0400

A search for Atari's top-secret projects and never-released games.

Get Behind the M.U.L.E.

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:05:33 -0400

Dani Bunten's pioneering computer game inspired some of the greatest designers in the business. But her life story is a testament to how the industry lost its way.

A Shareholder's Memories of Atari

Sun, 26 Jun 2005 17:39:28 -0400

As a former shareholder, I attended the 1993, 1994, and 1995 Annual Shareholder's Meetings at Atari Corp., not to mention the last Atari "Media Day" event in 1995 under the direction of Ted Hoff. Here are some of the things that stand out in my mind...

World of Atari 1998

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:07:53 -0400

It was an intriguing idea. To put on a show that centered around the company that started the video game craze some twenty years after it began. Set over three nights and two days, the World of Atari 1998 show took place at the Holiday Inn Casino Boardwalk in Las Vegas. And the gaming world may never be the same.

The Army Battlezone Q & A

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:40:55 -0400

Questions and answers on the U.S. Army's attempt to convert Atari's Battlezone game into military simulators.

The Making of a High-Tech Ad

Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:52:48 -0400

To sell this year's model, you can't use last year's commercial. A look at the making of Atari's "Yar's Revenge" television commercial.

King Pong

Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:37:55 -0400

Curt Vendel is a normal guy. Mostly. By day, he works as a computer engineering consultant for Manhattan investment banks. He has a wife. He has a dog named Gizmo. Then there's his other life. He estimates he spends about $15,000 a year on Atari, and when he starts talking about the company his dark brown eyes can wander a bit, as if fixed on a higher purpose. His calling -- preserving Atari's history -- might sound odd, or funny, or just a tad obsessive. Who cares about Atari anymore anyway?

Pioneering Video Game Console Back In Fashion

Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:34:26 -0400

In an age of ever crisper, more realistic graphics, some older video game fans are nevertheless looking back with zest to the platform of their youth, craving to get a shot at Space Invaders, Ms. Pac Man or Pole Position.

Atari: From Boom to Bust and Back Again

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:28:05 -0400

The oldest videogame company of them all once held an entire industry in its grasp. And then it threw it all away. So why is Atari now back in the running?

30 Secrets of Atari

Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:29:29 -0400

The real story of Asteroids, Pac-Man, Pong and Pole Position