

Once Upon Atari
2003-08-10 · 30 min / episode · Not rated
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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- Howard Scott Warshaw
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- Scott West Productions
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- United States of America
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