Table of Contents
Foreword 11
Introduction 15
1 At Any Moment 27
2 Atari: The Early Gaming Pioneers 39
3 Coin-Op's Revenge 65
4 The First Concept 81
5 Getting the Green Light 97
6 Finding Meaning in Pixels 107
7 Failure to Innovate Was Anti-Atari 119
8 When Passion Turns to Obsession 125
9 Melting Flesh 133
10 The Tests Begin 141
11 Into the Wild 151
12 The Public Loves It 159
13 From the Ground Up: The Story of Tempest 187
14 The Great Crash 193
15 Lasting Influence 199
16 The Second Cold War 213
17 Defining a New Generation of Games 221
18 "Do You Feel Like a Hero Yet?" 227
19 Pioneering the Future 237
Epilogue 247
Acknowledgments 253