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==Atari==
* ''[[Space Invaders]]'' was a major system mover for the [[Atari 2600]], quadrupling its sales, making it the [[Ur Example]].
** Atari was counting on both ''[[Pac-Man]]'' and ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game)|ETE.T. the ExtraterrestrialExtra-Terrestrial]]'' to be killer apps for the 2600, and had each produced in wildly optimistic numbers; in fact, more ''Pac-Man'' cartridges were produced than there were Atari consoles, on the assumption that the game would be so popular people would buy consoles just to play it. As it turned out, they were only half-right, as [[Incredibly Lame Pun|they did help to kill the Atari 2600]], [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983|and very nearly the entire industry]].
* ''[[Star Raiders (video game)|Star Raiders]]'' was a bona fide '''Killer App''' for the [[Atari 8 Bit Computers]]; many people bought the computer just to play the game.
* ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]'' and ''[[Tempest (video game)|Tempest]] 2000'' were this for the otherwise ill-fated [[Atari Jaguar|Jaguar]].
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