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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 15

  Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to file
         Reports Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
                                  Act of 1934.

                        Commission File Number   1-9281

                               ATARI CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                           455 SOUTH MATHILDA AVENUE
                          SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA 94086
  (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
                   registrant's principal executive offices)

                  1.  COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
            2.  5 1/4% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES DUE 2002
            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
  (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
                     under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

         Please place an X in the box(es) or designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon the terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

       Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)       [x]        Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)     [ ]
       Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)      [ ]        Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)      [ ]
       Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)       [ ]        Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)     [ ]
       Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)      [ ]        Rule 15d-6               [ ]
       Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)       [ ]

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice
date: 0

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Atari Corporation has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.


                                                    Atari Corporation


Date:    July 30, 1996                        By:   /s/ Sam Tramiel
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                                                    Sam Tramiel
                                                    President


Instructions: This form is required by Rules 12g-4 12h-3 and 15d-6 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
registrant shall file with the Commission three copies of Form 15, one of which
shall be manually signed. It may be signed by an officer of the registrant, by
counsel or by any other duly authorized person. The name and title of the person
signing the form shall be typed or printed under the signature.