Justin Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 In late 1983, as the affects of the video game crash were taking hold, Atari was putting the final touches on a brilliant retail concept that would present Atari as a lifestyle brand and place Atari in retail locations across America. It was called “Atari Adventure” — a retail store that mixed ideas of arcades, interactive cinemas, amusement park attractions, computer learning, video game and computer stores, and world’s fair pavilions, creating a retail experience unlike any other. Visitors to Atari Adventure stores would enter from the mall into an extraordinary environment where they could learn how Atari technology fit into their everyday lives and get up close with revolutionary new phones, computers, games and gizmos. I've posted an entire article on the blog about Atari Adventure with lots of great pictures and videos: http://www.atari.io/atari-adventure/ Atari Adventure Centers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpL-vpBJopc AtariTel - Atari Smart Telephones presented by Alan Alda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzGsPGaxXYo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Justin, this is the coolest thing I have seen on this website. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark69 Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 wonderful Stuff Justin...quite the M>A<S>H up ...pun intended for the Alan Alda tele vid..some super Atari goodness 4 sho :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire_In_The_Valley Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 That was the coolest Atari article I've read all year, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcade Dude 44 Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 If I were a millionaire (Billionaire!?)...which I certainly am not, I would totally build something like this! I'm guessing that it wouldn'be be profitable, but I bet there would still be plenty of people that would enjoy the awesomeness! Boy do I sure miss the early 80's... My YouTube Channel: youtube.com/arcadedude44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioPoultry Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Great article! This is the first I've heard about this. Also, the videos are a wonderful look at corporate humility. "And since Atari is owned by Warner Communications, it is a company here today and here tomorrow" "...then they practically created the field of home computers." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Adventure Square Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 This is a wonderful article. What a dream palace of retro awesomeness. Y'know, in a way, today's remaining arcades have adopted the widescreen playfield (mostly for co-op racing games and ultimate Dance-Dance-a-thons) to lure dwindling customers to something unique from home gaming. But this Atari Adventure center is something out of a dream. And I'm sure my 80s dreamscapes had such landmarks at some points, as single visits to well-stocked out-of-town arcades imprinted the mind as iif they were spiritual pilgrimages. Man oh man. I'm also reminded of Logan's Run gathering center, where futuristic shops occupied the space with extraordinary offerings. Yeah, please please please let some billionaire see this and make it come true. Heck, the layout plans are at the end of the video! You can do it! For science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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