TCW Podcast Episode 266 - The 10 Best Selling Atari Games An internal Atari document visible in the background of the documentary Once Upon Atari provides a rare look at the company’s best-selling VCS games during the years leading up to, and just after, the video game crash. The Atari VCS was designed around just two player graphics, two missile graphics, and a ball, yet its most successful games pushed that limited hardware in new directions. These games were created by a diverse group of programmers who found new ways to expand what the system could do. By examining sales figures across multiple years, including the net sales of individual games, the document reveals both the titles that defined Atari’s commercial success and the real impact of the crash on the company. There are also surprises in the list, including a driving game, two takes on the Pac-Man concept, and the fact that Atari’s most successful game was not a failure. Once Upon Atari: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389237/Atari Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@AtariArchive/searchSuper Breakout (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjpOaPxU0rsMissile Command (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24vQuyrwTQ0Vanguard (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewQDKtc1i-4Street Racer (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSYY1kK9soYar's Revenge (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBHrU65JDF4Video Olympics (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZOn9OIN_r4Circus (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twnPnn_-Rm0Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLqi0F_wQcsAir Sea Battle (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l0AQ5LuvQMBowling (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrvEDIcMZnIFootball (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8PkhQZ8TIVideo Pinball (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycwy0iDjDLwCentipede (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNfhqTGvFWgAsteroids (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgCwCLQFzWsTCW 217 - Ed Logg: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW217-the-games-of-ed-loggTCW 241 - The First 10 Years of European Consoles: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW241-the-first-10-years-of-european-consolesAsteroids Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6oUWACx1MoBreakout (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5AKyI3neQkET (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmrQkQsM9FUTCW 104 - A Holistic View of ET: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW104-a-holistic-view-of-etTCW 202 - Advanced Balls and Paddles Part 2: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW202-advanced-balls-and-paddles-part-2Warlords (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDzQ8QhGJdYBerzerk (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5cXL5fCdK8TCW 102 - Stern Electronics: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW102-stern-electronicsNight Driver (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNk52A0dWtoMrs Pac Man (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us2WUK8bUC8Defender & Chopper Command (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsWHav1U3lQSpace Invaders (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad3TLYZOI-MPac-Man (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pop1E2DidVQDragon Warrior Commercial 1989: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qL5_3EhqK8 New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month! TCW Email: [email protected] BlueSky: @theycreateworlds.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworldsAlex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.comAlex's book: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1 Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode Outro Music: RoleMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love  Copyri