Atari Games

Former American arcade game developer

Atari Games Corporation

Logo used until 1996

Type| Private
Industry| Video games
Predecessor| Atari, Inc.
Founded| January 11, 1985; 38 years ago (1985-01-11)
Founder| Warner Communications
Defunct| February 7, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-02-07) (disbanded by Midway)
Fate| Merged into and later closed by Midway Games
Headquarters| 675 Sycamore Dr.,

Milpitas, California

U.S.

Key people

* Hideyuki Nakajima
(president, 1985–1994)
* Dan Van Elderen
(president, 1995–2003)
* Ed Logg (game designer)

Products|

* Gauntlet
* Marble Madness
* Paperboy
* Klax
* Hard Drivin'

Number of employees

| 700
Parent|

* Namco (1985–1987)[a]
* Time Warner Interactive (1993–1996)
* Midway Games (1996–2003)

Divisions| Tengen

Atari Games Corporation, known as Midway Games West Inc. after 1999, was an American producer of arcade games. It was formed in 1985 when the coin-operated arcade game division of Atari, Inc. was transferred by Warner Communications to a joint venture with Namco. It was one of several successor companies to use the name Atari. The company developed and published games for arcades and across consumer gaming consoles such as the Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and other platforms using the Tengen label. Some of the games Atari had developed include Tetris, Road Runner, RoadBlasters and Primal Rage. After Time Warner reassumed full ownership in 1994, the company was sold to WMS Industries in 1996, and became part of Midway Games when that company was spun-off by WMS in 1998. It ceased operations in 2003 and its former assets were sold back to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (now Warner Bros. Games) in 2009 following Midway's bankruptcy.

## History[edit]

When the Atari, Inc. division of Warner Communications lost $500 million in the first three quarters of 1983, its arcade coin-op division was the only one to make money.[2] In 1984, Warner sold Atari's consumer products division to Jack Tramiel;[3] he named this company Atari Corporation. Warner retained the coin-op division and a few other assets and changed the name of Atari, Inc. to Atari Games, Inc.[4] The agreement between Tramiel and Warner Communications was that Atari Games must always include the "Games" after "Atari" on its logo and that Atari Games could not use the Atari brand at all in the consumer market (computers and home consoles). Atari Games retained most of the same employees and managers that had worked at the old Atari Inc. It was able to carry on with many of its projects from before the transition. Atari Corp., in contrast, froze projects and streamlined staff and operations. In 1985, Warner Communications and Namco jointly formed a new corporation, AT Games, Inc., and Warner transferred the coin-operated games division of Atari Games to the new corporate entity. Namco owned the controlling interest in the new company, while Warner retained 40%. Warner subsequently renamed Atari Games, Inc. to Atari Holdings, Inc., and AT Games became Atari Games Corporation. Namco later lost interest in operating Atari Games and sold 33% of its shares to a group of employees led by Hideyuki Nakajima, who had been the president of Atari Games since 1985. As the company was now split between three entities, Warner (40%), Namco (40%), and the employees (20%), and none of them held a controlling share, Atari Games effectively became an independent company.[5] Atari Ireland was a subsidiary of Atari Games that manufactured their games for the European market; while under Namco, Atari Ireland also manufactured Sega's Hang-On (1985) for the European market.[6]

Atari Games continued to manufacture arcade games and units, and starting in 1988, also sold cartridges for the Nintendo Entertainment System under the Tengen brand name, including a version of Tetris. The companies exchanged a number of lawsuits in the late 1980s related to disputes over the rights to Tetris and Tengen's circumvention of Nintendo's lockout chip, which prevented third parties from creating unauthorized games. (Atari Games' legal battles with Nintendo were separate from those of Atari Corporation, which also exchanged lawsuits with Nintendo in the late 1980s and early 1990s.) The suit finally reached a settlement in 1994, with Atari Games paying Nintendo cash damages and use of several patent licenses.[7]

In 1989, Warner Communications merged with Time Inc., forming Time Warner. In 1993, Time Warner reacquired a controlling interest in Atari Games and made it a subsidiary of its Time Warner Interactive division. While the company initially maintained the Atari Games brand for arcade games under the new ownership, the Tengen brand was dropped in favor of the Time Warner Interactive label.[8] In mid-1994, the Atari Games, Tengen, and Time Warner Interactive names were all consolidated under the Time Warner Interactive banner.[9]

On July 12, 1994, Nakajima died at the age of 64.[10]

In April 1996, after an unsuccessful bid by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, the company was sold to WMS Industries, owners of the Williams, Bally and Midway arcade brands, which restored the use of the Atari Games name.[11][12] According to Atari Games president Dan Van Elderen, in 1995, Time Warner decided to exit the video game business and instructed the management at Atari Games to find a buyer for themselves, which surprised him because usually parent companies choose the buyers for their subsidiaries.[4] Time Warner would not return to the video game business until the formation of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on January 14, 2004.

On April 6, 1998, the video game assets of WMS Industries were spun off as a new independent company called Midway Games,[8] which then gained control of the Atari Games division. Meanwhile, Hasbro Interactive acquired the Atari brand for the home market from JTS Corporation that same year.[13] With the changes in ownership of the two companies, on November 19, 1999, Atari Games Corporation was renamed Midway Games West Inc.,[14][8] resulting in the Atari Games name no longer being used.

In 2001, Midway Games exited the arcade industry, due to a decline in the market. Despite this, Midway Games West continued to produce games for the home market until it was disbanded on February 7, 2003,[8] after a slump in game sales. Although no longer in operation, Midway Games West continued to exist as a holding entity for the copyrights and trademarks of the games originally from Atari Games. In February 2009, Midway Games filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and in July 2009, most of Midway's assets were sold to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, ultimately bringing all of the Atari Games properties back to Time Warner again.[15]

## Games[edit]

### Developed[edit]

Year  | Title  | Original platform(s)  | Publisher  | Co-developer

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1984  | Marble Madness | Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Apple II, IBM PC, Apple IIGS, Nintendo Entertainment System, X68000, PC-9800 series, Game Boy, FM Towns, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Master System, Game Gear, Game Boy Color, BlackBerry | Atari Games  | Electronic Arts (AGA/GEN), Sandcastle (ST/C64/AII//PC/IIGS), Rare (NES), Home Data (X68K/PC-98/FMT), GameBrains (GB), Tengen (MS/GG/MD), Digital Eclipse (GBC), EA Mobile (BB)
1985  | Paperboy | Arcade, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore 64, TRS-80 Color Computer, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Atari ST, Atari Lynx, Game Boy, Master System, Game Gear, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Boy Color, J2ME, Xbox Live Arcade, BlackBerry, iOS | Atari Games, Namco | Elite Systems (AE/BBCM/C16/C64/ZXS/CPC/AGA/ST), Kingsoft GmbH (CP/4), Mindscape (AII/IIGS), Magpie Computer Developments (DOS), Eastridge Technology (NES), Al Baker & Associates (Lynx), Tiertex (MS/GG), MotiveTime (GEN), GameBrains (GBC), MoJive (J2ME), Digital Eclipse (XBLA), Vivid Games (iOS)
Peter Pack Rat | Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum  | Atari Games  | Software Creations (CPC/C64/ZXS)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Apple II, MS-DOS  | Atari Games  | Paragon Programming (CPC/ST/DOS), U.S. Gold (MSX), Tengen (C64/NES/AII), Level Systems (AGA)
Gauntlet | Arcade, Atari 8-bit family, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Apple IIGS, Apple II, Nintendo Entertainment System, Macintosh, Master System, J2ME, Xbox Live Arcade  | Atari Games  | Gremlin Graphics (Atari 8-bit/CPC/C64/MSX/ZXS), Adventure Soft (ST), Mindscape (DOS/AII/IIGS), Tengen (NES), Sorcerer's Apprentice Software Productions (Mac OS), Tiertex (MS), TKO Software (J2ME), Digital Eclipse (XBLA)
1986  | Super Sprint | Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Nintendo Entertainment System  | Atari Games  | Catalyst Coders/Software Studios (CPC/C64/ZXS), State of the Art (ST), Tengen (NES)
Road Runner | Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari 2600, MS-DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System  | Atari Games  | Canvas Software (CPC/ST/C64/ZXS), Atari Corporation (2600), Banana Development (DOS), Beam Software (NES)
Gauntlet II | Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, MS-DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, PlayStation Network | Atari Games  | Gremlin Graphics (CPC/C64/ST/ZXS/AGA), Mindscape (DOS/NES), Tengen (GB), Backbone Emeryville (PSN)
Championship Sprint | Arcade, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, PlayStation Network  | Atari Games  | Catalyst Coders/Software Studios (C64/CPC/ZXS), Backbone Emeryville (PSN)
720° | Arcade, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Color  | Atari Games  | Tiertex (C64/ZXS/CPC), Tengen (NES), GameBrains (GBC)
1987  | RoadBlasters | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari Lynx, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive  | Atari Games  | Probe Software (AGA/ST), DJL Software (CPC/ZXS), Beam Software (NES), Atari Corporation (Lynx), Tengen/Sterling Silver Software (GEN)
APB | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, Atari Lynx  | Atari Games  | Walking Circles (AGA/CPC/ST/C64/DOS/ZXS), Quicksilver Software (Lynx)
Xybots | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Atari Lynx  | Atari Games  | Teque Software Development (AGA/CPC/ST/C64/MSX/ZXS), NuFX (Lynx)
1988  | Blasteroids | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum  | Atari Games  | Teque Software Development (AGA/CPC/ST/C64/MSX/ZXS)
Vindicators | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64  | Atari Games  | Consult Computer Systems (AGA/C64), Consult Software (CPC/ST/ZXS), Westwood Associates (NES)
Toobin' | Arcade, MSX, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, ZX Spectrum, Game Boy Color  | Atari Games  | Teque Software Development (MSX/AGA/CPC/ST/C64/DOS/ZXS), Tengen (NES), Digital Eclipse (GBC)
Cyberball | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, ZX Spectrum, Nintendo Entertainment System  | Atari Games  | Quixel (AGA/CPC/ST/C64/DOS/ZXS), Sega (GEN), Tengen (NES)
1989  | Hard Drivin' | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Atari Lynx, Commodore 64  | Atari Games  | Teque Software Development (AGA), Binary Design (CPC/ZXS), Sterling Silver Software (GEN), NuFX (Lynx)
Tetris | Arcade, Nintendo Entertainment System  | Atari Games  | Tengen (NES)
Vindicators Part II | Arcade  | Atari Games  | —
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, SAM Coupé, ZX Spectrum  | Atari Games  | Teque Software Development (AGA/CPC/ST/C64/DOS/ZXS), Tengen (SAM)
Tournament Cyberball 2072 | Arcade, Atari Lynx, Xbox Live Arcade  | Atari Games  | BlueSky Software (Lynx), Digital Eclipse (XBLA)
S.T.U.N. Runner | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, Atari Lynx  | Atari Games  | The Kremlin (AGA/C64/DOS), Mind's Eye (CPC/ZXS), Tengen (ST), Al Baker & Associates (Lynx)
Skull & Crossbones | Arcade, Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX, Spectrum  | Atari Games  | Tengen (NES), Walking Circles (AGA/CPC/ST/C64/DOS/ZXS)
1990  | Badlands | Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC  | Atari Games  | Teque London (AGA/ST/C64/ZXS/CPC)
Klax | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Game Boy, Atari Lynx, MSX, Nintendo Entertainment System, PC-8800 series, PC-9800 series, SAM Coupé, X68000, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Master System, Game Gear, Game Boy Color  | Atari Games, Namco  | Teque Software Development (AGA/CPC/ST/C64/DOS/MSX/ZXS), A.C.P. (BBCM), Atari Corporation (2600/Lynx), Hudson Soft (PC-88/PC-98/X68K), ICE Software (SAM), Tengen (GB/NES/GEN/TG-16/MS/GG), Digital Eclipse (GBC)
Hydra | Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari Lynx  | Atari Games  | Moonstone Computing (CPC/ZXS),ICE Software (AGA/ST/C64), NuFX (Lynx)
ThunderJaws | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64  | Atari Games  | The Kremlin (AGA/CPC/ST/C64)
Pit-Fighter | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, ZX Spectrum, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Atari Lynx, Game Boy, Master System  | Atari Games  | Teque London (AGA/CPC/ST/C64/ZXS), Oxford Mobius (DOS), Tengen (SNES/GB), Sterling Silver Software (GEN), Al Baker & Associates (Lynx), The Kremlin (MS)
Race Drivin' | Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn | Atari Games  | Walking Circles (AGA/ST/DOS), Imagineering (SNES), Argonaut Software (GB), Polygames (GEN), Time Warner Interactive (SS)
Shuuz! | Arcade  | Atari Games  | —
1991  | Rampart | Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Master System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Atari Lynx, Game Boy Color  | Atari Games  | The Kremlin (AGA/ST/C64), Bitmasters (DOS/NES/SNES), Punk Development/Developer Resources (MS), Tengen (GEN), C-lab. (GB), Atari Corporation (Lynx), Digital Eclipse (GBC)
Batman | Arcade  | Atari Games  | —
Race Drivin' Panorama | Arcade  | Atari Games  | —
Road Riot 4WD | Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari Falcon | Atari Games  | Equilibrium (SNES), Images Software (Falcon)
Steel Talons | Arcade, Atari Lynx, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari Falcon  | Atari Games  | NuFX (Lynx), Polygames (GEN), Panoramic Software (SNES), Tengen (Falcon)
Off the Wall | Arcade  | Atari Games  | —
1992  | Relief Pitcher | Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System  | Atari Games  | Tengen (SNES)
Guardians of the 'Hood | Arcade  | Atari Games  | —
Moto Frenzy | Arcade  | Atari Games  | —
Space Lords | Arcade  | Atari Games  | —
1994  | T-MEK | Arcade, 32X, MS-DOS  | Atari Games  | Bits Corporation (32X/DOS)
Primal Rage | Arcade, Game Boy, Game Gear, MS-DOS, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, 32X, Atari Jaguar CD, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Amiga  | Time Warner Interactive  | Probe Software (GB/GG/GEN/3DO/JAG CD/PS/SS/AGA), Teeny Weeny Games (DOS), Bitmasters (SNES), Time Warner Interactive (32X)
1996  | Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey | Arcade, Nintendo 64 | Atari Games  | Williams Entertainment, Midway Games (N64)
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing | Arcade, Nintendo 64, PlayStation  | Atari Games  | Midway Games (N64), Climax Development (PS)
1997  | Mace: The Dark Age | Arcade, Nintendo 64  | Atari Games  | Midway Games (N64)
San Francisco Rush the Rock: Alcatraz Edition | Arcade, Microsoft Windows | Atari Games  | Midway Games (WIN)
1998  | California Speed | Arcade, Nintendo 64  | Atari Games  | Midway Games (N64)
Gauntlet Legends | Arcade, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast | Atari Games, SNK | Midway Games (N64/PS/DC)
Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA | Nintendo 64  | Midway Games  | —
1999  | War Final Assault | Arcade  | Atari Games  | —
Road Burners | Arcade  | Atari Games  | —
San Francisco Rush 2049 | Arcade, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast  | Atari Games  | Midway Games (N64/DC)

### Published[edit]

Year  | Title  | Original platform(s)  | Developer  | Co-Publisher  | Ref.

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1987  | Rolling Thunder | Arcade, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System, ZX Spectrum | Namco | Namco, U.S. Gold (C64/AGA/CPC/ST/ZX), Tengen | [16][17]
Dunk Shot | Arcade  | Sega | Sega  | [16][17][18]
Dragon Spirit | Arcade, X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, MS-DOS | Namco  | Namco, Micomsoft (X68K), NEC (TG-16), Domark (AGA/CPC/C64/ZXS/ST/DOS), Bandai (NES)  | [16][17]
R.B.I. Baseball | Arcade, Nintendo Entertainment System  | Namco  | Namco, Tengen  | [16][17]
Pac-Mania | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, X68000, Nintendo Entertainment System, Acorn Archimedes, Master System, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, BREW, J2ME, Zeebo | Namco  | Namco, Grandslam Interactive (AGA/CPC/ST/C64/MSX/ZXS), Micomsoft (X68K), Tengen (NES/GEN), Domark (AA), TecMagik (MS)  | [16][17]
1988  | Galaga '88 | Arcade, TurboGrafx-16, X68000, i-mode, EZweb | Namco  | Namco, NEC (TG-16), Micomsoft (X68K)  | [16][17][19]
Final Lap | Arcade, Famicom | Namco  | Namco, Namcot (FC)  | [16][17]
Assault | Arcade  | Namco  | Namco  | [16][17]
1989  | Splatterhouse | Arcade, TurboGrafx-16, FM Towns, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, iOS, J2ME, BlackBerry | Namco Splatter Team | Namco, Ving, MediaKite Distribution  | [16][17]
Four Trax | Arcade, Sega Mega Drive | Namco  | Namco  | [16][17][20]
1990  | Mad Dog McCree | Arcade, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DVD, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, Philips CD-i, PlayStation Network, Sega CD, Wii | American Laser Games | CapDisc (CD-i), Digital Leisure (iOS/Windows/Wii), Engine Software (3DS)  | [17]
1993  | Knuckle Bash | Arcade  | Toaplan | Toaplan  | [17][21]
World Rally | Arcade  | Zigurat Software | Gaelco, Sigma  | [17][22][23]
1994  | Cops | Arcade  | Nova Production  | —  | [17]
1995  | Area 51 | Arcade, Microsoft Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation | Mesa Logic  | Time Warner Interactive, Midway Games, SoftBank, GT Interactive, Tectoy | [24][25][26]
1997  | Maximum Force | Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows  | Mesa Logic  | SNK, Midway Games, GT Interactive  | [27]
Surf Planet | Arcade  | Zigurat Software  | Gaelco  | [17]
1998  | Radikal Bikers | Arcade, PlayStation  | Gaelco  | Gaelco, SNK, Infogrames (PS)  | [28][29]
Vapor TRX | Arcade  | Atari Games  | Blue Shift  | [17]
Area 51: Site 4 | Arcade  | Mesa Logic  | —  | [30]

### Cancelled[edit]

Title[31] | Genre  | Publisher(s)  | Planned Release Date/Last Year Developed or Mentioned  | Notes/Reasons

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Accelerator | Racing  | Atari Games  | 1988  | Two-player split-screen racing game.[32]
Arcade Classics | Compilation  | Atari Games  | 1992  | Enhanced compilations of Centipede and Missile Command.[33]
Battle Mech | Fighting  | Atari Games  | 1992  | Artwork under ownership of former Accolade artist Stu Shepherd.[34]
Beat Head | Puzzle  | Atari Games  | 1993  | Tile-matching puzzle game.[35]
Beavis and Butt-Head | Beat 'em up  | Atari Games  | April 9, 2016  | Based upon MTV's eponymous animated series. Runs on a 3DO Interactive Multiplayer-related hardware.[36]
BMX Heat | Racing  | Atari Games  | 1991  | Motorcycle racing game.[37]
BloodLust I.K.3 | Fighting  | Atari Games  | 1998-02  | Sequel to International Karate + developed by System 3. Runs on a PC-based hardware.[38]
Cyberstorm | Fighting  | Atari Games  | March 23, 2018  | Street Fighter II-styled mecha fighting game. Cancelled due to poor aesthetics and animations. Playtested at a Golfland amusement center.[39]
Danger Express | Run and gun  | Atari Games  | 1992  | Discontinued after location testing.[40]
Fishin' Frenzy | Fishing  | Time Warner Interactive | 1995  | Playtested but full production was scrapped due to lack of earnings.[41] Runs on COJAG hardware.
Freeze | Puzzle  | Atari Games  | 1996-12  | Showcased at the 1996 AMOA show.[42] Runs on COJAG hardware.
Guts and Glory | Shoot 'em up  | Atari Games  | 1989  | Two-player war-themed shoot 'em up game.[43]
Hard Drivin's Airborne | Racing  | Atari Games  | 1993  | Sequel to Hard Drivin' II: Drive Harder.[44]
Hot Rod Rebels | Racing  | —  | 2000  | Sequel to San Francisco Rush 2049. Runs on a PC-based hardware.[45]
Marble Man: Marble Madness II | Platform, Racing  | Atari Games  | September 11, 2008  | Sequel to Marble Madness.[46]
Metal Maniax | Vehicular combat  | Atari Games  | 1994  | Development was scrapped due to lack of popularity among arcade players.[47]
Meanstreak | Racing, Vehicular combat  | Atari Games  | January 15, 2008  | Vehicular combat racing game.[48]
Primal Rage II | Fighting  | Atari Games  | March 23, 2018  | Sequel to Primal Rage.[39]
Road Riot's Revenge Rally | Racing  | Atari Games  | 1993  | Sequel to Road Riot 4WD.[49]
Sparkz | Puzzle  | —  | 1992  | Grid-based puzzle game.[50]
Street Drivin' | Racing  | Atari Games  | 1993  | Sequel to Hard Drivin's Airborne.[51]
Tenth Degree | Fighting  | Atari Games  | March 23, 2018  | 3D fighting game developed by former Capcom employees.[39]
Vicious Circle | Fighting  | Atari Games  | October 18, 2020  | Killer Instinct-styled fighting game.[52] Runs on COJAG hardware.

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Namco acquired majority ownership of Atari Games on February 5, 1985.[1] Warner Communications and its successor, Time Warner, continued to own a minority interest in Atari Games after Warner sold controlling interest of the company to Namco. Warner did not fully divest itself of Atari Games until 1996.

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## External links[edit]

* Official website (from the Internet Archives Wayback Machine)

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Games|

| Developed|

| 1980s|

* Marble Madness
* Paperboy
* Peter Pack Rat
* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
* Gauntlet
* Super Sprint
* Road Runner
* Gauntlet II
* Championship Sprint
* 720°
* RoadBlasters
* APB
* Xybots
* Blasteroids
* Vindicators
* Toobin'
* Cyberball
* Hard Drivin'
* Tetris
* Vindicators Part II
* Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
* Tournament Cyberball 2072
* S.T.U.N. Runner
* Skull & Crossbones

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1990s|

* Badlands
* Klax
* Hydra
* ThunderJaws
* Pit-Fighter
* Race Drivin'
* Rampart
* Batman
* Race Drivin' Panorama
* Road Riot 4WD
* Steel Talons
* Off the Wall
* Relief Pitcher
* Guardians of the 'Hood
* Space Lords
* T-MEK
* Primal Rage
* Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
* San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
* Mace: The Dark Age
* San Francisco Rush the Rock: Alcatraz Edition
* California Speed
* Gauntlet Legends
* Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA
* War Final Assault
* Road Burners
* San Francisco Rush 2049

Cancelled|

* Marble Man: Marble Madness II
* Beavis and Butt-Head
* Primal Rage II

Published|

| 1980s|

* Rolling Thunder
* Dragon Spirit
* R.B.I. Baseball
* Pac-Mania
* Galaga '88
* Final Lap
* Assault
* Splatterhouse
* Four Trax

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1990s|

* Mad Dog McCree
* Knuckle Bash
* World Rally
* Cops
* Area 51
* Maximum Force
* Radikal Bikers
* Area 51: Site 4

People|

* Mark Cerny
* Brad Fuller
* Ed Logg
* Dave Theurer
* Dave Akers
* Richard Marriott
* Pete Kleinow
* Steve Ritchie

See also|

* Warner Communications
* Namco
* Tengen
* Time Warner Interactive
* Midway Games
* Atari Games Corp. v. Oman
* Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America Inc.

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Corporations|

| Primary|

* Atari, Inc. (1972–1992)
* Atari Corporation (1984–1996)
* Atari SA

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Subsidiaries
and spin-offs|

* Atari Games
* Atari Interactive
* Chuck E. Cheese (1977–1980)
* Cyan Engineering
* Kee Games
* MobyGames
* Nightdive Studios
* Tengen

Arcades
and amusements|

* Anti-Aircraft
* Asteroids
* Asteroids Deluxe
* Atari Basketball
* Atari Football
* Avalanche
* Battlezone
* Black Widow
* Breakout
* Canyon Bomber
* Centipede
* Cloak & Dagger
* Crash 'N Score
* Crystal Castles
* Destroyer
* Dominos
* Fire Truck
* Firefox
* Food Fight
* Gotcha
* Gran Trak 10
* Gran Trak 20
* Gravitar
* Hi-way
* I, Robot
* Indy 4
* Indy 800
* Jet Fighter
* LeMans
* Liberator
* Lunar Lander
* Major Havoc
* Millipede
* Missile Command
* Night Driver
* Outlaw
* Pin-Pong
* Pong
* Pong Doubles
* Pursuit
* Quadrapong
* Quantum
* Quiz Show
* Qwak!
* Rebound
* Red Baron
* Return of the Jedi
* Shark Jaws
* Sky Diver
* Space Duel
* Space Race
* Sprint 1
* Sprint 2
* Sprint 4
* Sprint 8
* Star Wars
* Starship 1
* Steeplechase
* Stunt Cycle
* Super Breakout
* Super Bug
* Super Pong
* Tank
* Tank 8
* Tempest
* Tournament Table
* Triple Hunt
* Ultra Tank
* Video Pinball
* Warlords

Video game consoles|

* Home Pong
* Stunt Cycle
* Atari Video Music
* Video Pinball
* 2600
* 2800
* 5200
* 7800
* XEGS
* Lynx
* Jaguar
* CD
* 2021 VCS

Personal computers|

* Atari 8-bit family
* Atari ST
* MEGA STE
* TT030
* Transputer Workstation
* Falcon

Portable computers|

* STacy
* ST BOOK
* Portfolio

Prototypes|

* Game Brain
* Tank II
* Cosmos
* 2700
* Panther
* Sierra

Other|

* CX40 joystick
* Atari joystick port
* XG-1 light gun
* Flashback

Authority control

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* France
* BnF data

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