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I STILL REMEMBER THE WAY MY FINGERS USED TO ACHE WHILE PLAYING CENTIPIDE AND RIVER RAID . BUT ATARI HAD ONE OF THE BEST GAMING CONSOLES OF ITS TIME . AS FOR THE COUNTRY I LIVE IN (INDIA) GAMING WASNT THAT POPULAR IN THOSE DAYS AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE MY DAD BUY ME A SET WHEN WE WENT FOR A HOLIDAY ABROAD . THE GAME TITLES LIKE RIVER RAID , RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK , CENTIPIDE , DONKEY KONG , PITFALL KEPT ME CAPTIVATED FOR HOURS . ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THE 2600 CONSOLE REALLY BRINGS BACK SOME FOND MEMORIES . I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE "ATARI INDUSTRY " AFTER THAT GLORIOUS ERA . IT HAS VIRTUALLY DISAPPEARED FROM THE MARKET ? DID IT MAKE SOME COSTLY ERRORS LIKE APPLE ? DID IT LOSE ITS FAN BASE ? WONDER WHAT LED TO THE DEMISE OF THE ONCE FAMOUS COMPANY !