Atarians, The (Atari 1976)

The Atarians / IPD No. 102 / November, 1976 / 4 Players
Manufacturer: Atari, Incorporated (1976-1983)
MPU: Atari Generation/System 1
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS)
Theme: Adventure
Specialty: Widebody
Notable Features: Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (3), Kick-out holes (7).
Concept by: Bob Jonesi
Design by: Bob Jonesi
Art by: George Opperman
Mechanics by: Bob Jonesi
Notes:

'The Atarians' was the first game by this manufacturer.

First Solid State widebody game.

First table to use inductive under-playfield sensors instead of rollover switches.

Mark Ritchie stated at the Chicago Expo 2012 that half of the production run came back to the factory because Atari had received a bad batch of plywood used to make them.