Once Upon Atari

Once Upon Atari (2003)

The uncensored story of what happened behind the scenes at Atari

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2003-08-10
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 5 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Language: English
  • Director: Howard Scott Warshaw
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Summary

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.

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  • Larry Anderson Jr.

    as Interviewee
  • Marlin Bates, IV

    as Interviewee
  • Nolan Bushnell

    as Interviewee
  • Jerome Domurat

    as Interviewee
  • Clint Dyer

    as Interviewee
  • Tod Frye

    as Interviewee
  • Rob Fulop

    as Interviewee
  • Jim Huether

    as Interviewee
  • Larry Kaplan

    as Interviewee
  • George Kiss

    as Interviewee
  • Suki Lee

    as Interviewee
  • Eric Manghise

    as Interviewee
  • Carla Meninsky

    as Interviewee
  • Alan Murphy

    as Interviewee
  • Bob Polaro

    as Interviewee
  • Bob Poniatowski

    as Interviewee
  • Adrian Roberts

    as Interviewee
  • Bob Smith

    as Interviewee
  • Dave Staugas

    as Interviewee
  • Brad Stewart

    as Interviewee
  • Howard Scott Warshaw

    as Interviewee
  • Rob Zdybel

    as Interviewee
Directing Howard Scott Warshaw Director
Editing Howard Scott Warshaw Editor
Production Howard Scott Warshaw Producer
Sound Christopher Tin Music
Art Jerome Domurat Graphic Designer
Camera Dave Staugas Still Photographer
Camera Sydney J. DeSando Camera Operator
Camera Howard Scott Warshaw Camera Operator