Atari 2600
Atari’s 1977 console became a household name after a 1980 Space Invaders port reportedly quadrupled sales, eventually selling 30 million units before its 1992 discontinuation.
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Atari 7800
Shown at CES in January 1984 but frozen for two years when Jack Tramiel took over Atari’s console division, the Atari Corporation 7800 launched nationwide in May 1986 at $79.95.
Atari Jaguar
Marketed as the world’s first 64-bit console, the 1993 Atari Jaguar proved difficult for developers, leaving a thin library and fewer than 150,000 units sold before its 1996 cancellation.
Atari Jaguar CD
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Centipede
Designed by Dona Bailey—one of the first women to design a commercial arcade game—Atari’s 1981 Centipede swapped shooters’ macho tone for pastel colors and a trackball bug hunt.
Dig Dug
Dig Dug’s 1982 hook weaponized the terrain itself: players inflate enemies with an air pump or lure them beneath falling boulders. Namco’s hit later spawned Mr. Driller.
Asteroids
When Atari’s 1979 Asteroids hit arcades, it dethroned Space Invaders as America’s top game, selling over 70,000 cabinets with its wrap-around playfield and splitting-asteroid mechanic.
Battlezone
In 1980, Atari’s Battlezone didn’t just pioneer the first-person 3D arcade shooter—it caught the U.S. Army’s eye, prompting a modified Bradley Trainer for tank gunners.
Gravitar
Atari’s 1982 color vector shooter posed a brutal fuel dilemma: pilots had to tractor-beam tanks from hostile planet surfaces while evading bunkers and gravity wells.
Lunar Lander
Atari’s 1979 Lunar Lander was so quickly eclipsed by Asteroids that the first 300 Asteroids cabinets shipped sporting leftover Lunar Lander artwork on their sides.