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Have you played Atari today? Welcome to www.atarihistory.de, one of the world's most comprehensive pages about the (arguably) most famous company in world history: Atari! Atari started the video-game business as we know it today; they invented such incredible games as 'Pong', 'Centipede', 'Asteroids', and 'Tempest', the world's first game based on vector graphics! What started as a $500 adventure for two men grew into a multi-billion-dollar company and went back down to earth about 25 years later. Atari gave us precious things like 'Pong', the 'Atari VCS', the 'Atari ST' computer, and the famous 'Lynx', as well as the underestimated 64-bit system 'Jaguar'! The story of Atari isn't very easy to tell... it's a story of many misunderstandings, mistakes, ups and downs; a story that ended abruptly in 1996 when Atari left the business through the back door. (Atari NEVER filed for bankruptcy.) No one really noticed it or truly took care, apart from the many fans who keep the company's memory and spirit alive until this day! Since the 'new' Atari is no longer the company that was established in 1972, July 30th, 1996 marks the end of an era in electronic entertainment. Now, take your personal tour and have fun with the 'original' Atari! www.atarihistory.de is the official member site of the 'AHS' ('Atari Historical Society') for Continental Europe.
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