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# Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry

**Brand:** howard scott warshaw
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## Customer Reviews

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    A wonderful journy from the start of it all from ET in a learjet to...well ET in a landfill
  

*by T***. on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2022*

This book is a wonderfully well written and authoritative account of not just a games company but a cultural moment in time and works its way out from the New Mexico landfill by developing the two paralleled timelines of both Howard and Atari after he got there, gently exposing the reader to a lot of cool subtle observations .. like the problems with the industry or as he calls "BIG".  You can tell that most of the Dilbert characters have met Howard, its that kind of book.The stories of the people he interacts with are warm, personal and have some real pearls of wisdom in there as well.It speaks to me on so many levels and was a thoroughly worthwhile and riveting read.If you have ever written a line of code.. I implore you to read this book! You will lose a Sunday afternoon but you will gain a contented smile.

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    Programmer's Inside View of ATARI
  

*by 哲***ー on Reviewed in Japan on 29 January 2021*

Well entertained. It has a lot of insider's view on what went on in ATARI games in the 80's. Anyone interested in pursuing a game programmer should read this. It also has a section on how he created the worst game ever in E.T.

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    Great read... very fun!
  

*by T***E on Reviewed in Canada on 29 April 2022*

What a great first hand account of what life was really like for programmers back in the day!  If you lived through the early era of video games you'll love this charming book by Howard.

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