"Chuck E. Cheese, a popular restaurant chain and children's birthday party venue known for its arcade games, pizza and animatronics, opened its first location in San Jose on May 17, 1977. First known as Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre, the restaurant was originally located on South Winchester Boulevard, which is now occupied by Santana Row. The business later moved into a former 3-story toy store off of Tully Road, which is still a Chuck E. Cheese location today."
"Chuck E. Cheese was founded by Nolan Bushnell, who also invented the popular video game Pong and co-founded the video game company Atari. Atari traces its roots back to Silicon Valley as well - the company started in Sunnyvale in 1972. Four years later Bushnell sold the company to Warner Communications. This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one. San José Spotlight partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs - bite-sized fact checks of trending claims."
Chuck E. Cheese opened its first location in San Jose on May 17, 1977. The venue combined arcade games, pizza and animatronic entertainment aimed at children's birthday parties. The business was originally known as Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre and first operated on South Winchester Boulevard, a site later occupied by Santana Row. The company later relocated to a former three-story toy store off Tully Road, which remains a Chuck E. Cheese location. Nolan Bushnell founded Chuck E. Cheese after inventing Pong and co-founding Atari, which began in Sunnyvale in 1972 and was sold to Warner Communications in 1976.
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