This is a four episode DVD, each directed by the man who created Yar’s Revenge and the infamous E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600/VCS. Episodes include…
1) House of Games – An Amazing workplace
2) The Enemy Within – Money, Power, and Corruption
3) The Game’s The Thing – Game design, how & who
4) The Agony & The Ecstasy – Challenge & rewards
Extra’s) Nolan Bushnell discusses creative management. Trip Hawkins on games and 3DO’s future ( taped in 2001 )
This is a behind the scenes look at the people and the times of Atari in it’s heyday from the people who were there. I only wish Mr. Warshaw could have gotten Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak to get in this ( bet you didn’t know both of them worked at Atari in the 70’s and got the money to start Apple from a bonus while working on Breakout ). Once Upon Atari is a Scott West Production directed by Mr. Warshaw himself. Featuring Nolan Bushnell, Tod Frye, Larry Kaplan, Rob Fulop, Carla Meninsky, Rob Zdybel, and many more.