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Atari Corporation

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	MagnaVox Odyssey		MagnaVox Odyssey

	[[File:atari-img-2.jpg\|500px\|center]]		[[File:atari-img-2.jpg\|500px\|center]]
	Atari 2600		Atari 2600

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Atari Corporation

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	MagnaVox Odyssey		MagnaVox Odyssey

	[[File:atari-img-2.jpg\|500px\|center]]		[[File:atari-img-2.jpg\|500px\|center]]
	Atari 2600		Atari 2600

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Atari Corporation

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	MagnaVox Odyssey		MagnaVox Odyssey

	[[File:atari-img-2.jpg\|500px\|center]]		[[File:atari-img-2.jpg\|500px\|center]]
	Atari 2600		Atari 2600

Lmsuarez at 00:21, 15 December 2024

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	~~'''~~Atari Corporation~~'''~~		==Atari Corporation==
			----
	Japanese technology company founded in 1971 with the mandate of creating an arcade version of the MagnaVox Odyssey ''Tennis Game'' <ref> Later renamed, simply, Pong. </ref>. Atari reached maximum market share with its 1980 release of the Atari Home Video Computing System <ref> Later named, simply, The 2600. </ref>, a console featuring 8KB game cartridges. Faced with extreme computer processing		Japanese technology company founded in 1971 with the mandate of creating an arcade version of the MagnaVox Odyssey ''Tennis Game'' <ref> Later renamed, simply, Pong. </ref>. Atari reached maximum market share with its 1980 release of the Atari Home Video Computing System <ref> Later named, simply, The 2600. </ref>, a console featuring 8KB game cartridges. Faced with extreme computer processing
	restraints, Atari's game designers leaned heavily on abstract and expressionistic gameplay and design, culminating in the almost impenetrable ''[[et\|E.T.]]''. Atari rapidly lost market share after the launch of the [[nes\|Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1984 - a downward trend compounded by the release of a 1984 report stating that upwards of 90% of Atari 2600's had seriously malfunctioned or ceased operating within 26 months of purchase. After briefly declaring bankruptcy, Atari was purchased by REDACTED and discontinued production of gaming consoles, instead focusing on income generation via the litigation of other gaming manufacturers including Nintendo and [[sega\|Sega]] <ref> An effort that proved remarkably effective. </ref> while simultaneously releasing a series of poorly received off-console games <ref> Often for the very manufacturers it was litigating. </ref>. After an additional brush with bankruptcy, Atari was bought out in the late 1990's by REDACTED and shifted focus to Arcade-themed Hotels, online gambling,		restraints, Atari's game designers leaned heavily on abstract and expressionistic gameplay and design, culminating in the almost impenetrable ''[[et\|E.T.]]''. Atari rapidly lost market share after the launch of the [[nes\|Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1984 - a downward trend compounded by the release of a 1984 report stating that upwards of 90% of Atari 2600's had seriously malfunctioned or ceased operating within 26 months of purchase. After briefly declaring bankruptcy, Atari was purchased by REDACTED and discontinued production of gaming consoles, instead focusing on income generation via the litigation of other gaming manufacturers including Nintendo and [[sega\|Sega]] <ref> An effort that proved remarkably effective. </ref> while simultaneously releasing a series of poorly received off-console games <ref> Often for the very manufacturers it was litigating. </ref>. After an additional brush with bankruptcy, Atari was bought out in the late 1990's by REDACTED and shifted focus to Arcade-themed Hotels, online gambling,

Jackof63trades at 22:12, 6 May 2024

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	[[File:atari-img-1.jpg\|500px\|center]]		[[File:atari-img-1.jpg\|500px\|center]]
	MagnaVox Odyssey		MagnaVox Odyssey

	[[File:atari-img-2.jpg\|500px\|center]]		[[File:atari-img-2.jpg\|500px\|center]]
	Atari 2600		Atari 2600

Jackof63trades at 22:11, 6 May 2024

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	[[File:atari-img-1.jpg\|500px\|center]]		[[File:atari-img-1.jpg\|500px\|center]]
	~~<p class="center">~~		MagnaVox Odyssey
	~~Ref# ::~~ MagnaVox Odyssey
	~~</p>~~
	[[File:atari-img-2.jpg\|500px\|center]]		[[File:atari-img-2.jpg\|500px\|center]]
	~~<p class="center">~~		Atari 2600
	~~Ref# ::~~ Atari 2600
	~~</p>~~

Jackof63trades at 19:20, 19 April 2024

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+Japanese technology company founded in 1971 with the mandate of creating an arcade version of the MagnaVox Odyssey ''Tennis Game'' <ref> Later renamed, simply, Pong. </ref>. Atari reached maximum market share with its 1980 release of the Atari Home Video Computing System <ref> Later named, simply, The 2600. </ref>, a console featuring 8KB game cartridges. Faced with extreme computer processing
-<strong>
+restraints, Atari's game designers leaned heavily on abstract and expressionistic gameplay and design, culminating in the almost impenetrable ''[[et|E.T.]]''. Atari rapidly lost market share after the launch of the [[nes|Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1984 - a downward trend compounded by the release of a 1984 report stating that upwards of 90% of Atari 2600's had seriously malfunctioned or ceased operating within 26 months of purchase. After briefly declaring bankruptcy, Atari was purchased by REDACTED and discontinued production of gaming consoles, instead focusing on income generation via the litigation of other gaming manufacturers including Nintendo and [[sega|Sega]] <ref> An effort that proved remarkably effective. </ref> while simultaneously releasing a series of poorly received off-console games <ref> Often for the very manufacturers it was litigating. </ref>. After an additional brush with bankruptcy, Atari was bought out in the late 1990's by REDACTED and shifted focus to Arcade-themed Hotels, online gambling,
-Atari Corporation
+[[bitcoin|digital currency development]], and an aggressive courtship of the LGBT community.
-</strong>
-<br/>
+[[File:atari-img-1.jpg|500px|center]]
 <p class="center">
 Ref# :: MagnaVox Odyssey
 </p>
-<p>
+[[File:atari-img-2.jpg|500px|center]]
 <p class="center">
 Ref# :: Atari 2600
 </p>

Jackof63trades at 15:44, 9 April 2024

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	<p class="center">		<p class="center">

Jackof63trades at 22:46, 8 March 2024

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	[[et]]		[[et\|E.T.]]
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	Atari rapidly lost market share after the launch of		Atari rapidly lost market share after the launch of
	the		the
	[[nes]]		[[nes\|Nintendo Entertainment System]]
	in 1984 - a downward trend compounded by the release of		in 1984 - a downward trend compounded by the release of
	a 1984 report stating that upwards of 90% of Atari 2600's had seriously malfunctioned or ceased operating within 26		a 1984 report stating that upwards of 90% of Atari 2600's had seriously malfunctioned or ceased operating within 26
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	gaming consoles, instead focusing on income generation via the litigation of other gaming manufacturers including		gaming consoles, instead focusing on income generation via the litigation of other gaming manufacturers including
	Nintendo and		Nintendo and
	[[sega]]		[[sega\|Sega]]
	while simultaneously releasing a series of poorly received off-console		while simultaneously releasing a series of poorly received off-console
	games		games
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	. After an additional brush with bankruptcy, Atari was bought out in the late 1990's by REDACTED and		. After an additional brush with bankruptcy, Atari was bought out in the late 1990's by REDACTED and
	shifted focus to Arcade-themed Hotels, online gambling,		shifted focus to Arcade-themed Hotels, online gambling,
	[[bitcoin]]		[[bitcoin\|digital currency development]]
	,		,
	and an aggressive courtship of the LGBT community.		and an aggressive courtship of the LGBT community.
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	</div>		</div>

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