atari is no more

uck51js9zml2yt

On phone so no link.
I heard on radio today that Atari has closed its doors after 40 years.
They can't compete with Xbox etc.

So I guess that puts an end to it being included in polls.

WindSock

Lynx to back up this claim?

Allyall

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056861362

El Guapo!

WindSock wrote: »

Lynx to back up this claim?

I'd say he's lion

Bad Santa

WindSock wrote: »

Lynx to back up this claim?

Damn, I wanted to get the pole position post.

Duggy747

The Jaguar's patent had been sold off years ago and is now used as a dentistry machine :pac:

super_furry

Atari died a long time ago. French holding company Infogrames bought the name and the logo years ago but did nothing with them.

endacl

Ah well....

InTheTrees

I used to work at the old Atari in Silicon valley and the real "Atari" closed years ago.

But ten years ago(?) a french company (Infogrames) bought the Atari name. But other than the name and some game rights there was no connection to the famous old company.

So no need to mourn. Some iteration will probably resurface eventually.

InTheTrees

super_furry wrote: »

Atari died a long time ago. French holding company Infogrames bought the name and the logo years ago but did nothing with them.

To be fair Infogrames was a well respected game company with a good track record.

uck51js9zml2yt

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/01/21/ataris-united-states-division-files-for-bankruptcy/

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-21/atari-u-s-operations-file-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy.html

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_22421348/atari-u-s-files-bankruptcy-breakaway-from-french

Is that enough links:D

Allyall

They are just filing for Bankruptcy to separate from Infogrames. They want to be Atari without any control from anybody else.

InTheTrees

Allyall wrote: »

They want to be Atari without any control from anybody else.

True. Except they're selling the logo which I dont quite understand because I dont think they're selling the name(???).

I think Nolan Bushnell is on the board of the french company so hopefully he's got a hand in this and there's a plan afoot.

Allyall

InTheTrees wrote: »

True. Except they're selling the logo which I dont quite understand because I dont think they're selling the name(???).

I think Nolan Bushnell is on the board of the french company so hopefully he's got a hand in this and there's a plan afoot.

Are they selling the logo? :eek::eek:

I thought that was an earner for then the last few years, licensing it out to people?

Jaysus, i wonder how much the logo goes for, that would be worth a lot for licencing i'd say. T-shirts, probably a line of clothing.. :rolleyes:

MadsL

Kenia Greasy Wildebeest wrote: »

On phone so no link.
I heard on radio today that Atari has closed its doors after 40 years.
They can't compete with Xbox etc.

So I guess that puts an end to it being included in polls.

<replaces poll option with Amstrad 128 Colour>

super_furry

InTheTrees wrote: »

I used to work at the old Atari in Silicon valley and the real "Atari" closed years ago.

Jesus when was that? You must have some stories.

Allyall

^^
I hadn't noticed that post (He used to work in original Atari)..

I was too busy following the story about the Dental Camera..

Daroxtar

super_furry wrote: »

Jesus when was that? You must have some stories.

There was this one time when we put a BASIC command in the middle of some COBOL. Maaad

Allyall

I remember the time Frogger put a fly in Yar's sandwich, Oh, the craic we had.

But it didn't end there..

super_furry

Oddly enough Howard Scott Warshaw, the man who created Yar's Revenge writes a great column about life at Atari during the 80s. I think it's fascinating to read how a new form of entertainment was created by a bunch of teenagers who didn't know what they doing.

EoghanIRL

Atari jaguar

Allyall

super_furry wrote: »

Oddly enough Howard Scott Warshaw, the man who created Yar's Revenge writes a great column about life at Atari during the 80s. I think it's fascinating to read how a new form of entertainment was created by a bunch of teenagers who didn't know what they doing.

I'm after reading loads there, beginning with Atari on Wikipedia, then going off following links.. Onceuponatari.com? Is that the column?
Then went further reading. Mad. They were about to buy Nintendo and were the fastest growing company in the world.. and the biggest.. Is there a book?

Will look around..

super_furry

Yeah, he writes a monthly column in the GamesTM magazine but there's a load of his previous articles on that site http://onceuponatari.com/archives/gamestm/index.html

Gummy Panda

WindSock wrote: »

Lynx to back up this claim?

NERD!!!!

Jimminy Mc Fukhead

Kenia Greasy Wildebeest wrote: »

So I guess that puts an end to it being included in polls.

Why would that be now?

InTheTrees

super_furry wrote: »

Jesus when was that? You must have some stories.

It was during the decline when there was 2 "divisions". I worked on arcade games. Driving games mostly. We had a driving "model" that was the most realistic of all the arcade game makers, add to that force feedback steering, manual gear lever, clutch, brake and accel and a Huge Sub Woofer in the seat that made it feel like there was a V8 behind you when you revved, made it incredibly fun.

And it was the beginning of networking games together (early 90's) so you can imagine having four of those units hooked together in the lab made for long evenings.

...anyway... yes. It was Fun. While it lasted!

InTheTrees

Allyall wrote: »

I'm after reading loads there, beginning with Atari on Wikipedia, then going off following links.. Onceuponatari.com? Is that the column?
Then went further reading. Mad. They were about to buy Nintendo and were the fastest growing company in the world.. and the biggest.. Is there a book?

Will look around..

Steve Jobs worked there.

Allyall

InTheTrees wrote: »

Steve Jobs worked there.

Yeah, just read that, and Wozniack. But they decided to break out..













I'll must leave now..

Capt'n Midnight

If they are selling off the assets we could buy the "jaguar" trademark ?