Atari Video Music System Demo

Shortly after the release of Pong for the home market, Atari (ever the insecure startup) launched "Project Mood" trying to get into other areas of home entertainment, before committing to game machines fully.

The result of that project was the "Atari Video Music" system, released in late 1977. It was a $900 (in current money) bit of stereo kit that would pump psychedelic visuals to your television set, driven by the audio from your stereo system.

The company first pitched the device to Sears. The Sears representative asked what the developers were smoking when they invented it. With that, a technician stepped forward **holding up a lit joint**.

And with that, Atari became the very first company ever in history, to Drop The Bass.