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Once Upon Atari

Season 1 2003

  • 2003-08-10T04:00:00Z
  • 42m
  • 2h 48m (4 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
Welcome to Once Upon Atari, produced by famed Atari game designer Howard Scott Warshaw -- also known as the creator of Yars' Revenge, one of the best-selling games on the Atari 2600. Warshaw takes you on a trip through time, back to the late seventies and the birth of Atari, and interviews the personalities the fueled the company, including founder Nolan Bushnell.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2003-08-10T04:00:00Z

1x01 House of Games

Series Premiere

1x01 House of Games

  • 2003-08-10T04:00:00Z42m

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 fun, more interesting work, more stimulating people, and more money flying around than anyplace you've ever seen. You will never look at a workplace the same way again.

2003-08-10T04:00:00Z

1x02 The Enemy Within

1x02 The Enemy Within

  • 2003-08-10T04:00:00Z42m

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 the cellist thinks the brass section sucks. Maybe the conductor feels a percussionist isn't up to snuff. Sometimes the whole orchestra erupts into a huge brawl.

2003-08-10T04:00:00Z

1x03 The Game's The Thing

1x03 The Game's The Thing

  • 2003-08-10T04:00:00Z42m

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 to keep playing this game? Is it fun?

2003-08-10T04:00:00Z

1x04 The Agony & The Ecstasy

1x04 The Agony & The Ecstasy

  • 2003-08-10T04:00:00Z42m

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 game makers.

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