Big name in arcade games

The answer

ATARI

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATARI answer page.

Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• BALLY (2 uses in xd)
• SEGA (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for ATARI

Every other clue in this collection answered by ATARI, most used first.

• Video game pioneer - used 169 times, most recently in 2026
• Arcade pioneer - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Pong maker - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Video game name - used 65 times, most recently in 2021
• Pong producer - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Arcade game pioneer - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Pong company - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Early video game company - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Arcade name - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Pong creator - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Nintendo forerunner - used 23 times, most recently in 2015
• Centipede maker - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Missile Command maker - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Asteroids maker - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Space Invaders company - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• "Asteroids" game company - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Gaming pioneer - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Centipede creator - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Video-game company - used 11 times, most recently in 2011
• Classic arcade name - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Pioneering video game company - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• 2600 maker - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Asteroids producer - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Gaming trailblazer - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Millipede maker - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Video gaming pioneer - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Asteroids source - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Big name in games - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• "Centipede" video game creator - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Video arcade pioneer - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "Asteroids" game maker - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Big name in video games - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Breakout company - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Breakout maker - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• "Centipede" company - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Company that created Pong - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Company that made Pong - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Early video game maker - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Missile Command game company - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Nintendo precursor - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• ___ Teenage Riot - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Video arcade name - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• 2600 or 5200 - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• 2600 or 5200 maker - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• "Breakout" game company - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Classic video game company - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Early name in video games - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Early video game name - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Maker of Pong - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Pitfall! platform - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Space Invaders maker - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Video game maker - used 6 times, most recently in 2007

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