Atari was a pioneering video game company founded in 1972. It had many rivals, including RIOT, FUJI, JOYSTICK, RAID, PONG, ASTEROIDS, NOLAN, and OTTO. RIOT was a computer game released in 1982 by the company Sirius Software. FUJI was a home video game console released by Epoch Co. in 1983. JOYSTICK was a gaming peripheral released by Atari in 1977. RAID was a computer game released by Synapse Software in 1983. PONG was one of the earliest arcade video games, released by Atari in 1972. ASTEROIDS was an arcade game released by Atari in 1979. NOLAN was the founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell. OTTO was a home video game console released by Coleco in 1978.