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games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i++] = new Array("","INTRO","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/081023_Top5_Atari2600a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Atari", "259", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>It's almost impossible to hear the word \"Atari\" and not reminisce on joysticks, paddle controllers, stick-men animation, beeps and blips and countless gaming classics. If it weren't for Atari, there probably wouldn't be Nintendo, PlayStation, or Xbox &#150; at least as we know them.<br></br>While arcade hits make up the lion's share of popular games found on Atari systems, original favorites also call the platform home. Wooden-panel consoles, we salute you with the best Atari games.<br></br><a href=\"http://wbenedetti.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/23/2030522-what-are-your-favorite-old-school-atari-games\">Tell us: What are your favorite old-school Atari games?</a><br></br><P ALIGN=RIGHT><i>-- Blake Snow</i></P><br><p ALIGN=LEFT><a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25128965\"><img src=\"http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Interactives/_swf/tonytesting/gamewidget/Grab_top5_widget_button.gif\" border=0></a></p>";

games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i++] = new Array("","'Pong'","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/081023_Top5_Pong.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Atari", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>\"Avoid missing ball for high score.\" More than 30 years and a gazillion \"Brick Breakers\" later, and \"Pong's\" simple instructions still inspire. What the seminal game lacks in sophistication, it more than makes up for with pure enjoyment &#150; enough to popularize both video games and home consoles even.";

games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i++] = new Array("","'Pitfall!'","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/081023_Top5_Pitfall.gif","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Activision", "273", "382", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>As frustrating as hurdling those stupid rolling logs can be, I knew I was playing something special in 1982 &#150; the pioneer of platform games. Granted, Pitfall Harry pales in comparison to Mario, but he was the first to solidify our love for the jump button.";

games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i++] = new Array("","'Adventure'","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/081023_Top5_Adventure.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Atari", "256", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>It's not easy on the eyes, and I feel somewhat guilty for picking it over \"Dig Dug,\" but \"Adventure\" was a delight, and the first console action-adventure game to boot. Where would respected franchises like \"Zelda\" and \"Final Fantasy\" be without castles, labyrinths, hidden treasure, dungeons, keys and swords? &#147;Adventure&#148; embraced the items while others were busy cloning fixed shooters and \"Pong\" ad nauseum. ";

games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i++] = new Array("","'Frogger'","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/081023_Top5_Frogger.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Sega", "273", "382", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>Though it's been featured on many other consoles, the Atari 2600 version is the one we remember most. Regarded by many smarter than us as one of the greatest and most original games ever, Konami's \"Frogger\" is played even to this day. (That river section is crazy fun!) Plus, a &#147;Seinfeld&#148; episode was named after the game, it's so cool. Giddy up. ";

games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i++] = new Array("","'Space Invaders'","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/081023_Top5_Space-invaders.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Taito", "273", "333", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
games_top5_081022_AtariGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>And you thought \"Halo\" was a \"killer app.\" This game, which got its start in the arcade, was so big that it quadrupled the number of Atari 2600 owners overnight in 1980. The \"Space Invaders\" craze literally took the world by storm, it was so enjoyable. Nintendo godfather Shigeru Miyamoto even cited it as the most revolutionary game of his time, inspiring him to make his own games. <br></br><br><a href=\"http://wbenedetti.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/23/2030522-what-are-your-favorite-old-school-atari-games\">Tell us: What are your favorite old-school Atari games?</a>";

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