Nolan Bushnell is considered to be the father of the video arcade industry. In 1972 he founded his own game company and together with Ted Dabney and Al Alcorn released the first arcade video game with major success- Pong. What was the name of his company?
- Nutting Associates
- Nintendo
- Sega
- Atari
Answer
The correct answer is D) Atari.
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