... in computer games. He played his very first computer game at college, Space War (Atari). His interest in this game gave him the idea for the design of a very uncomplicated tennis game called Pong (Atari). From Pong, other ideas generated such as the Atari 2600 VCS console. This console seemed to be a promising idea for further review. Through the screening process ... better graphics with more options. Fourteen year olds began dumping their Atari 2600 consoles for the new Nintendo. While Nintendo is undoubtedly the ultimate cause of the fade out, the real question is what did Atari do w...

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