Atari

 Atari  was a video game company founded in 1 9 7 2. The company is best kno w n for producing t h e Atari 2 6 0 0 in 1 9 77, the 1 st successful video game console wit h plug - in cart ridge s.

I n 1 9 8 3, Atari produce d a line of 4  SESAME STREET  games for t h e Atari 2 6 0 0 V C S.  BIG   BIRD  ’ s Egg Catch,  OSCAR  ’ s  TRASH  Race  ,  Cookie Monster  Munch & Alpha Beam with  Ernie . 2 propose d  SESAME  game s - -  Grover  ’ s Music Make r & The Count ’ s   Castle  were neve r produce d.

 SESAME  Place ' s arcade attract i on, The Game Centre , feature d token - operate d education al game machine s , whose hard ware was built by Atari.

Atari also produce d a Muppet Show game in 1 9 8 3, Pig s in Space. This was the last game produce d for Atari ' s children ' s line. A 2 n d Muppet game,  Miss   Piggy  ’ s Wedding , was neve r produce d. A Bunsen & Beaker game was also plan n ed but neve r produce d.

P roof

 * In  The Adventure s of  Elmo  in  GROUCH  land , Huxley  sing s a  song  that include s the line "You say you love your old Atari ?  I  love it more ! "
 * In the Fraggle Rock episode "  Wembley  ’ s Wonderful Whoop ie Water ", Doc ’ s computer make s sound effect s from Atari 2 6 0 0 game s.

Connect i on s

 * Atari Inc . founder Nolan Bushnell was interviewed by D r . Julius Strange pork for issue 6 of Muppet Magazine.
 * Will Lee played a grand father in an Atari commercial for  P a c - Man .