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Sometimes sad things happen, people die, disatsres happen, Bambi's mum gets shot and Sarah Jessica Parker releases another movie. Yet nothing could prepare the world for the demise of a most loved, revered and respected institution like Atari. Yes, Janurary 21st now has a new historical footprint, not only was it the day President Obama inaugarated, not only was it MLK Day, it was also the day Atari filed for bankruptcy. What follows here is an obituary of a gaming great a good many of you are too young to remember. Atari. 1974- 2013
It's times like this I start to think about my own mortality as Atari finally went to meet the big console in the sky at a mere 2 years older than myself. But the Atari of today wasn't the Atari of 39 years ago. Back then it was the birth of modern gaming and computing, such technological stars as Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Nolan Bushell and found it's first fame with such greats in the arcades and homes with seminal tennis game Pong and of course the hit console Atari 2600 in 1974.
Atari were a huge hit in arcades and the home all over Europe and the US . Not only for producing such greats as Pong, Paperboy and Marble Madness, but also for their hardware.
Some of the great consoles came from the Atari reign over the years from the wooden fronted Atari 2600 through to the handheld Lynk and their illfated 64 bit system the Atari Jaguar. They were even responsible for a couple of computers including the much loved (among musicians) Atari ST computer, and they kept a good solid foothold throughout they years despite many corporate deaths, dalliances with the Warner Group and of course the games. 
They spanned many a gaming generation from those monochrome days of the mid-1970s all the way through to their demise 2 days ago.
Atari will remain a firm favourite in many gamer's hearts and will always be known as an inspirational and iconic company for many years to come.
