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Atari If you are looking for answers to questions such as “what year did Atari come out” or “where
can I find 80s free games online”, then look no further. Atari took the world by storm and began the Video Arcade Industry
in 1972, when it released the arcade game Pong. Five years later in 1977, the company once again changed the face of entertainment
when it introduced the first home video game console or VCS (video computer system). The innovation of the VCS was that the
game was housed in a changeable game cartridge, not on the console itself. This allowed users to play an infinite number
of games, instead of just one as it was with the original Pong. As the number one video game console maker, Atari was a driving
force behind 80’s game play both at home and in the arcades, and the precursor to all the video and online gaming that
has come since. While Atari and games such as Pong and Space Invaders began this entertainment revolution, a maze like game
featuring a small yellow circle, which gobbled up colorful ghosts, defined 80’s game play. Developed by Namco, Pac-Man
arrived in arcades across the United States in the early 80’s and quickly became a social trend. In no time Pac-Man
leaped off the game screen and onto to everything from t-shirts and toys to breakfast cereal, pasta, and onto the small screen
with a Saturday morning cartoon. Thanks to the innovative designers of Atari and Pac-Man, people of all ages were given a
form of entertainment unlike anything seen before. Today lovers of the games which started it all can play their favorite
80’s arcade games online thanks to the internet. You can go straight to the Atari web site and play these vintage games
online (with free registration).
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