The Atari 2600 - The Console That Created and Destroyed an Empire

The Atari 2600 - The Console That Created and Destroyed an Empire: "When Atari released their arcade game Pong as a pre-programmed dedicated home gaming unit, it was a monumental hit and soon mimicked by every electronics manufacturer imaginable. In just a few years shelves were flooded with clones and variations, some even going as far as to using the same microchip. To maintain their position as the industry leader, Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell sought to create a new generation of video game systems. To do this Atari purchased Cyan Engineering, who had already been working on a new console technology under the code name 'Stella'."