Atari 2600/7800: a visual compendium
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During Atari’s early tenure as the video game industry’s leading light, it oversaw seismic change in what was still a very young, still-evolving sector. Not only was Atari’s VCS/2600 system the first piece of gaming equipment to truly dominate the living room, it also played host to some of the most iconic titles of all time, including Asteroids, Space Invaders, Pac-Man Defender, Joust, Pitfall!, River Raid and many, many more.
At its height, Atari’s name became synonymous with video gaming in the same way that Nintendo’s would a few years later, but the company – and the industry – fell just as swiftly, thanks to the infamous North American video game crash of 1983. Even when faced with this catastrophic event, Atari soldiered on and, the following year, produced the powerful 7800 console – a machine that could easily have returned the firm to its former glory, had its launch in 1984 gone to plan.
This book aims to cover the highs and lows of what was a truly tumultuous period in video game history, an era which laid down the foundations for what has today become one of the world’s most popular forms of entertainment.
Atari 2600/7800: a visual compendium aims to showcase the very best pixel art, cover art and product design on each system. Spread over 528 pages, it features over 200 classic games, with articles on the leading third-party developers, interviews with key figures in the industry and features on subjects such as cover art, prototypes and homebrew releases.
Includes 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.
©2020 Atari Interactive, Inc. Atari and the Atari logo are registered trademarks owned by Atari Interactive, Inc. All individual Atari game names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Atari Interactive, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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- CPChristopher P.Verified Buyer1 year agoRated 5 out of 5 starsDelightful visual exploration of the 2600
Excellent overview of the Atari 2600- beautiful images, layouts, and just the right amount of interviews and commentaries to provide a guided tour of the system. Additionally, I love the included content on the 7800, which gets some much-deserved attention alongside its more well-known predecessor. Packaging was excellent on the shipment as well. Thank so much!
- LWLewis W.Verified Buyer1 year agoRated 5 out of 5 starsAtari Love
I loved this book! Tons of interesting information packed inside. It was packaged very well too. A lot of love went into this book.
- BFBabak F.Verified Buyer2 years agoRated 5 out of 5 starsSimply Gorgeous
Gorgeous book that brings back a lot of beautiful childhood memories.
- AKAntonis K.Verified Buyer2 years agoRated 5 out of 5 starsFor the young to learn and the old to remember...
This book is amazing. The pages and pictures are of truly high quality and the game picks are great, really bringing back old childhood memories. Packaging was superb and delivery to Greece was relatively quick. Totally recommend this for the book collection of any game, old school or not.
- IWIain W.Verified Buyer2 years agoRated 5 out of 5 starsAmazing value, perfect.
These Compendium titles are amazing quality and value. I really wish the zx spectrum one was shown more love. But the whole collection is great.
