Atari 8bit in China and/or Japan

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On 10/5/2020 at 11:13 AM, abbotkinneydude said:

Brazil: Taito do Brazil (Sao Paulo)

On a quasi-related note: does anyone have more information on Atari's relationship with Taito do Brasil?  This is something I was previously unaware of, and would like to know more.  TdB was notorious for bootlegging arcade games despite being a 'legitimate' overseas arm of Taito of Japan, so the Atari connection is an interesting one.

 

BTW: @Rebeep: thank you - I really appreciate you posting about Atari's history in Japan.  Keep going

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i think its related to ATARI's license of "Space Invaders" (first case).
it was such important for ATARI those days and should have been a killer title for VCS.

since TAITO made contract to several other US companies thereafter, so its no strange south american nation's getting some chance for being nearest neighbour.

 

 

though i said A8 computers didn't have a market chance, but as company, ATARI got rather good reputation and earned respect accordingly in Japan.

 

VCS had been welcomed by early video game addicts along with other US consoles like Intellivision or Odyssey. (though affordable only for those "rich and knowledgeable")
one of my friend had several of them and used to have shown off to others. yes, he was such a son of rich family.

 

and of course most influential were arcade titles.
(titles with "*" are well known even to below average Japanese gamers): 

 

Asteroids*            popular but rare
Lunar Lander*        popular
Battle Zone            rather rare
Missile Command*    popular. cockpit type cabinet was rare.
Tempest                rather rare
Major Havok            quite rare but admired by Japanese devs
I, Robot            quite rare but shocked Japanese devs in many aspects.
Star Wars*            very popular and long hit.
Return of Jedi        not that popular as 1st Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back    not that popular as 1st Star Wars
Marble Madness*        delivered strong impact on both of Japanese players and devs. long hit.
Paper Boy*            showed culture gap and beloved for that reason.
Road Runner            rare. but my fav ?
Gauntlet*            a decisive example how ATARI could bring something coolest. long hit.
Hard Drivin'        popular to some degree
KLAX                not that popular but got some fans
Stun Runner            not that popular but got some die-hard fan.
Pit Fighter*        kinda cult title. though not taken as regular Beat'em'Up
Rampart*            popular for hard-core gamers.
Area 51                rare but appreciated by die-hard gun shooter lovers. ...don't know much about titles after this.

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