# Atari

Atari is seeing a surge in social media engagement, with a significant increase in mentions and creators discussing retro gaming and new releases. Recent posts highlight discussions around classic hardware and new game collections, alongside critical analysis of historical business decisions.

### About Atari
Atari is a pioneering brand in the video game industry, known for its early consoles and arcade games.  

### Insights
- atari engagements is up 291.46% from the previous week.
- atari posts created is up 1212.5% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [---------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:atari/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/atari/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [---------]  
Daily Average: [---------]  
[--] Week: [---------] +291%  
[--] Month: [----------] -28%  
[--] Months: [-----------] +112%  
[--] Year: [-----------] +142%  
1-Year High: [----------] on 2025-10-06  
1-Year Low: [-------] on 2025-03-12  

Engagements by network (24h):
Instagram: [------]
News: [-----]
TikTok: [-------]
YouTube: [---------]
X: [-------]
Reddit: [-----]

  
  
### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:atari/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/atari/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [-----]  
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Month: [-----] +2,089%  
[--] Months: [-----] +935%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-30  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-05-19  

Mentions by network (24h):
Instagram: [--]
News: [--]
TikTok: [---]
YouTube: [-----]
X: [---]
Reddit: [---]

  
  
### Creators: [-----] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:atari/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/atari/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Atari in the last [--] hours which is down 6.10% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Month: [-----] +1,362%  
[--] Months: [-----] +719%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-30  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-05-19  

The most influential creators that mention Atari in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                    | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                    | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@geekingpoetic](/creator/youtube/geekingpoetic)           | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]    | [-------]     |
| [@sonymusicindiavevo](/creator/youtube/sonymusicindiavevo) | [--]    | [----------] | [--]     | [------]      |

[View More](/list/creators/atari/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 82%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:atari/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/atari/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 82%  
Daily Average: 77%  
[--] Week: 71% -10%  
[--] Month: 80% +11%  
[--] Months: 80% +2%  
[--] Year: 80% +32%  
1-Year High: 100% on 2025-10-06  
1-Year Low: 14% on 2025-04-25  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Retro Gaming & Hardware: (60%) Posts celebrating and discussing classic Atari hardware, games, and the retro gaming community.
- New Game Releases & Collections: (25%) Announcements and discussions about new Atari-related game collections and releases, such as the Disney Afternoon Collection.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Historical Performance & Business Decisions: (15%) Analysis of past business decisions, console performance, and market failures related to Atari.
  

### Top Atari News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Ataris collapse cost us this exquisite-looking Laserdisc game - Ars Technica Director Richard Taylor recalls his work on a canceled Atari-funded project"  
[News Link](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/08/ataris-collapse-cost-us-this-exquisite-looking-laserdisc-game/) [@arstechnica](/creator/x/arstechnica) 2026-02-16T17:03Z 1.2M followers, [----] engagements


"Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell Thinks VR Gaming Will Bring Arcades Back IBTimes Nolan Bushnell the video game pioneer behind “Pong” and Atari spoke with International Business Times about where the industry is heading"  
[News Link](https://www.ibtimes.com/atari-founder-nolan-bushnell-thinks-vr-gaming-will-bring-arcades-back-2336662) [@USATODAY](/creator/news/USATODAY) 2021-06-22T01:10Z 113.1K followers, 5.2M engagements


"Did a vigilante ROM leaker go too far to preserve a lost Atari ROM Long hoarded by collectors Akka Arrh prototype is now part of MAME"  
[News Link](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/04/after-a-lost-atari-rom-leaks-retro-fans-ask-was-it-stolen/) [@arstechnica](/creator/x/arstechnica) 2019-04-26T14:53Z 1.2M followers, 316.7K engagements


"The Inside Story of Pong and Nolan Bushnells Early Days at Atari The first Pong prototype was so popular that the flood of quarters jammed the machine"  
[News Link](https://www.wired.com/story/inside-story-of-pong-excerpt/) [@WIRED](/creator/news/WIRED) 2017-11-15T15:00Z 9.1M followers, 5.2M engagements



### Top Atari Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"Who could ever forget the ATARI JAGUAR controller from [----] 🤮🤔#AISlop Where did your gaming journey begin. https://t.co/YOTP2n40V5 Where did your gaming journey begin. https://t.co/YOTP2n40V5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthewhenzel/status/2023887937927323657) [@matthewhenzel](/creator/x/matthewhenzel) 2026-02-17T22:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@CarlyRaeJoestar @imactuallykoo1s Tennis for Two was created in [----] which is strangely enough like a side-view of Pong. The homemade console even featured controllers. However as far as accessibility the foundation is Pong either on the Magnavox Odyssey or the Atari Arcade system. It is the bedrock"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Leave_Eye_Six/status/2023870157148615142) [@Leave_Eye_Six](/creator/x/Leave_Eye_Six) 2026-02-17T21:20Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Umarm GTA6 ktktan sonra The Last of Us falan yannda Atari oyunu gibi kalr da beklediimize deer. Hi bir oyunu aasmz vakit ayrasmz gelmez umarm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/EdoZenwick/status/2023862746044043669) [@EdoZenwick](/creator/x/EdoZenwick) 2026-02-17T20:50Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@SamKabera @oswaki @Rwanda_Edu @REBRwanda @NESA_Rwanda @KicukiroDistr @a_mutsinzi Ireme ry' uburezi Ireme ry' imiyoborere y' amashuri. Bizahura ryari Nyakubahwa @SamKabera nigeze kukubwira ngo wagure ububiko / archives ubikamo amabaruwa ukeka yuko mbeshya. Urabara amabaruwa ya lesson plans atari yasohoka Plz wait"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JeanDam77175427/status/2023833329217532159) [@JeanDam77175427](/creator/x/JeanDam77175427) 2026-02-17T18:54Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

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