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From: smithson@calma.UUCP (Brian Smithson)
Newsgroups: net.games.video
Subject: Re: Gauntlet (Atari, actually)
Message-ID: <132@calma.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 18:06:44 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 20 18:06:44 1986
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In article <1005@mit-eddie.UUCP> nathan@mit-eddie.UUCP (Nathan Glasser) writes:
>In article <507@well.UUCP> farren@well.UUCP (Mike Farren) writes:
>>...Anyhow, the Atari that makes the 520ST is NOT the
>>same as the Atari that makes arcade games.  Witness Marble Madness, 
>>which will be released first for the Amiga - Atari's not even involved.
>
>What makes you think that they are not the same Atari? Because of
>what you heard about Marble Madness? To the best of my knowledge
>there is only one Atari company.
>
There *are* two Atari's now.  Warner Communications sold the divisions
to different interests.  The arcade folks are "Atari Games, Inc.", owned
by Namco (yup, Pole Position, Pac-Man, etc.).  The home computer folks
are "Atari Corp.", owned by (I think) the guy who founded Commodore (?).

Regarding the seemingly unreachable areas in Gauntlet, I'll see what I can
find out.  My wife works at Atari Games, and they just recently moved into
the building next door!  They may or may not tell me, though.  I'll post it
if they do.