You Don't Know Atari!

Atari aren't the classic video game company you think they are.

Music and Sound Design by James Ronald

[scoutdy]

"First to sell vodka in japan"
Taito knows how to party.

[EpicGameMusic]

I hope you all like the audio design! I love how Shane puts Atari in perspective!

[SmeddyTooBestChannel]

I thought this was a video about the Atari, not the Kingdom Hearts timeline.

[Dynaman]

TIL Taito was the first company to sell vodka in Japan. This is why I’m subscribed to Rerez.

[waltercomunello]

2:52 "Thousands of parents everywhere questioning their children's life choices."

been there mate. been there. Twice. One as a protagonist, and the other as a spectator.

[asphaltmcgee]

I'm not old enough to be a "fan" of atari, but I was excited for the vcs. I didn't know the company was sold so many times so this video really puts things into perspective.

[fearanarchy]

"Shag-carpeted, woodgrain bungalow.."
*Looks around room
What else would you play it in? A space shuttle?

[JasuchinFaron]

When the Atari Vault was in early access on Steam, and they were taking requests for games to add, I suggested "Blasteroids", the obscure but completely awesome 2 player sequel to Asteroids. Wouldn't you know it though, THAT game is owned by the piece of the original Atari that now belongs to Warner Brothers, so no dice. Atari's name is such a clusterfuck.

[ChiruKobra]

I'm glad to se a Rerez video that's not the "worst ever" or "It's Just Bad" type. We need more of this variety on this channel.

[apurpledragon]

I would really love seeing more of these "You Don't Know episodes. I'd really love to know more of the history of SEGA, Nintendo, Capcom, etc.

[GregsGameRoom]

First of all, when Atari fans say, "Atari" they mean pre-Tramiel Atari. That's what they love. Some even love the Tramiel Atari with the Lynx and Jaguar and Atari ST computers (count me as one of them.) As you said, Atari today is nothing but a collection of properties that the current owners are leeching off of. Why didn't Atari continue their games like Nintendo? Because their style of games are TOTALLY DIFFERENT. Nintendo games are almost 100% character driven but Atari never had any characters (besides Bentley Bear.) Their games were Asteroids, Missile Command, Centipede, Battlezone... NO CHARACTERS. So to imply Atari would still be Atari if they had kept making games in those franchises is incorrect. (They tried, but gamers had moved on to character driven games.) The true hope for Atari fans no longer lies within the company, but within the homebrewers who continue to make quality games for the older systems. Anything new is just leeching off the corpse of the past.

[CarlosRodriguez-qxwc]

Atari also released games during the PS2 era. I remember they published Alone in the Dark and a Mission Impossible game on the ps2

[Charlesb]

The Atari VCS (Video Computer System) was marketed under that name during its first few years in the market until the release of its follow up the Atari 5200 at which point the VCS was renamed the Atari 2600 ( the 5200 was followed by the 7800, the final in that line). Most people call it the 2600 these days but some old school gamers who had the original version in the first few years of its release call it the VCS. There was also a cost and sized reduced version know as the 2600 Jr. that came out in the mid 80s.

[exclusiveturtles]

Nintendo, sony and, Xbox all evolved like real animals. Atari evolved like a pokemon. And Sega evolved like Digimon. and Magnavox, Celeco, Ea are going through a Evangelion type crisis. while apple is "Evolving, just backwards"
Thank you for coming to my TEDtalk -Certified Zinnia fanboy

[Nasht]

"What was the last thing they made that it affected you?"

I'm not sure if they were the developers, but i clearly remember seeing their logo in that horrid Dragon Ball Z Sagas for the PS2.

[zebedeetotty]

The biggest impact atari has had on my life in the last 10 years was having their logo in the opening credits for roller coaster tycoon

[Mireaze]

Im really excited for the VCS release. Because its just a PC in a super swanky case, and its going to be super cheap on eBay

[singlehuelife]

I’m so happy to see content outside of Just Bad Games and The Worst Ever Series. As much as I love both of those series, I miss the reviews, the hot takes, and I ESPECIALLY miss the Positives and Negatives series. Hopefully this marks a return to form for Rerez.

[joshm]

In my opinion, Jack T. buying Atari killed both Commodore and Atari

[theretaliation]

Sir rerez has blessed us with an upload