Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and video game console and home computer development company which operated between 1972 and 1984. During its years of operation, it developed and produced over 350 arcade, console, and computer games for its own systems, and almost 100 ports of games for home computers such as the Commodore 64. Atari began its operations by developing and producing some of the first arcade video games; the first commercial arcade video game, Computer Space, was released in November 1971 by Atari founders Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in partnership as Syzygy Engineering.[1] The game in part marked the end of the early history of video games and the start of the rise of the commercial video game industry. After its founding in 1972, Atari released Pong, believed to be the third arcade video game after Computer Space and a clone game and the first commercially successful arcade video game machine,[2] and thereafter produced numerous arcade games, including video games and pinball machines.

The arcade game market is split into manufacturers, distributors, and operators; manufacturers like Atari sell game machines to distributors—who handle several types of electronic machines—who in turn sell them to the operators of locations. In the early 1970s, distributors bought games on an exclusive basis, meaning that only one distributor in each distribution region would carry products from a given arcade game manufacturer, restricting the manufacturer to only the operators that distributor sold to. In 1973 Atari set up a secret subsidiary company, Kee Games, which was intended to sell clones of Atari's games in order to reach more distributors; Kee was merged with Atari the following year.[3] Atari itself was sold to Warner Communications in 1976 and merged with Warner's WCI Games division, keeping the name Atari, Inc.[4]

In 1975 Atari released Home Pong, its first of several Pong-based dedicated video game consoles, and in 1977 released its first home video game console, the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed the Atari 2600). From that point onward Atari developed both arcade games and console games, and in 1979 added games for their first home computers, the Atari 400 and 800. Atari produced a second home video game console in 1982, the Atari 5200, and four more home computer versions. Beginning in Summer 1981, Atari published the Atari Program Exchange, a quarterly mail-order catalog of software written for Atari computers by external developers which Atari then distributed to customers. In May 1983, Atari started the Atarisoft division, which produced ports of games by Atari and others for non-Atari home computers. In July 1984, as a result of falling sales due to the video game crash of 1983, Atari, Inc. was split apart by Warner Communications; the arcade division continued as a subsidiary of Warner under the name Atari Games, while the console and computer games divisions were sold off as Atari Corporation.[5]

Games

Atari's dedicated consoles and many of their early console games were licensed for sale through Sears, which often sold them under a different name, on some occasions months prior to the Atari-branded version. When different, these variant names are listed in the table below. When the same arcade game was released with minor variations by Atari and Kee Games, the two games are listed together.

Atari, Inc. games
Title System Release date Developer(s)[lower-alpha 1] Ref(s).
Pong Arcade November 29, 1972 Atari
Dedicated console[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] October 1, 1975 Atari
Space Race Arcade July 16, 1973 Atari [6]
Pong Doubles Arcade September 10, 1973 Atari
Dedicated console (as Pong IV) September 1976 Atari
Gotcha Arcade October 1973 Atari
Elimination Arcade October 1973 Kee Games
Arcade (as Quadrapong) March 1974 Atari [7]
Rebound Arcade February 1974 Atari
Arcade (as Spike) March 1974 Kee Games
Super Pong Arcade February 1974 Atari
Dedicated console July 1976 Atari
World Cup Arcade April 1974[lower-alpha 4] Atari
Gran Trak 10 Arcade May 1974 Atari
Arcade (as Formula K) July 1974 Kee Games
Twin Racer Arcade July 1974 Kee Games
Arcade (as Gran Trak 20) August 1974 Atari
Touch Me Arcade (electronic) October 1974 Atari
Handheld electronic game Fall 1979 Atari
Pin-Pong Arcade October 1974 Atari
Qwak! Arcade November 1974 Atari
Tank Arcade November 5, 1974 Atari
Pursuit Arcade January 1975 Kee Games[lower-alpha 5]
Hi-way Arcade April 1975 Atari
Indy 800 Arcade April 1975 Atari[lower-alpha 6]
Atari 2600 (as Indy 500 (Sears: Race))[lower-alpha 7] September 11, 1977 Atari
Tank II Arcade May 1975 Atari[lower-alpha 6]
Tank III Arcade May 1975 Atari[lower-alpha 6]
Anti-Aircraft Arcade June 1975 Atari
Goal 4 Arcade July 1975 Atari
Shark Jaws Arcade September 1975 Atari[lower-alpha 8]
Crash 'N Score Arcade October 17, 1975 Atari
Jet Fighter Arcade October 17, 1975 Atari[lower-alpha 6]
Steeplechase Arcade October 17, 1975 Atari
Atari 2600 Fall 1981 Atari
Stunt Cycle Arcade January 1976 Atari
Outlaw Arcade March 1976 Atari
Atari 2600 (Sears: Gunslinger) June 1978 Atari
Quiz Show Arcade April 1976 Atari
Tank 8 Arcade April 1976 Atari[lower-alpha 6]
Indy 4 Arcade May 1976 Atari[lower-alpha 6]
Breakout Arcade May 13, 1976 Atari
Atari 2600 (Sears: Breakaway IV) November 1978 Atari
Cops n' Robbers Arcade July 1976 Atari
Flyball Arcade July 1976 Atari
LeMans Arcade August 1976 Atari
Hockey Pong[lower-alpha 3] Dedicated console September 1976 Atari
Super Pong Doubles[lower-alpha 3] Dedicated console (Sears: Super Pong IV) September 1976 Atari
Night Driver Arcade October 1976 Atari
Atari 2600 Summer 1980 Atari
Sprint 2 Arcade November 12, 1976 Atari[lower-alpha 6]
F-1[lower-alpha 9] Arcade November 12, 1976 Namco
Dominos Arcade January 1977 Atari
Super Pong 10 Dedicated console February 1977 Atari
Dominos/4 Arcade February 6, 1977 Atari
The Atarians Pinball February 18, 1977 Atari [8]
Triple Hunt Arcade April 1977 Atari
Sprint 8 Arcade May 1977 Atari[lower-alpha 6]
Drag Race Arcade June 1977 Atari
Pool Shark Arcade June 1977 Atari
Time 2000 Pinball June 1977 Atari
Starship 1 Arcade July 1977 Atari
Atari 2600 (as Star Ship (Sears: Outer Space)) September 11, 1977 Atari
Video Pinball Dedicated console (Sears: Pinball Breakaway) September 1977 Atari
Atari 2600 March 1981 Atari
Airborne Avenger Pinball September 1977 Atari
Super Bug Arcade September 1977 Atari[lower-alpha 6]
Air-Sea Battle Atari 2600 (Sears: Target Fun) September 11, 1977 Atari
Video Olympics Atari 2600 (Sears: Pong Sports) September 11, 1977 Atari
Street Racer Atari 2600 (Sears: Speedway II) September 11, 1977 Atari
Blackjack Atari 2600 September 11, 1977 Atari
Surround Atari 2600 (Sears: Chase) September 11, 1977 Atari
Basic Math Atari 2600 (Sears: Math) September 11, 1977 Atari
Combat Atari 2600 (Sears: Tank-Plus) September 11, 1977 Atari
Ultra Pong Dedicated console October 1977 Atari
Canyon Bomber Arcade November 1977 Atari
Atari 2600 Fall 1979 Atari
Destroyer Arcade November 1977 Atari
Ultra Pong Doubles Dedicated console November 1977 Atari
Stunt Cycle Dedicated console (Sears: Motocross Sports Center IV) November 1977 Atari
Sprint 4 Arcade December 1977 Atari
Sprint 1 Arcade January 1978 Atari
Middle Earth Pinball February 1978 Atari
Ultra Tank Arcade February 1978 Atari[lower-alpha 6]
Sky Raider Arcade March 1978 Atari
Tournament Table Arcade March 1978 Atari
Space War Atari 2600 (Sears: Space Combat) May 1978 Atari
Hangman Atari 2600 (Sears: Spelling) May 1978 Atari
Avalanche Arcade June 1978 Atari
Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Dennis Koble
Fire Truck Arcade June 1978 Atari
Sky Diver Arcade June 1978 Atari
Home Run Atari 2600 (Sears: Baseball) June 1978 Atari
Code Breaker Atari 2600 (Sears: Codebreaker) June 1978 Atari
Hunt & Score Atari 2600 (Sears: Memory Match) June 1978 Atari
Smokey Joe Arcade July 1978 Atari
Slot Racers Atari 2600 (Sears: Maze) July 1978 Atari
Brain Games Atari 2600 August 1978 Atari
Flag Capture Atari 2600 (Sears: Capture) August 1978 Atari
Super Breakout Arcade August 1978 Atari
Atari computers November 1979 Atari
Atari 2600 January 1982 Atari
Atari 5200 October 1982 Atari
Space Riders Pinball September 1978 Atari
Atari Football Arcade October 1978 Atari
Atari 2600 (as Football) Winter 1979 Atari
Orbit Arcade November 1978 Atari
Basketball Atari 2600 December 1978 Atari
Sky Diver Atari 2600 (Sears: Dare Diver) Winter 1979 Atari
Superman Pinball March 5, 1979 Atari
Hercules Pinball April 1979 Atari
Atari 4-Player Football Arcade April 1979 Atari
Basketball Arcade May 1979 Atari
Subs Arcade May 1979 Atari
Atari Baseball Arcade June 1979 Atari
Superman Atari 2600 June 1979 Atari
BASIC Programming Atari 2600 July 1979 Atari
Video Chess Atari 2600 Summer 1979 Atari
Backgammon Atari 2600 Summer 1979 Atari
Lunar Lander Arcade August 1979 Atari
Bowling Atari 2600 Fall 1979 Atari
Casino Atari 2600 (Sears: Poker Plus) Fall 1979 Atari
Human Cannonball Atari 2600 (Sears: Cannon Man) Fall 1979 Atari
Miniature Golf Atari 2600 (Sears: Arcade Golf) Fall 1979 Atari
Slot Machine Atari 2600 (Sears: Slots) Fall 1979 Atari
Asteroids Arcade November 1979 Atari
Atari computers Summer 1981 Atari
Atari 2600 July 1981 Atari
Basketball Atari computers November 1979 Atari
Adventure Atari 2600 1980 Atari [9]
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe Atari computers January 1980 Atari
Atari 2600 Summer 1980 Atari
Star Raiders Atari computers January 1980 Atari [10]
Atari 2600 September 1982 Atari [11]
Atari 5200 January 1983 Atari [12]
Space Invaders[lower-alpha 11] Atari 2600 February 1980 Taito
Atari computers Summer 1980 Taito
Atari 5200 October 1982 Taito
Atari Soccer Arcade April 1980 Atari
Monte Carlo Arcade April 1980 Atari
Hangman Atari computers Spring 1980 Atari
Kingdom Atari computers Spring 1980 Atari
Blackjack Atari computers Spring 1980 Atari
Missile Command Arcade June 1980 Atari
Atari 2600 April 1981 Atari
Atari computers Summer 1981 Atari
Atari 5200 October 1982 Atari
Circus Atari[lower-alpha 12] Atari 2600 (Sears: Circus) Summer 1980 Exidy
Golf Atari 2600 Summer 1980 Atari
Maze Craze Atari 2600 Fall 1980 Atari
Video Checkers Atari 2600 Fall 1980 Atari
Dodge 'Em Atari 2600 Fall 1980 Atari
Battlezone Arcade November 1980 Atari
Atari 2600 August 1983 Atari
Apple II Winter 1984 Atari
IBM PC Winter 1984 Atari
Commodore 64 Winter 1984 Atari
VIC-20 Winter 1984 Atari
Pelé's Soccer Atari 2600 (Sears: Soccer) Winter 1981 Atari
Asteroids Deluxe Arcade April 1981 Atari
Warlords Arcade April 1981 Atari
Atari 2600 June 1981 Atari
Red Baron Arcade May 1981 Atari
Lemonade Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Bob Polaro [13]
Mugwump Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Bob Polaro [13]
Outlaw/Howitzer[lower-alpha 13] Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Hofacker / Elcomp Publishing [13]
Preschool Games Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Bob Polaro [13]
Roman Checkers Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Bob Polaro [13]
Space Trek Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Bob Polaro [13]
Centurion Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Robert Zdybel [13]
Castle Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Robert Zdybel [13]
Wizard's Gold Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 [13]
Sleazy Adventure Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Bob Smith [13]
Alien Egg Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Robert Zdybel [13]
Chinese Puzzle Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Dennis Koble [13]
Sultan's Palace Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Dennis Koble [13]
Anthill Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Steve Bittrolff [13]
Tact Trek Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1981 Robert Zdybel [13]
Centipede Arcade June 1981 Atari
Atari computers June 1982 Atari
Atari 5200 February 1983 Atari
Apple II June 1983 Atari
IBM PC June 1983 Atari
Commodore 64 June 1983 Atari
VIC-20 June 1983 Atari
TI-99/4A June 1983 Atari
ColecoVision October 26, 1983 Atari
Intellivision October 26, 1983 Atari
Stellar Track Atari 2600 Fall 1981 Atari
Dice Poker Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1981 Bob Polaro [14]
747 Landing Simulator Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1981 William J. Graham [14]
Eastern Front (1941) Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1981 Chris Crawford [14]
CodeCracker Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1981 Jose R. Suarez [14]
Domination Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1981 Alan M. Newman [14]
Terry Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1981 Ingrid Langevin Solem [14]
Bumper Pool Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1981 Steve Smith [14]
Minotaur Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1981 Steve Cavin [14]
Lookahead Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1981 Dave Johnson / Johnson Software [14]
Babel Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1981 Joel Gluck [14]
Wizard's Revenge Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1981 Max Manowski [14]
Tempest Arcade October 29, 1981 Atari
Letterman Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Ed Stewart / Ray Lyons [15]
Mathematic-Tac-Toe Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Nadav Caine [15]
Number Blast Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Richard Wiitala [15]
Attank! Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Joel Gluck [15]
Blackjack Casino Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Bill Zimmerman [15]
Block 'Em Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Jose R. Suarez [15]
Caverns of Mars Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Greg Christensen [15]
Dog Daze Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Gray Chang [15]
Downhill Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Mark Reid [15]
Memory Match Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Bruce Frumker [15]
Pro Bowling Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Wesley B. Newell [15]
Reversi II Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Russel Segal [15]
Solitaire Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Mark Reid [15]
Space Chase Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1982 Fernando Herrera [15]
Haunted House Atari 2600 February 1982 Atari
Space Duel Arcade February 16, 1982 Atari
Pac-Man[lower-alpha 14] Atari 2600 March 16, 1982 Namco
Atari computers May 1982 Namco
Atari 5200 October 1982 Namco
Apple II June 1983 Namco
IBM PC June 1983 Namco
Commodore 64 June 1983 Namco
VIC-20 June 1983 Namco
TI-99/4A June 1983 Namco
Intellivision October 26, 1983 Namco
ZX Spectrum Winter 1984 Namco
Block Buster Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Spring 1982 Alan Griesemer / Stephen Bradshaw [16]
Dig Dug[lower-alpha 14] Arcade[lower-alpha 9] April 1982 Namco
Apple II June 1983 Namco
IBM PC June 1983 Namco
Commodore 64 June 1983 Namco
VIC-20 June 1983 Namco
TI-99/4A June 1983 Namco
Atari 2600 October 1983 Namco
Atari 5200 October 1983 Namco
Atari computers January 1984 Namco
Yars' Revenge Atari 2600 May 1982 Atari
Kangaroo Arcade June 1982 Sun Electronics
Atari 2600 June 1983 Sun Electronics
Atari 5200 August 1983 Sun Electronics
Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1983 Sun Electronics [17]
Gravitar Arcade June 1982 Atari
Atari 2600 October 1983 Atari
Defender[lower-alpha 15] Atari 2600 June 1982 Williams Electronics
Atari 5200 December 1982 Williams Electronics
Atari computers December 1982 Williams Electronics
Apple II June 1983 Williams Electronics
IBM PC June 1983 Williams Electronics
Commodore 64 June 1983 Williams Electronics
VIC-20 June 1983 Williams Electronics
TI-99/4A June 1983 Williams Electronics
ColecoVision October 26, 1983 Williams Electronics
Intellivision October 26, 1983 Williams Electronics
Math Gran Prix Atari 2600 July 1982 Atari; Suki Lee
Demons to Diamonds Atari 2600 July 1982 Atari
Frogmaster Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1982 Michael Crick [18]
Checker King Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1982 William H. Northrup [18]
Galahad and the Holy Grail Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1982 Douglas Crockford [18]
Jax-O Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1982 John Oritz [18]
Pushover Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1982 Joel Gluck [18]
Rabbotz Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1982 Jeff Johannigman [18]
Salmon Run Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1982 Bill Williams [18]
Seven Card Stud Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1982 Monty Webb [18]
Berzerk[lower-alpha 16] Atari 2600 August 1982 Stern Electronics
Atari 5200 November 1983 Stern Electronics
Fast Freddie Atari 2600[lower-alpha 17] October 1982 Kaneko
Galaxian[lower-alpha 14] Atari 5200 October 1982 Namco
Atari computers December 1982 Namco
Atari 2600 April 1983 Namco
ColecoVision October 26, 1983 Namco
ZX Spectrum Winter 1984 Atari
Apple II Winter 1984 Atari
IBM PC Winter 1984 Atari
Commodore 64 Winter 1984 Atari
VIC-20 Winter 1984 Atari
RealSports Soccer Atari 5200 October 1982 Atari
Atari 2600 April 1983 General Computer Corporation
RealSports Baseball Atari 2600 October 1982 Atari
Atari 5200 October 1983 Atari
RealSports Volleyball Atari 2600 October 1982 Atari
SwordQuest: EarthWorld Atari 2600 October 1982 Atari
Cribbage Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1982 Jose R. Suarez [19]
Mankala Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1982 Elizabeth Chase MacRae [19]
Snark Hunt Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1982 Jeff Johannigman [19]
Submarine Commander Atari 2600 Fall 1982 Atari
Raiders of the Lost Ark Atari 2600 November 1982 Atari
Millipede Arcade November 18, 1982 Atari
Atari 2600 March 1984 Atari
Pole Position[lower-alpha 9] Arcade November 18, 1982 Namco
Atari 2600 July 1983 Namco
Atari 5200 August 1983 Namco
Atari computers January 1984 Namco
Apple II Winter 1984 Namco
IBM PC Winter 1984 Namco
Commodore 64 Winter 1984 Namco
VIC-20 Winter 1984 Namco
TI-99/4A Winter 1984 Namco
Liberator Arcade November 18, 1982 Atari
Quantum Arcade November 18, 1982 General Computer Corporation; Elizabeth Betty Ryan
RealSports Football Atari 2600 December 1982 Atari
Atari 5200 December 1982 Atari
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Atari 2600 December 1982 Atari
Vanguard Atari 2600 January 1983 Tose
Atari 5200 October 1983 Tose
Phoenix Atari 2600 January 1983
Typo Attack Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1983 David Buehler [20]
Air-Raid! Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1983 Chuck Gibke [20]
Game Show Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1983 Hung A. Pham [20]
Gridiron Glory Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1983 Mike Drury / Bob Graves [20]
Melt-Down Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1983 Stephen Romejko [20]
Phobos Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1983 Greg Christensen [20]
Pushky Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1983 Yakov Epelboim [20]
Quarxon Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1983 Scott Ludwig [20]
Yahtman Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1983 Dan Reinhart [20]
Xevious[lower-alpha 9] Arcade February 1983 Namco
Black Widow Arcade February 1983 Atari
Ms. Pac-Man[lower-alpha 14] Atari 2600 February 1983 Namco
Atari 5200 September 1983 Namco
ZX Spectrum Winter 1984 Namco
Apple II Winter 1984 Namco
IBM PC Winter 1984 Namco
Commodore 64 Winter 1984 Namco
VIC-20 Winter 1984 Namco
TI-99/4A Winter 1984 Namco
SwordQuest: FireWorld Atari 2600 February 1983 Atari
Countermeasure Atari 5200 February 1983 Atari
Popeye[lower-alpha 18] Arcade February 1983 Nintendo
Donkey Kong[lower-alpha 19] Atari computers March 1983 Nintendo
Apple II June 1983 Nintendo
IBM PC June 1983 Nintendo
Commodore 64 June 1983 Nintendo
VIC-20 June 1983 Nintendo
TI-99/4A June 1983 Nintendo
Food Fight Arcade March 1983 General Computer Corporation
Catterpiggle Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Spring 1983 Scott Ludwig [21]
Diggerbonk Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Spring 1983 Steve Robinson [21]
Getaway! Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Spring 1983 Mark Reid [21]
Impact Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Spring 1983 David Buehler [21]
Microsailing Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Spring 1983 Glenn Faden [21]
RealSports Tennis Atari 2600 April 1983 General Computer Corporation
Atari 5200 April 1983 Atari
Arabian Arcade May 1983 Sun Electronics
Star Wars Arcade May 1983 Atari
Jungle Hunt[lower-alpha 11] Atari 2600 June 1983 Taito
Atari 5200 August 1983 Taito
Atari computers January 1984 Taito
Apple II Winter 1984 Taito
IBM PC Winter 1984 Taito
Commodore 64 Winter 1984 Taito
VIC-20 Winter 1984 Taito
TI-99/4A Winter 1984 Taito
The Bean Machine Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1983 Steve Robinson [22]
Bootleg Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1983 Eric Freeman [22]
Can't Quit Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1983 John M. Harris [22]
Dandy Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1983 John H. Palevich [22]
Ennumereight Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1983 Philip J. Baker [22]
Smasher Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Summer 1983 Chris Goodman / John Goodman [22]
Crystal Castles Arcade July 1983 Atari
Arcade April 1984 Atari
Atari Video Cube Atari 2600 July 1983 Atari
Krull Atari 2600 September 1983 Atari
Cookie Monster Munch Atari 2600 September 1983 Atari / Children's Computer Workshop
Alpha Beam with Ernie Atari 2600 September 1983 Atari
Space Dungeon[lower-alpha 11] Atari 5200 September 1983 Atari
The Lone Raider Atari computers September 1983 Atari
Ion Roadway Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1983 Jim Sommers [17]
Space War Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1983 Jay R. Jaeger [17]
Saratoga Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1983 Paul Wehner [17]
Moon Marauder Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1983 Jim Sommers [17]
Excalibur Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1983 Chris Crawford / Larry Summers / Valerie Atkinson [17]
Musical Pilot Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1983 Charlie Kulas [17]
Puzzler Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1983 Paul Lewandowski [17]
Ringmaster Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Fall 1983 Gregor Nowak [17]
Joust[lower-alpha 15] Atari 2600 October 1983 Atari
Atari 5200 October 1983 Atari
Atari computers January 1984 Atari
Apple II Winter 1984 Atari
IBM PC Winter 1984 Atari
Moon Patrol[lower-alpha 20] Atari 2600 October 1983 Irem
Atari 5200 November 1983 Irem
Apple II Winter 1984 Irem
IBM PC Winter 1984 Irem
Commodore 64 Winter 1984 Irem
VIC-20 Winter 1984 Irem
TI-99/4A Winter 1984 Irem
SwordQuest: WaterWorld Atari 2600 October 1983 Atari
Sorcerer's Apprentice Atari 2600 October 1983 Atari
Major Havoc Arcade November 1983 Atari
Pole Position II[lower-alpha 9] Arcade November 1983 Atari
Pigs in Space Atari 2600 November 1983 Atari
Quadrun Atari 2600 November 1983 Atari
Snoopy and the Red Baron Atari 2600 November 1983 Atari
Big Bird's Egg Catch Atari 2600 November 1983 Atari / Children's Computer Workshop
Mario Bros.[lower-alpha 19] Atari 2600 November 1983 Nintendo
Atari 5200 December 1983 Nintendo
Pengo[lower-alpha 21] Atari 5200 November 1983 Coreland
Atari computers January 1984 Coreland
Atari 2600 May 1984 Coreland
Robotron: 2084[lower-alpha 22] Commodore 64 June 1983 Vid Kidz
VIC-20 June 1983 Vid Kidz
Atari 5200 November 1983 Vid Kidz
Apple II October 26, 1983 Vid Kidz
IBM PC October 26, 1983 Vid Kidz
Atari computers January 1984 Vid Kidz
Firefox Arcade January 1984 Atari
Donkey Kong Jr.[lower-alpha 19] Atari computers January 1984 Nintendo
Bellum Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1984 Adam Michael Billyard [23]
Burgers! Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1984 Douglas Crockford [23]
Chambers of Zorp Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1984 Karl Gardner / Tom Konchan [23]
Dragon Quest or A Twist in the Tail Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1984 Ed Churnside [23]
Numberland Nightwatch Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1984 Kendall Brown [23]
Raid on Gravitron Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1984 Jim Sommers [23]
Rush Hour Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1984 Mark Odendahl / Suzy Odendahl [23]
Weakon Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1984 Eric Freeman [23]
Dog Daze Deluze Atari computers[lower-alpha 10] Winter 1984 Gray Chang [23]
Cloak & Dagger Arcade February 1984 Atari
Oscar's Trash Race Atari 2600 March 1984 Atari / Children's Computer Workshop
Bumpomov's Dogs Atari computers March 22, 1984 Atari
Taz Atari 2600 April 1984 Atari
Asterix Atari 2600 April 1984 Atari
Obélix Atari 2600 April 1984 Atari; Suki Lee
Choplifter[lower-alpha 23] Atari 2600 May 1984 Dan Gorlin
I, Robot Arcade June 1984 Atari
Stargate[lower-alpha 15] Apple II June 1984 Williams Electronics
IBM PC June 1984 Williams Electronics
Atari 2600 June 1984 Williams Electronics
Gremlins Atari 2600 June 1984 Atari
Apple II June 1984 Atari
IBM PC June 1984 Atari
Commodore 64 June 1984 Atari

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The original developer of the game, rather than the developer of a specific port of the game
  2. ↑ The dedicated console version of Pong is commonly referred to as Home Pong, despite not bearing that name.
  3. 1 2 3 Initially released through Sears under the same name as the later Atari version
  4. ↑ World Cup was released solely in Europe
  5. ↑ Kee Games officially merged with Atari in September 1974; Pursuit was the last game developed by Kee as a distinct company, though the brand continued to be used.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Released under the Kee Games brand after the company merged with Atari
  7. ↑ 2-player console game version of the 8-player arcade game Indy 800
  8. ↑ Shark Jaws was the only game by Atari released under the Horror Games brand.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Namco arcade game published by Atari in North America
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 Beginning in Summer 1981, Atari published the Atari Program Exchange, a quarterly mail-order catalog of software written for Atari computers by external developers which Atari then distributed to customers.
  11. 1 2 3 Console and computer game versions of the Taito arcade game
  12. ↑ Console game version of the Exidy arcade game Circus
  13. ↑ Computer game version of the Taito arcade game Gun Fight
  14. 1 2 3 4 Console and computer game versions of a Namco arcade game
  15. 1 2 3 Console game version of the Williams Electronics arcade game
  16. ↑ Console version of the Stern Electronics arcade game
  17. ↑ Kaneko arcade game published by Atari in Europe
  18. ↑ Nintendo arcade game published by Atari in Europe
  19. 1 2 3 Console and computer game versions of the Nintendo arcade game
  20. ↑ Console version of an Irem arcade game
  21. ↑ Console version of a Coreland arcade game
  22. ↑ Console version of a Vid Kidz arcade game
  23. ↑ Console version of the Dan Gorlin Apple II game

References

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  3. ↑ Atari, Inc., p. 120
  4. ↑ "What the Hell has Nolan Bushnell Started?". Next Generation. Imagine Media (4): 6–11. April 1995.
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  6. ↑ Atari, Inc., p. 98
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