Dan Corona, Atari Engineering Manager Dan Corona was Atari employee #9 — staring in 1972, where he remained until the Tramiel takeover in 1984. Dan was Engineering Manager, and worked in many divisions: coin-op, pinball, handheld games, and consumer.  This interview took place on November 29, 2016. Teaser quote: "It pretty much killed the company. You know, you can't continue building the same thing over and over again and not create anything new."