Tengen - Atari Decides to CHEAT!! It's ATARI VERSUS NINTENDO on Atari Unlimited 5!

About this episode

The episode discusses Atari's controversial tactics against Nintendo regarding game development and the emergence of Tengen.

Nintendo was playing HARD BALL with Atari over making games on their NES, so Atari only saw one option...to CHEAT! TENGEN is the Atari curve ball that stepped OVER THE LINE! We'll talk about the birth of Tengen, why they existed, and the results of it all, PLUS we'll look at the Tengen unlicensed NES game Road Runner!🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support ARG Presents and our other wacky endeavors!https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation🔗 Get social!Email: atariunlimited@mail.comFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogaming#tengen #Retrocomputing #atari8bit #atari

People in this episode

Hosts: Amigo Aaron, THE BRENT

Topics covered

• Atari
• Nintendo
• Tengen
• unlicensed games
• video game history
• NES games

Keywords

• Atari
• Nintendo
• Tengen
• NES
• Road Runner
• video games
• unlicensed games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Atari, Nintendo, Tengen

Products: NES, Road Runner

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