The History of Atari Video Game Consoles (1975-1996)
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Have you played Atari today??? Follow Atari from it's humble beginnings to becoming a corporate giant. Let's take an in-depth view of Atari's console history from 1975 until their final days in 1996. We will dive into the businessmen, engineers, programmers, and companies involved in the rise and fall of this once great video games giant.. #atarihistory #videogamehistory #historyofvideogames #retrogaming #retrogamergenx This video is made up of the history sections of my A Look at Video series. Check out the A Look at Series here: 📺📺📺https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyhndwIcnvl_IQ6k8qMvnSlqT2gdhri9i📺📺📺 📖📖📖 Chapters 📖📖📖 0:00 Intro 0:26 Pong 9:06 Atari 2600 (VCS) 13:55 Atari 5200 17:36 Atari 7800 20:55 Atari XEGS 25:57 Atari Jaguar 31:03 Outro 🎶🎶🎶 Music Credits 🎶🎶🎶 Song: The Stencil Game From: The Green Light EP Produced by HAAL Electronica https://haalelectronica.bandcamp.com/track/the-stencil-game Used with permission from HAAL Electronica Check out his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HaalElectronica Song: Moonlight Chronicles From: The Green Light EP Produced by HAAL Electronica https://haalelectronica.bandcamp.com/... Used with permission from HAAL Electronica Check out his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HaalElectro... Song: BOC-2 From: The Green Light EP Produced by HAAL Electronica https://haalelectronica.bandcamp.com/... Used with permission from HAAL Electronica Check out his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HaalElectro... Song: Dreamscapes From: The Green Light EP Produced by HAAL Electronica https://haalelectronica.bandcamp.com/... Used with permission from HAAL Electronica Check out his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HaalElectro... Song: Norm Departure From: The Green Light EP Produced by HAAL Electronica https://haalelectronica.bandcamp.com/... Used with permission from HAAL Electronica Check out his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HaalElectro... Song: G-Funk Rave Produced by: RetrogamerGenX Used with permission of my own. LoL :p Produced with Cakewalk: https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk Song: Lab Mixture Produced by: RetrogamerGenX Used with permission of my own. LoL :p Produced with Cakewalk: https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/its-all-good License code: C7SXDCPJKPNBKRUM
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