Atari Archive
Articles on early video game history through the lens of the Atari Video Computer System's library, in chronological release order.
- Created by Kevin Bunch
- Located in United States
- July 2020
- Free
Recent posts
October 16, 2026
While to audiences today the word arcade may conjure up images of video game cabinets and redemption games, the concept of a gaming parlor goes back decades before Computer Space was ever a gleam in Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney’s eyes. Before video games, you had electromechanical machines like…
July 23, 2026
The final March 1981 release, Tennis, is another sports game from the folks at Activision, which drew attention with titles like Boxing, Skiing and Dragster in its first year. While tennis as a sport has been a standby for game-makers almost as long as video games have existed, Alan Miller’s…
June 30, 2026
In addition to titles published by Atari and Sears, Activision had two releases in March 1981 as well. The company’s six offerings from 1980 were broadly considered to bring a new degree of graphical refinement and interesting subject matter to the VCS, and the developers at the company continued…