Yes to simplify it. Atari was first called Syzygy Engineering, founded by nolan bushnell and Ted Dabney in 1971. They created the first arcade coin op game, Computer Space for Nutting associates. In 1972, they became Atari (japanese for "hit the target".
because of the arcade games
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Arcade? Atari.
The first arcade game released by Atari in 1972 was called "Pong." It was a simple two-dimensional table tennis simulation that became immensely popular and is often credited with kickstarting the arcade gaming industry. Pong's success laid the foundation for Atari's future developments and the growth of video gaming as a whole.
Short answer: Yes :-) The arcade version was much better than the Atari 2600 home version though.
Atari Jaguar was created in 1993.
The Atari 2600 was invented collectively by Jay Minor, Steve Mayer, Ron Milner and Joe Decuir. The Atari 2600, sold over thirty million consoles and was originally called the Atari VCS.
The game pong was invented in 1972 but it was invented by Allan Alcorn.Pong was the first game developed by Atari Inc, founded in June 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Pong was created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell.
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