Definition

A pioneering video game company and manufacturer of home gaming consoles, most famous for the Atari 2600 system released in 1977, which brought arcade games into homes and launched the home video game industry.

Example Usage

My parents had an original Atari with Pac-Man cartridges.

Origin

Founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney; the name comes from the Japanese game Go, meaning a good position to build upon.

Fun Fact

The 1983 video game crash was partly triggered by Atari's poor management and the infamous E.T. video game, one of the worst-selling games of all time.

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