The term 'EARLY ARCADE NAME' can be solved by the crossword solution 'ATARI' (5 letters). Atari was an American video game and home computer company founded in 1972. It is credited with pioneering the early arcade game industry, as well as popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and games contained on ROM cartridges. Atari's most successful products were the arcade games Pong and Asteroids, and the home video game console, the Atari 2600.