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Once Upon Atari

6.120032h NRMovieDocumentary

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…

DirectorHoward Scott Warshaw
ProducerHoward Scott Warshaw

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Cast · Directed by Howard Scott Warshaw

Larry Anderson Jr.
Larry Anderson Jr.
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Marlin Bates, IV
Marlin Bates, IV
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Nolan Bushnell
Nolan Bushnell
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Jerome Domurat
Jerome Domurat
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Clint Dyer
Clint Dyer
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Tod Frye
Tod Frye
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Rob Fulop
Rob Fulop
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Jim Huether
Jim Huether
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Larry Kaplan
Larry Kaplan
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George Kiss
George Kiss
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Suki Lee
Suki Lee
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Eric Manghise
Eric Manghise
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