Once Upon Atari
Once Upon Atari
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Once Upon Atari

2003
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

Atari game designer Howard Scott Warshaw, creator of the best-selling 2600 game Yars' Revenge, takes you on a trip through time back to the late seventies and the birth of Atari, and interviews the personalities that fueled the company, including founder Nolan Bushnell.

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  • House of Games

    1.House of Games

    10-08-2003

    You will see what a working place could be like. You will see what "wild and crazy" coworkers could mean. You will see the single most amazing work environment there ever was. More...

  • The Enemy Within

    2.The Enemy Within

    10-08-2003

    The various arms of a company (marketing, engineering, management, etc.) should work in concert to create a harmonious symphony of profitable business performance. But sometimes th...

  • The Game's The Thing

    3.The Game's The Thing

    10-08-2003

    Designing games is a most cryptic and demanding art. It really has little to do with technical specifications and design parameters. It all comes down to one thing: Do people want...

  • The Agony & The Ecstasy

    4.The Agony & The Ecstasy

    10-08-2003

    Find out what it's like to walk into a store and see your game there on the shelf. To hear people talking about your product. There is also a segment on the favorite games of the g...

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