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Stella at 20: An Atari 2600 Retrospective - Vol. 2
The Game Designers /or/ One Person, One Game
Overview
Over the course of August 1997, interviews were shot for a video documentary entitled Stella at 20: An Atari 2600 Retrospective. The founders of Atari, the original engineers, the famous programmers, and some lesser known programmers were gathered together to look back on the system that launched the home videogame industry. Volume 2 focuses on the individual programmers, their background, and in-depth discussions of the games they created, covering all eras of the system.
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Cast
Al Miller
Self
David Crane
Self
Larry Kaplan
Self
Carol Shaw
Self
Larry Wagner
Self
Bob Smith
Self
Dennis Koble
Self
Tod Frye
Self
Rick Maurer
Self
Rob Fulop
Self
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