The Atari Book - 40th Anniversary Special Reviews
Newest Review: ... a lot of information on Atari's history is available for free on the web. The answer is the quality of the writing. Since ... more
... most of the authors are well known in retro gaming circles and professional journalists/writers to boot, they can get direct access to some of the key players and hear about their histories and experiences first hand. This makes the articles far more interesting than a simple, straightforward chronological history because they are full of anecdotes, asides and insights that might not otherwise be known.
The writing throughout is of an incredibly high standard. Whilst there might be the odd frustration at the occasiona...more
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The Atari Book - 40th Anniversary Special: The Age of Atari (1052 words)by - written on 04/01/13 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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If you are looking for something to blame for my long-standing devotion to computer games, then you should probably start with the Atari 2600 console released in the late 70s. Although I never owned one myself, a friend did and I lost track of the hours we spent after school playing things like Space Invaders or Pitfall II. For ancient people like me who remember the dawn of the computer games industry, it's hard to believe that it's now 40 years since one of the industry's early stars - Atari - was formed. During that time it pretty much invented the computer console, contributed massively to the video game crash of the early 80s, produced some decent 8 and ... Read the complete review
