Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System by Ian Bogost, Nick Montfort

Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System

Platform Studies

Ian Bogost, Nick Montfort

180 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history video games informative slow-paced
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A study of the relationship between platform and creative expression in the Atari VCS.The Atari Video Computer System dominated the home video game market so completely that "Atari" became the generic term for a video game console. The Atari VCS w...

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