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Atari Video Game History

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Who was Nolan Bushnell? (19-33)

Founder of Atari

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What was the first game Atari designed?(40)

Pong

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What does prototype mean?(42)

the original or model on which something is based or formed.

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Where did Atari first introduce the Pong game? (42)

A bar in Sunnyville California

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What is a “coin operated” game?

A game that requires coins to play

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What does "clamoring" mean? (1:50)

An expression of desire or dissatisfaction

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How did people react to the game? (1:50)

“Customers were lined up outside, clamoring for a chance to play”

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There was an “insatiable appetite for the coin operated game.” What does insatiable mean? (1:00)

Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased

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"Atari looked like a wildly successful game.” What does “wildly” mean in this sentence? (1:09)

very

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How much money did the Atari company start with (1:20)?

$250

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“In 1974 Atari was flirting with bankruptcy.” (1:26). What does flirting mean here?

To come close to something

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“In 1974 Atari was flirting with bankruptcy.” What is bankruptcy? (1:26)

Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding carried out to allow individuals or businesses freedom from their debts

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What was the name of the small, new product that Atari introduced? (1:51)

Home Pong

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About what size was the Home Pong game (2:05)?

The size of a shoebox

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“At the time, playing games at home was a revolutionary concept. (2:09) ”What does revolutionary mean here?

new and exciting

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Was the market for the Pong game big or small? (2:22)

“Giant market.. Huge”

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