Believe it or not, the Atari brand that American’s have known for the last 31 years has been profitable. Their parent company, Atari S.A. (formerly known as Infogrames before it purchased Atari), is a debt-laden French company that has not been as lucky on the balance sheet. As a result, Atari US has filed for bankruptcy in the hopes of breaking away and building their own future as a privately held independent company. According to the LA Times: There is evidence that the U.S. operation, which after the sale of other assets now makes up the bulk of Atari S.A.’s business, has been improving. The corporate…

In the 1970s, Atari helped form the modern day arcade and video game industry with its release of the arcade game Pong and the video game system Atari 2600. In many ways, Pong was the first “social” video game; the two-player arcade game was placed in public places and encouraged friendly one-on-one competition. Social media buzz is the hip marketing term these days, but Pong’s popularity was spread mainly through good old-fashioned word of mouth. These days, the video game industry brings in nearly $17 billion in revenue each year. Atari, however, is no longer a big player in the market….

You’re loooking at Air Raid – a cartridge for the Atari 2600 that until now was thought by most to not exist – those that do believe generally agree that there are maybe 12 or 13 copies in existence. Texas native Tanner Sandlin is now selling his copy on eBay. Yeah, this is one of those stories. Now, 

I’ve heard of Air Raid before, and I can personally confirm the mystery surrounding it is nothing if not head-scratching. With no label on the cartridge, a bizarre shape (think one of those cartoon explosion-handle-box-doodads) and absolutely no record of the manufacturer – not to mention no…