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During its early career as a leader in the video game industry, Atari brought about a profound change in a very young and developing sector. Atari's VCS/2600 system was not only the first gaming device to truly dominate living rooms, but also the Setting for some of the most iconic titles of all time, including Asteroids, Space Invaders, Pac-Man Defender, Joust, Pitfall, River Raid and many, many more.

In its heyday, the Atari name became synonymous with video games, just as the Nintendo name would a few years later, but the company - and the industry - fell just as quickly thanks to the infamous North American video game crash of 1983. Despite this catastrophic event, Atari persisted, and the following year released the powerful 7800 console - a device that could easily have restored the company to its former glory had its 1984 launch gone as planned.

This book describes the highs and lows of a truly turbulent period in the history of video games, an era that laid the foundation for what has now become one of the world's most popular forms of entertainment.

Atari 2600/7800: a visual compendium showcases the best pixel art, cover art and product designs for each system. Over 200 classic games are featured on 528 pages, with articles on the leading third-party developers, interviews with key industry figures and features on topics such as cover art, prototypes and homebrew versions.

Product features:
English . 528 pages. 170 mm × 230 mm. Slipcase made of 3 mm thick protective cardboard with "animated" lenticular film. High-quality lithographic printing from edge to edge. Thread-stitched cover for lasting quality and the ability to lay the book flat for ideal viewing of the double-sided images. Spot-lacquered cover and dust jacket. Two ribbon bookmarks. Shrink-wrapped.

Contains contributions from:
Lee Actor, David Akers, Allan Alcorn, Glenn Axworthy, Dona Bailey, Rex Bradford, Nolan Bushnell, Steve Cartwright, Osman Celimli, John Champeau, Samuel Claiborn, David Crane, Bob DeCrescenzo, Joe Decuir, Alex DeMeo, David Dentt, Michael Feinstein , Hal Finney, Will Freeman, Ed Fries, Rob Fulop, Peter Gaston, David Giltinan, Steve Golson, Craig Grannell, Andrew Hayward, Matt Householder, Larry Kaplan, Ray Kassar, Michael Katz, Sam Kennedy, Dan Kitchen, Garry Kitchen, Sam Kjellman, Dennis Koble, Tim Lapetino, Jamie Lendino, Jon Leupp, David Lubar, Doug Macrae, Alan Miller, Laura Nikolich, Chuck Peavey, Julian Rignall, Warren Robinett, Keith Robinson, Perry Rodgers, Greg Sewart, Carol Shaw, Tom Sloper, Bob Smith, Cliff Spohn, Chris Spry, Dave Staugas, Tony Takoushi, Fred Thompson, John Van Ryzin, Howard Scott Warshaw, Rob Wanenchak, Bob Whitehead, Phil Wiswell, Steve Woita, Robert Workman and Vladimir Zúñiga.

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