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The Ted Dabney Experience · Feb 12, 2025

TDE EP40 - Atari Project Manager John Ray

John Ray joined Atari Inc in 1977 as a hardware engineer, learning the ropes with 1978’s Fire-Truck, arguably the first truly co-op arcade game and a distinctive arcade presence due in no small part to his analogue circuitry audio. Ray was also involved with the Atari-licensed versions of Namco’s Dig Dug and Xevious, the awesome arcade version of Tetris and — into the 1990s — the hugely popular San Francisco Rush racing series. TDE EP40 - Atari Project Manager John Ray The Ted Dabney Experience

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John Ray joined Atari Inc in 1977 as a hardware engineer, learning the ropes with 1978’s Fire-Truck, arguably the first truly co-op arcade game and a distinctive arcade presence due in no small part to his analogue circuitry audio. Ray was also involved with the Atari-licensed versions of Namco’s Dig Dug and Xevious, the awesome arcade version of Tetris and — into the 1990s — the hugely popular San Francisco Rush racing series.

TDE EP40 - Atari Project Manager John Ray The Ted Dabney Experience

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