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Once Upon Atari (2003)

ALL 08/10/2003 (en) Documentary 120 Min
  • Release
    08/10/2003
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
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  • Original title
    Once Upon Atari
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

The uncensored story of what happened behind the scenes at Atari

Overview

In the late 70s and early 80s, ET phoned home on Atari 2600 and became the video game that New Media magazine later described as having toppled a billion dollar industry. We know the industry rose again as a pale, commercial version of its old self, but… did you ever wonder what it was like back in the wild days when the titans of gaming clashed, not on Wall Street, but inside the minds of designers? Want to learn first hand how the barren valley south of The Bay gave birth to cult celebrity that died as quickly as it was born? Take the ride with the folks who made it happen. Walk on walls, smoke the evil weed, and plunge head first into the uncharted (undocumented) world that was game production back in the bad old days.

  2. Story



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  1. Larry Anderson Jr.

    Interviewee

  2. Marlin Bates, IV

    Interviewee

  3. Nolan Bushnell

    Interviewee

  4. Jerome Domurat

    Interviewee

  5. Clint Dyer

    Interviewee

  6. Tod Frye

    Interviewee

  7. Rob Fulop

    Interviewee

  8. Jim Huether

    Interviewee

  9. Larry Kaplan

    Interviewee

  10. George Kiss

    Interviewee

  11. Suki Lee

    Interviewee

  12. Eric Manghise

    Interviewee

  13. Carla Meninsky

    Interviewee

  14. Alan Murphy

    Interviewee

  15. Bob Polaro

    Interviewee

  16. Bob Poniatowski

    Interviewee

  17. Adrian Roberts

    Interviewee

  18. Bob Smith

    Interviewee

  19. Dave Staugas

    Interviewee

  20. Brad Stewart

    Interviewee

  21. Howard Scott Warshaw

    Interviewee

  22. Rob Zdybel

    Interviewee

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 22 , Crews : 8

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Once Upon Atari (2003) 120 Min

ALL 08/10/2003 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 08/10/2003
  • Production
  • Original title Once Upon Atari
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

The uncensored story of what happened behind the scenes at Atari

Overview

In the late 70s and early 80s, ET phoned home on Atari 2600 and became the video game that New Media magazine later described as having toppled a billion dollar industry. We know the industry rose again as a pale, commercial version of its old self, but… did you ever wonder what it was like back in the wild days when the titans of gaming clashed, not on Wall Street, but inside the minds of designers? Want to learn first hand how the barren valley south of The Bay gave birth to cult celebrity that died as quickly as it was born? Take the ride with the folks who made it happen. Walk on walls, smoke the evil weed, and plunge head first into the uncharted (undocumented) world that was game production back in the bad old days.

  1. Howard Scott Warshaw

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Howard Scott Warshaw

    Editor

  4. Howard Scott Warshaw

    Producer



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