What was the first Atari game?
Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney founded Atari in June 1972. Five months later, Atari’s first product, Pong, changed gaming forever. The company quickly rolled out other arcade games. In 1977, it introduced the Atari Video Computer System (VCS) and sold millions of game cartridges over 15 years. Atari games continue to fetch big bucks on the second-hand market, nearly four decades since their initial release. We dug through recent eBay sales of classic Atari games to find out which ones are still worth serious cash today.An original prototype of the ‘Pong’ video game system sells at auction Pong was one of the first arcade games in the 1970s, which eventually spawned Atari’s Home Pong. One of the original prototypes sold at auction for more than $270,000.In March 2024, Atari announced that it will work with coin-op manufacturer Alan-1 to bring Atari Recharged titles on arcades. This would mark the return of the Atari brand in the arcade space after 25 years, when San Francisco Rush 2049 was released.
Are old Atari games worth any money?
Atari games continue to fetch big bucks on the second-hand market, nearly four decades since their initial release. We dug through recent eBay sales of classic Atari games to find out which ones are still worth serious cash today. Gameflip is the best way to sell Retro classics games, whether you want to update your collection or just need some cash. You can sell favorite vintage or retro video games for the NES, Dreamcast, or Atari. List it, and you can sell them all on to thousands of Gameflip collectors.