Does Atari have a future?
L.A. Times
2013/01/21 15:00:00
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The U.S. operations of iconic but long-troubled video game maker Atari have filed for bankruptcy in an effort to break free from their debt-laden French parent. Atari Inc. and three of its affiliates filed petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York late Sunday.
Its leaders hope to break the American business free from French parent Atari S.A. and in the next few months find a buyer to take the company private. They hope to grow a modest business focused on digital and mobile platforms, according to a knowledgeable person not authorized to discuss the matter privately.
Its leaders hope to break the American business free from French parent Atari S.A. and in the next few months find a buyer to take the company private. They hope to grow a modest business focused on digital and mobile platforms, according to a knowledgeable person not authorized to discuss the matter privately.
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Top Opinion
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Estick 2013/01/22 04:46:28
But there's an awful lot of ifs there.
That being said, I'd love to be able to play some of the old 8-bit games on my smartphone or tablet. They were fun.
I'm currently trying to mod a 2600 by replacing the original cartridge interface with a multi bridged logic chip combine with a 256MB USB flash drive and USB controller then load all the ROMS onto the flash drive accessible to a main menu. It would save the corrosion obstacle of maintaining the console cartridge port and the cartridges themselves.
Put up a tac ad at your local uni campus and the computer nerds/engineers will flock to it.
still the coolest looking thing they've ever made
It depends on how they intend to model up business-wise, what they plan to put forward. If they stick to software, good story-lines in good playable games, I think they'd have a chance.