Founded and incorporated on May 27, 1982, by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games.
Firmaet blev grundlagt 28. maj 1982 af Trip Hawkins og virksomheden var en pioner i den tidlige computerspilindustri og var bemærkelsesværdig for at fremme designernes og programmørernes ansvar i deres spil.