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The original Pong prototype.

Original Pong sales flyers, some of them branded Syzygy instead of Atari.

A Pong award - a miniature golden Pong machine in a lucite block.

The Atari 400 - now at a new low, low price!

In the early days of the Atari 2600, Atari considered also marketing the machine through its invented rival, Kee Games. This tangerine-and-rainbow-striped casing is a prototype of what it would have looked like.

Before detachable joysticks, this all-in-one casing was considered for the Atari 2600.

A prototype of the Atari 810 computer interface module.

A selection of rare an unusual third-party add-on controls for the Atari 2600.

A prototype of Atari's never-released "holoptic" game system, Cosmos. Al Alcorn's idea for advancing gaming beyond the 2600, Cosmos featured impressive holographic overlays, but less-than-stunning game play via a series of LED lights. Atari's new management under Warner Bros. rejected Cosmos (despite Alcorn showing it off at an early Consumer Electronics Show).

Atari promotional posters for Centipede and Dig Dug.

Midway promotional posters for Pac-Man and Tron.

all photos by Earl Green
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