Це відео не доступне.
Перепрошуємо.

The Atari Games Story | Nostalgia Nerd

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
  • Atari Games, were literally the creators of Atari Games, in the guise of Atari arcade games. You see, back in the 70s, Atari was one company, but as we get to the mid 80s, it's ownership split. The consumer division was bought by Jack Tramiel (of Commodore fame), whilst the arcade games division went in a separate direction. Last week we explored the consumer division of Atari, whilst this week's video game documentary is looking at the arcade division, Atari Games.
    Featured in this video;
    Atari arcade games
    Atari 2600
    Gauntlet
    Escape from the planet of the robot monsters
    Computer Space
    SpaceWar!
    Nutting Associates
    Midway Games
    Midway Games West
    Atari Corporation
    Atari Japan
    NAMCO
    and lots in-between.
    ☟Sharing☟
    If you wish to share this video in forums, social media, on your website, *please do so*! It helps tremendously with the channel!
    ☟Subcribe☟
    ua-cam.com/users/nostalgi...
    ✊Support Me! ✊
    *Please consider supporting the channel on Patreon*: www.patreon.com/nostalgianerd...
    Visit my eBay Shop: ebay.to/1QQpYyy
    Buy From Amazon (Amazon give a small commission to my affiliate account): amzn.to/1OzCQWR
    ★Join me on Social Media★
    Twitter: / nostalnerd
    Face: / nostalnerd
    Instagram: / nostalgianerd
    Web: www.nostalgianerd.com
    ★Equipment★
    Lumix G6 with Vario 14-42mm Lens
    Nikon D3200 with 40mm Macro
    Corel Video Studio Ultimate X9
    Corel Paint Shop Pro X6
    Blue Snowball Microphone
    ♜Resources♜
    Music is (in order) from Xybots, Marble Madness and Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters. All Atari arcade games.
    Some images sourced from Wikimedia/Wikipedia
    Creative Commons videos sourced;
    • Restored PDP-1 Demonst... - PDP
    • Blossom Palm Leaves Gr... - Plant grow
    • Computer Space (1971 N... - Computer Space
    • Video - Gran Trak
    • Atari, Silicon valley ... - Atari Arcade Scene
    • Cartoon Clouds Hoverin... - Clouds
    • Video - Planet Robot Monsters Remix.
    With thanks to flyers.arcade-museum.com/ for arcade flyers and associated information.
    With thanks to the original creators of this material and for allowing it's reuse.
    If you believe I have forgotten to attribute anything in this video, please let me know, so I can add the source in. It takes time to make these videos and therefore it can be easy to forget things or make a mistake
    All material is supplied for educational purpose.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 85

  • @Big_Tex
    @Big_Tex 7 років тому +42

    Good heavens that history is more complicated than the plans for an amphibious invasion.

    • @Nostalgianerd
      @Nostalgianerd  7 років тому +9

      It' s almost majestic in it's bewilderment

  • @vladalexeev8529
    @vladalexeev8529 7 років тому +15

    Atari XE/XL series were very popular in USSR and eastern slavic countries - Poland, Chechoslovakia back in 1980's. I have two of 65 XL 's but they don't work anymore :( It has so many games! Panther, Karateka, River Raid, Zybex, Ninja Commando, Monty, Ninja, International Karate, Dan Strikes Back, Robbo! So many great games!

  • @MattMcIrvin
    @MattMcIrvin 4 роки тому +6

    I think Atari, SA (formerly Infogrames) owns the rights to all the arcade games Atari produced before the 1984 split, whereas the ones from after that are currently owned by Warner under the Midway brand. It's a bit ironic that Warner now owns only the arcade titles that *weren't* made during the period when Warner owned Atari Corporation. Also a little weird, as an old fogey who remembers these games, to see so many Williams and Atari titles marketed as "Midway" games.

  • @antonnym214
    @antonnym214 7 років тому +7

    I love really good 3D perspective games from the 80s. Hard Drivin' and Battle Zone were awesome. blew my mind

  • @Michirin9801
    @Michirin9801 7 років тому +25

    I've heard this story countless times but never with this much detail, it's truly fascinating!

    • @Nostalgianerd
      @Nostalgianerd  7 років тому +7

      Thanks! I'm pleased to hear I could add something :D

  • @thespacemonkeyist
    @thespacemonkeyist 6 років тому +7

    The Atari VCS did not use the 6502. They used a simplified MOS technology and more cost affective 6502 based chip -- the 6507.

  • @MattMcIrvin
    @MattMcIrvin 4 роки тому +2

    A quibble: Atari's first move into the home market was their home Pong console, a couple of years before the 2600's release.

  • @pokehybridtrainer
    @pokehybridtrainer 7 років тому +1

    From The Gaming Historian to here, got some nice insight past Namco's history. Thanks for making this.

  • @mrpopsicleman
    @mrpopsicleman 7 років тому +5

    Great video. Though it's worth noting, that's the Namco version of Ms. Pac-Man for NES at 9:53, not the Tengen version.

  • @AnimalFacts
    @AnimalFacts 7 років тому

    I watch your content almost daily. I especially love your retrospectives. Always informative and entertaining.

  • @fmartin09
    @fmartin09 4 роки тому

    Amazing job on this vid! Atari bring back so many memories...

  • @BriansManCave
    @BriansManCave 7 років тому +10

    Also Steve Jobs and Steve Steve Wozniak worked at Atari (Woz created breakout) before creating Apple Computers ;)

  • @Foxysen
    @Foxysen 6 років тому

    Now THIS video... is MOST excellent!

  • @MrBloom2037
    @MrBloom2037 7 років тому +1

    Nostalgia Nerd You guys ROCK been with you since you had 6k Subs :3

  • @itsaPIXELthing
    @itsaPIXELthing 7 років тому

    Awesome video, Pete! Thanks for sharing! ;)

  • @CkVega
    @CkVega 7 років тому

    Great video.

  • @akira808state4
    @akira808state4 3 роки тому +1

    It is important to note, however, the downfall of Atari was caused by the 2600 releases of Pac-Man and E.T. Another catalyst was the emergance of home computers, such as the Commodore 64, which were much more powerful than the consoles of that era. Atari ended up with excess inventory that couldn't be sold, and buried them in a landfill in Alamorgardo, New Mexico.

  • @bigstackD
    @bigstackD 7 років тому

    Man that's a lot of info to process , what a head fuck for some of the companies involved with all those copyright laws n stuff. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @almostliterally593
    @almostliterally593 6 років тому +6

    And now the current atari wants to make a game console...

  • @Rokios
    @Rokios 7 років тому +9

    What interesting ownership changes, Licencing must be a mess.

    • @Denathorn
      @Denathorn 6 років тому +2

      As an ex-indie game developer, copyright is an issue... Shove something like Asteroid in your title, or even put Operation in your app store search tags, your sure to find yourself with a cease and desist email threatening court action. Its a nightmare now and have seen it happening many times in indie game dev, including myself. And these come from everywhere and anywhere... Companies dont make good new games now, they patent troll on their old tired IP for the most part, and they attack the very people that built the industry in the first place!

    • @nightisright1873
      @nightisright1873 4 роки тому

      Atari only really cares about there arcade games and 2600 games

  • @mrbedford
    @mrbedford 7 років тому +1

    Glad i wasn't drunk watching that! very interesting!

  • @AirknightTails
    @AirknightTails 6 років тому +1

    At least WB Games added the ability to play some of the Atari Arcade titles to LEGO Dimensions with the Midway Level Pack

  • @theambivalentps2bloke60
    @theambivalentps2bloke60 7 років тому

    Found this channel through Kim Justice. Excellent video & have subscribed! Glad to have more amazing documentaries to watch on here. Keep up the great work

  • @Jikyuu
    @Jikyuu 7 років тому +3

    I never knew about them being seperate companies. I learned something today :D

    • @Nostalgianerd
      @Nostalgianerd  7 років тому +2

      Strange isn't it? I never realised throughout my youth, until I started looking deeper during late night, slightly obsessive, research sessions!

  • @BazzaHSpeccymad
    @BazzaHSpeccymad 7 років тому

    as ever, a great video. any chance you could cover the sinclair pc200 and the cambridge z88? You would do a far better job on the latter than I managed !!

    • @Nostalgianerd
      @Nostalgianerd  7 років тому

      I've got a Z88 on my shelves, just waiting for a video as it happens.... if I ever get hold of a PC200, then most certainly, but they're a rare breed!

  • @RichardTroupe
    @RichardTroupe 7 років тому

    It would be interesting to see your personal take on the Atari consumer division and its console releases, particularly the botched 5200 and 7800 releases which were years behind in terms of their intended release.

  • @koppadasao
    @koppadasao 7 років тому +3

    The best Atari was the Jack Tramiel's Atari.

  • @prismstudios001
    @prismstudios001 5 років тому +1

    I still can never forgive Nolan Bushnell for Chuck E Cheese....

  • @billlumburgh8272
    @billlumburgh8272 7 років тому

    what is the music at the beginning of the video? Has a 90s DOS PC sound to it

    • @Nostalgianerd
      @Nostalgianerd  7 років тому

      Most of the music from the start is from the Xybots arcade game.

  • @doushite028
    @doushite028 7 років тому +2

    Go is a Chinese game btw

  • @HoldFastFilms
    @HoldFastFilms 7 років тому

    Hey you are supported by Techmoan. Neat. Don't tell him but your channel is better. Unless he is paying attention ...

    • @MaxStax1
      @MaxStax1 6 років тому

      So maybe Techmoan donates £10 to NN's channel each month and NN donates £10 a month to Techmoan's channel.

  • @scottconcertman3423
    @scottconcertman3423 3 роки тому

    Sears Telegames!
    How come no info on the Atari Jaguar era?

  • @binkbonkbones3402
    @binkbonkbones3402 4 роки тому

    9:22 apb(all points bulletin)? Isnt that a gta clone from the ps3 era?

  • @Hologhoul
    @Hologhoul 4 роки тому

    I'm too thick to keep up with all this

  • @karoshi42
    @karoshi42 4 роки тому

    What gave their bad reputation of threatening/bullying retailers? Interested

  • @minniemation
    @minniemation 7 років тому +3

    I'm going to leave a comment here.

  • @Dolphination
    @Dolphination 7 років тому

    Music from Xybots

    • @Nostalgianerd
      @Nostalgianerd  7 років тому

      Absolutely! Love Xybots. Music, game, everything.

  • @vantonspraul
    @vantonspraul 6 років тому

    I've just created a video series about the First Video Game war that covers some of the same topics from a different angle--the three-way battle between Atari, Fairchild, and Magnavox, and how Atari's victory was the result of decisions both good and bad. Check out part 1 (of 3) at ua-cam.com/video/ohbXUbW0wFc/v-deo.html.

  • @Souls4Roca
    @Souls4Roca 7 років тому

    wait... so batman is an atari game?

    • @markinnes4264
      @markinnes4264 7 років тому +3

      Time Warner owns DC comics so they own all Batman properties no matter what or how they come out. Even if Atari mad them at one time, Tine Warner owns the brand, trademark, copyright and license.

    • @Souls4Roca
      @Souls4Roca 7 років тому

      Mark Innes that is why it's ultimately an Atari game lol

    • @todesziege
      @todesziege 5 років тому +1

      Atari (Games) made the arcade movie adaptation in 1989, not the console/computer/portable games which were all different.

  • @Sigismund697
    @Sigismund697 7 років тому +1

    wait so Atari games had the rights to port their arcade games to consoles, but Nintendo's rules only allowed for 5 games per year to be distributed so what did they do when you mention they reversed engineered the chip?

    • @qwertzy121212
      @qwertzy121212 7 років тому +1

      They reverse engineered the "10NES" lockout chip, allowing them to publish games without a license from Nintendo. Without this reverse engineered chip, unlicensed games would fail to run.

    • @Sigismund697
      @Sigismund697 7 років тому

      qwertzy121212 oh so you need the license from Nintendo to be able to run the games on the system
      Never knew that

    • @DM0407
      @DM0407 7 років тому

      I believe Nintendo provided the chips that went into the cartridge but Tengen basically made their own. This is similar to what Electronic Arts did with the Genesis.

    • @nationharris
      @nationharris 7 років тому +1

      Nintendo manufactured the game cartridges. publishers would give them the finished game, the game would be quality checked by Nintendo and then produced by Nintendo.

    • @DS9TREK
      @DS9TREK 5 років тому +1

      Atari claimed they reverse engineered the chip, and if they had, it would've been 100% legal. What they actually did d was pop down the patent office and copy Nintendo's code for the lock out chip. Nintendo sued for copyright theft and won.

  • @TMS5100
    @TMS5100 7 років тому +1

    someone's been studying japanese pronunciation ;) ;)

  • @cruisetheautisticboy994
    @cruisetheautisticboy994 4 роки тому

    Atari Games went out of buisness in 2003

  • @yoianrhodes
    @yoianrhodes 7 років тому

    666th view, now that's metal

  • @computercraze7201
    @computercraze7201 7 років тому

    Lol he says "thumbs down if you didn't like the video"
    Only two people thumbs down the video
    They know he's watching

  • @Jikyuu
    @Jikyuu 7 років тому +3

    当たり! ^_^

    • @yourepostedinthewrongneigh1545
      @yourepostedinthewrongneigh1545 7 років тому +1

      Wait I know this! Atari! c:

    • @Jikyuu
      @Jikyuu 7 років тому

      That's right! *power high-five*

    • @yourepostedinthewrongneigh1545
      @yourepostedinthewrongneigh1545 7 років тому

      や~ター
      楽しいだ!
      (is that correct...?)

    • @Jikyuu
      @Jikyuu 7 років тому

      It's near enough ^_^ Kudos on your effort :)
      (や~た~
      楽しい!)

    • @yourepostedinthewrongneigh1545
      @yourepostedinthewrongneigh1545 7 років тому

      Okay thank u ^u^
      I've been trying to learn Japanese amongst two other languages as I plan on becoming a graphic designer in my future.

  • @Chris_WG
    @Chris_WG 4 роки тому +2

    This is not the official Atari documentary. It's shit.

  • @JensHove
    @JensHove 6 років тому

    Nice video. You need to start taking support in crypto. At least Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ether.