A Brief History of Atari, Part 1

A Wild Start

In honor of Atari’s 50th anniversary this week, I present A Brief History of Atari over the next three weeks, be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss anything!

It all started with Nolan Bushnell, who founded Atari on June 27, 1972 after his first company (Syzygy) and first arcade game (Computer Space) failed, probably because of their terrible names. Atar…