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Atari's Golden Years: 1978-1981 Retrospective [Great Essay]

gamasutra.com — Atari was founded in 1972. This comprehensive look back, filled with quotes from the original creators and other primary sources, offers a detailed peek into the company that popularized video gaming as the '70s turned into the '80s, and created the first viable market for home consoles.

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  • caddyalan, on 08/21/2008, -0/+1I don't recall right now when the management of Atari was all but handed over to the Tramiel family. But hopefully it was *after* that time when Atari staff chose to emphasize profit over quality games. The company's decisions to take games which were supposed to be best sellers and rush them through development helped to ruin the company.
  • MCA2142, on 08/21/2008, -0/+1in short: http://www.onnetworks.com/videos/play-value/the-fa ...
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