Atari Corporation

Company Bio

In 1984, when Jack Tramiel bought the home computer and video game divisions of Atari, Inc. to form Atari Corporation, one of his first orders of business was to kill plans to release the Atari 7800. Tramiel chose instead to put the focus on the Atari ST line of computers. However, with the success of the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, Tramiel decided to give the home videogame industry another try by dusting off the Atari 2600 and launching the Atari 7800 with three games. The XE Game System, a console based on the 65XE computer, followed in 1987. Having three game systems from a single company competing against each other was not the way to take on Nintendo, and all three systems failed in the marketplace.

Atari tried again in 1989, this time in the fledging handheld arena. They introduced the Atari Lynx, a color competitor to Nintendo's monochrome Game Boy. Despite having a superior product, delays in production and Nintendo's brand recognition meant the Lynx never really had a chance. Atari stopped supporting the portable in 1994.

The 64-bit Atari Jaguar, first available in wide release in 1994, was Atari Corporation's last stab at being a hardware manufacturer. In a highly competitive market, the Jaguar could not compete against rival systems from Nintendo, Sega and newcomer Sony. In 1996, Atari Corporation merged with hard disk manufacturer JTS, who then subsequently sold all of its Atari-related properties to Hasbro Interactive for $5 million in 1998.

Developed/Manufactured

Brutal Sports Football (Atari Jaguar), Checkered Flag (Atari Jaguar), Club Drive (Atari Jaguar), Cybermorph (Atari Jaguar), Doom (Atari Jaguar), Evolution: Dino Dudes (Atari Jaguar), Hover Strike: Unconquered Lands (Atari Jaguar CD), Iron Soldier (Atari Jaguar), Kasumi Ninja (Atari Jaguar), Raiden (Atari Jaguar), Tempest 2000 (Atari Jaguar), Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy (Atari Jaguar), Wolfenstein 3d (Atari Jaguar), Zool 2 (Atari Jaguar), A.P.B. (Atari Lynx), Awesome Golf (Atari Lynx), Batman Returns (Atari Lynx), BattleWheels (Atari Lynx), Dinolympics (Atari Lynx), Ms. Pac-Man (Atari Lynx), Pac-Land (Atari Lynx), Rampage (Atari Lynx), Todd's Adventures in Slime World (Atari Lynx), Viking Child (Atari Lynx), Super Asteroids & Missile Command (Atari Lynx), Battlezone 2000 (Atari Lynx), Atari Karts (Atari Jaguar), Attack of the Mutant Penguins (Atari Jaguar), Battlemorph (Atari Jaguar CD), Blue Lightning (Atari Jaguar CD), Cannon Fodder (Atari Jaguar), Defender 2000 (Atari Jaguar), Fever Pitch Soccer (Atari Jaguar), Fight For Life (Atari Jaguar), Flip-Out! (Atari Jaguar), Highlander (Atari Jaguar CD), I-War (Atari Jaguar), Missile Command 3D (Atari Jaguar), Myst (Atari Jaguar CD), Pinball Fantasies (Atari Jaguar), Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Atari Jaguar), Ruiner Pinball (Atari Jaguar), Super Burnout (Atari Jaguar), Supercross 3D (Atari Jaguar), Ultra Vortex (Atari Jaguar), Val d'Isere Skiing & Snowboarding (Atari Jaguar), Vid Grid (Atari Jaguar CD), White Men Can't Jump (Atari Jaguar), Zoop (Atari Jaguar), 32-in-1 (Atari Video Computer System), Aquaventure [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Asterix (Atari Video Computer System), Asteroids (Atari 7800), Bionic Breakthrough [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), BMX Air Master [Atari] (Atari Video Computer System), Canyon Bomber (Atari Video Computer System), Crossbow (Atari Video Computer System), Crystal Castles (Atari Video Computer System), Dark Chambers (Atari Video Computer System), Defender II (Atari Video Computer System), Desert Falcon (Atari Video Computer System), Donald Duck's Speedboat Race [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Donkey Kong [Atari Corporation] (Atari Video Computer System), Double Dunk (Atari Video Computer System), The Dukes of Hazzard [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Dumbo's Flying Circus [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Fatal Run (Atari Video Computer System), Frog Pond [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Good Luck, Charlie Brown [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Gremlins (Atari Video Computer System), Sesame Street: Grover's Music Maker [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Holey Moley (Atari Video Computer System), Ikari Warriors (Atari Video Computer System), Impossible Mission (Atari 7800), Jinks (Atari 7800), Jr. Pac-Man (Atari Video Computer System), Klax (Atari Video Computer System), Midnight Mutants (Atari 7800), Miss Piggy's Wedding [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), MotorPsycho (Atari 7800), Mouse Trap [Atari Corporation] (Atari Video Computer System), Obelix (Atari Video Computer System), Off the Wall (Atari Video Computer System), One-on-One Basketball (Atari 7800), Peek-A-Boo [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Polo [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Radar Lock (Atari Video Computer System), RealSports Basketball (Atari Video Computer System), RealSports Boxing (Atari Video Computer System), Road Runner (Atari Video Computer System), Robotron: 2084 (Atari 7800), Save Mary [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Secret Quest (Atari Video Computer System), Sentinel (Atari Video Computer System), Sinistar [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Solaris (Atari Video Computer System), Sprint Master (Atari Video Computer System), Stargate (Atari Video Computer System), Super Baseball (Atari Video Computer System), Super Football (Atari Video Computer System), Swordquest: AirWorld [Canceled] (Atari Video Computer System), Tempest [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), The A-Team [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Track & Field (Atari Video Computer System), Xenophobe (Atari Video Computer System), Xevious [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Xevious (Atari 7800), Q*bert [Atari] (Atari Video Computer System), Centipede (Atari 7800), Midnight Magic (Atari Video Computer System), Alien vs. Predator (Atari Jaguar), Steel Talons (Atari Lynx), Ninja Gaiden (Atari Lynx), Millipede (Atari Video Computer System), California Games (Atari Lynx), Dracula the Undead (Atari Lynx), Checkered Flag (Atari Lynx), Klax (Atari Lynx), Turbo Sub (Atari Lynx), Pinball Jam (Atari Lynx), Ms. Pac-Man (Atari 7800), Galaga (Atari 7800), Sensible Soccer (Atari Jaguar), Electrocop (Atari Lynx), Gates of Zendocon (Atari Lynx), Jimmy Connors' Tennis (Atari Lynx), Malibu Bikini Volleyball (Atari Lynx), Rampart (Atari Lynx), RoadBlasters (Atari Lynx), Robotron: 2084 (Atari Lynx), Super Skweek (Atari Lynx), Toki (Atari Lynx), Warbirds (Atari Lynx), Dig Dug (Atari 7800), Ace of Aces (Atari 7800), Alien Brigade (Atari 7800), Ballblazer (Atari 7800), Barnyard Blaster (Atari 7800), BasketBrawl (Atari 7800), Commando (Atari 7800), Crack'ed (Atari 7800), Crossbow (Atari 7800), Dark Chambers (Atari 7800), Desert Falcon (Atari 7800), Donkey Kong (Atari 7800), Donkey Kong Junior (Atari 7800), Joust (Atari 7800), Fight Night (Atari 7800), Hat Trick (Atari 7800), Food Fight (Atari 7800), Ikari Warriors (Atari 7800), Xenophobe (Atari 7800), Winter Games (Atari 7800), Summer Games (Atari 7800), Tower Toppler (Atari 7800), Super Huey (Atari 7800), Scrapyard Dog (Atari 7800), Pole Position II (Atari 7800), Mat Mania Challenge (Atari 7800), Ninja Golf (Atari 7800), Planet Smashers (Atari 7800), Karateka (Atari 7800), Mean 18 Golf (Atari 7800), Choplifter! (Atari 7800), Choplifter! (Atari 5200), Zero 5 (Atari Jaguar), RealSports Baseball (Atari 7800), Touchdown Football (Atari 7800), MeltDown (Atari 7800), Moon Patrol (Atari ST), Joust (Atari ST), Countermeasure (Atari 5200), Gremlins (Atari 5200), Rescue on Fractalus! (Atari 5200), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Atari Lynx), Xybots (Atari Lynx), RealSports Basketball [Prototype] (Atari 5200), Track & Field (Atari Video Computer System), Monstercise [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Shooting Arcade [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Wizard [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), BasketBrawl (Atari Lynx), Blockout (Atari Lynx), Robo-Squash (Atari Lynx), S.T.U.N. Runner (Atari Lynx), The Last Starfighter [Prototype] (Arcade), Tournament Cyberball (Atari Lynx), Chip's Challenge (Atari Lynx), Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop (Atari Lynx), Switchblade II (Atari Lynx), Shanghai (Atari Lynx), Crystal Mines II (Atari Lynx), Gordo 106 (Atari Lynx), Hard Drivin' (Atari Lynx), Ishido: The Way of Stones (Atari Lynx), NFL Football (Atari Lynx), Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (Atari Lynx), Pit-Fighter (Atari Lynx), Paperboy (Atari Lynx), Power Factor (Atari Lynx), Road Riot (Atari Lynx), Rygar (Atari Lynx), World Class Soccer (Atari Lynx), Blue Lightning (Atari Lynx), Xenophobe (Atari Video Computer System), ComLynx Cable (Atari Lynx), Arabian (Arcade), Atari Baseball (Arcade), Atari Football (Arcade), Atari Soccer (Arcade), Avalanche (Arcade), Atari Basketball (Arcade), Black Widow (Arcade), Canyon Bomber (Arcade), Cops 'n Robbers (Arcade), Crash 'n Score (Arcade), Destroyer (Arcade), Dominos (Arcade), Fast Freddie (Arcade), Firefox (Arcade), JagLink (Atari Jaguar), Team Tap Multi-Player Adapter (Atari Jaguar), Atari XE Light Gun (Atari 400/800/XL/XE), Track & Field Controller (Atari Video Computer System), Atari Lynx Battery Pack (Atari Lynx), Hover Strike: Unconquered Lands (Atari Jaguar CD), Highlander (Atari Jaguar CD), Gauntlet: The Third Encounter (Atari Lynx), Lemmings (Atari Lynx), Xenophobe (Atari Lynx), Hockey (Atari Lynx), Kung Food (Atari Lynx), Shadow of the Beast (Atari Lynx), Scrapyard Dog (Atari Lynx), Zarlor Mercenary (Atari Lynx), Dr. Pong [Canceled] (Arcade), Puppy Pong (Arcade), Flyball (Arcade), Goal IV (Arcade), Nile Flyer [Canceled] (Atari 7800), Solar War [Canceled] (Arcade), Super Pong (Arcade), Tank 8 (Arcade), Tournament Table (Arcade), Tube Chase [Canceled] (Arcade), Twin Racer (Arcade), Video Trivia (Arcade), Yosaku (Arcade), Hover Strike (Atari Jaguar), Flashback: The Quest for Identity (Atari Jaguar), Speedster II [Prototype] (Atari Jaguar), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (Atari Jaguar), RealSports Boxing (Atari Video Computer System), Baseball Heroes (Atari Lynx), Monstercise [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Shooting Arcade [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Wizard [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), MotoRodeo (Atari Video Computer System), Bugs Bunny (Atari Video Computer System), The Dukes of Hazzard [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Frog Pond [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Good Luck, Charlie Brown [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Gremlins (Atari Video Computer System), Sesame Street: Grover's Music Maker [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Haunted House (Atari Video Computer System), Hunt & Score (Atari Video Computer System), Miss Piggy's Wedding [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Obelix (Atari Video Computer System), Sesame Street: Oscar's Trash Race (Atari Video Computer System), Peek-A-Boo [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Pengo (Atari Video Computer System), Polo [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Saboteur (Atari Video Computer System), Save Mary [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Sinistar [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), The A-Team [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Xevious [Prototype] (Atari Video Computer System), Sentinel (Atari 7800), Asterix (Atari Video Computer System), Club Drive (Atari Jaguar), Atari 7800, Atari Jaguar, Atari Jaguar CD, Atari Lynx, Lynx Casino (Atari Lynx), Atari Football (Arcade), Atari 4 Player Football (Arcade)