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Atari 800/XL/XE Companies

CompaniesWhile there are many well-known companies back in the days of the Atari 2600, there are also quite a few small companies that produced software, especially in the waning days of the 2600 (that is, right before the market crashed in 1984!) Unfortunately, many of these small companies were flooding the market with mediocre games, which is one of the things that led to the crash! So nearly all of these companies vanished as quickly as they appeared. Many of the games produced by these companies had limited production and an even more limited shelf life.

Larger companies like Atari had many games in the pipeline when the market crashed. Some of these made it to the market in limited quantities while others never made it out even though they seemed complete. A few companies, like Activision and Sega are still around today although they barely resemble their former selves. But the vast majority are long gone. Even Atari only exists as a trademark that gets passed along from one company to another.

Clicking on a company name will bring you to a page listing all the games produced by that company for the classic Atari systems. We've also written up a brief history of the company, although these are by no means complete. If you have additional information about a company that you'd like to share, please contact us!

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SystemName Count
Activision14
Adventure International1
Atari81
Big Five Software2
BOT Engineering1
Broderbund3
CBS Electronics19
Chalkboard5
Computer Software Services2
Dana2
Dorsett1
Eastern House3
Epyx8
First Star Software3
Fisher Price4
Gebelli2
HesWare3
HSU Software1
ICD2
IDSI3
Imagic2
InHome Software2
Intra-Tech Computer Products1
K-Byte2
Koala1
LindaSoft2
LJK4
MPP3
OSS5
Pandora1
Parker Brothers11
PPI1
Roklan9
Romox10
Scarborough1
Sega7
Sierra On-Line6
Sirius8
Spinnaker11
Synapse7
TG Software4
Thorn EMI9
Tigervision3