8-Bit Apocalypse: The Untold Story of Atari's Missile Command
pThe untold story of Atari's Missile Command/pWith the advent of the arcade, Atari Inc. and its iconic game, emMissile Command/em,were at the forefront of the industry's explosion, helping usher inboth the age of the video game and the gamer lifestyle. In em8-Bit Apocalypse/em,tech insider Alex Rubens delves into electronic history to tell of anera when arcade games were designed, written, and coded by individualdesigners. He interviews major figures including Atari founder NolanBushnell and emMissile Command/em creator David Theurer, whosuffered from frequent nightmares of nuclear holocaust as he worked onthe game. The first in-depth, personal history of the era, em8-Bit Apocalypse /emcombinesRubens's tech industry knowledge and experience as a gaming journalistto conjure the wild silicon frontier of the '80s.
| Autor: | Rubens, Alex |
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| EAN: | 9781419738937 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 256 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Abrams & Chronicle Abrams Press |
| Schlagworte: | ATARI |
| Größe: | 140 × 210 |
