Atari Games
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Atari Games was an American video game developer and arcade game manufacturer best known for creating influential coin-operated titles during the 1980s and early 1990s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atari Games canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Atari Games Context triple: [Atari, Inc., successor, Atari Games]
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Atari, Inc.
Atari, Inc. was a pioneering American video game and home computer company best known for popularizing arcade games and early home consoles like the Atari 2600.
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Sega
Sega is a Japanese video game and entertainment company best known for its iconic consoles and franchises such as Sonic the Hedgehog.
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C.
Amiga Inc.
Amiga Inc. is a technology company best known for owning and licensing the intellectual property of the classic Amiga computer platform and brand.
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D.
Commodore International
Commodore International was a pioneering computer and electronics company best known for creating popular home computers like the Commodore 64 and the Amiga line.
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E.
Midway Games
Midway Games was an American video game company best known for publishing and developing popular arcade and console titles such as the Mortal Kombat series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Atari Games Target entity description: Atari Games was an American video game developer and arcade game manufacturer best known for creating influential coin-operated titles during the 1980s and early 1990s.
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A.
Atari, Inc.
Atari, Inc. was a pioneering American video game and home computer company best known for popularizing arcade games and early home consoles like the Atari 2600.
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B.
Sega
Sega is a Japanese video game and entertainment company best known for its iconic consoles and franchises such as Sonic the Hedgehog.
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C.
Amiga Inc.
Amiga Inc. is a technology company best known for owning and licensing the intellectual property of the classic Amiga computer platform and brand.
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D.
Commodore International
Commodore International was a pioneering computer and electronics company best known for creating popular home computers like the Commodore 64 and the Amiga line.
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E.
Midway Games
Midway Games was an American video game company best known for publishing and developing popular arcade and console titles such as the Mortal Kombat series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arcade game manufacturer
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video game developer ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | Gauntlet (1985 arcade game) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brandUsedFor | arcade games under the Atari name after 1984 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developed |
720°
NERFINISHED
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APB (All Points Bulletin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 51 (arcade game) NERFINISHED ⓘ California Speed NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyberball NERFINISHED ⓘ Gauntlet NERFINISHED ⓘ Gauntlet II NERFINISHED ⓘ Hard Drivin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Klax (arcade version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marble Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ Off the Wall (1989 arcade game) NERFINISHED ⓘ Paperboy NERFINISHED ⓘ Pit-Fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ Primal Rage NERFINISHED ⓘ Race Drivin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Rampart (arcade version) NERFINISHED ⓘ RoadBlasters NERFINISHED ⓘ Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA (arcade version) NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing NERFINISHED ⓘ T-Mek NERFINISHED ⓘ Toobin' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | rebranded as Midway Games West and later closed ⓘ |
| industry |
arcade games
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video games ⓘ |
| legacy |
influential in multiplayer dungeon-crawl arcade design through Gauntlet
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known for innovative arcade control schemes such as handlebars and trackballs ⓘ pioneered early 3D polygonal driving games with Hard Drivin' ⓘ |
| location | Milpitas, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | coin-operated arcade games ⓘ |
| notableHardware |
Hard Drivin' 3D hardware
NERFINISHED
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System 1 arcade hardware platform NERFINISHED ⓘ System 2 arcade hardware platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | consumer division and arcade division split of Atari, Inc. ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Namco (partial owner in mid-1980s)
NERFINISHED
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Time Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ WMS Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformSpecialty | coin-operated arcade hardware ⓘ |
| predecessor | Atari, Inc. (original 1972–1984 company) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Europe
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Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| successor | Midway Games West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBrand | Tengen (for home console publishing) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Atari Games Description of subject: Atari Games was an American video game developer and arcade game manufacturer best known for creating influential coin-operated titles during the 1980s and early 1990s.
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