The home version of Asteroids leads to record sales, solidifying Atari’s position inthe gaming industry
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The incredible success of Asteroids paved the way for Atari to become the fastest growing company in American history.
This period also saw Atari becoming the first to hire third-party developers, including the “Gang of Four” that had recently left the company, allowing non-employees to create games for the Atari 2600 platform.