In the late 1970s, Atari didn't just sell video games — they invented the industry. They created Pong, Space Invaders, Pac-Man. If you played games at home, you owned an Atari. By the early 1980s, they controlled 80% of the entire video game market. They were printing money. Then in 1982, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial became the biggest movie ever. Atari executives saw dollar signs. They secured the rights from Steven Spielberg to make an E.T. game, convinced it would be a massive hit. But there wa
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In the late 1970s, Atari didn't just sell video games — they invented the industry. They created Pong, Space Invaders, Pac-Man. If you played games at home, you owned an Atari. By the early 1980s, they controlled 80% of the entire video game market. They were printing money. Then in 1982, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial became the biggest movie ever. Atari executives saw dollar signs. They secured the rights from Steven Spielberg to make an E.T. game, convinced it would be a massive hit. But there wa
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