Once Upon Atari
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Sep 15, 2026
Alexander SmithGUEST
And these are actual internal Atari figures that appeared on a memo in the background.
Alexander SmithGUEST
It was just background scenery in Howard Scott Warshall's documentary Once Upon Atari.
Alexander SmithGUEST
And we picked what we could out of those.
Alexander SmithGUEST
They're not complete, but we could see some things.
Alex SmithHOST
First of all, we should give some caveats on where these numbers come from.
Alex SmithHOST
There is a documentary done by former Atari programmer Howard Scott Warshaw called Once Upon Atari.
Alex SmithHOST
He talked to a lot of his colleagues and told the story of classic Atari in this time period.
Alex SmithHOST
During one of the interviews in that documentary, there is, just as a graphic, there is in the background a blowup of a document, an internal Atari Corporation document.
Alex SmithHOST
So we're talking about Jack Tramiel Atari, an Atari Corporation document that belonged to former Atari artist and good friend of Howard Scott Warshaw, Jerome Domurat, if that's how he pronounces his name, D-O-M-U-R-A-T, or pronounced because he has sadly passed on.
Alex SmithHOST
This document, which is only partially visible, it's not entirely visible, is a sales ranking of all Atari VCS games from 1980 through probably about 1990, with yearly sales figures and aggregate sales figures for all of these games.
Alex SmithHOST
It's not like The Strong.
Alex SmithHOST
If it exists there, it is currently lost in the mists of time.