How E.T. Almost Destroyed the Video Game Industry! Howard Scott Warshaw Interview (Atari Legend)
Episode 212 of the Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast podcast, hosted by Arcade Attack, titled "How E.T. Almost Destroyed the Video Game Industry! Howard Scott Warshaw Interview (Atari Legend)" was published on August 10, 2021 and runs 80 minutes.
August 10, 2021 ·80m · Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast
Summary
Howard Scott Warshaw left an undeniable mark on the video game industry! After creating the amazing Yars' Revenge for the Atari 2600, it seemed Howard would become one of the true pioneers of the video game industry... In fact, he would almost single handily go on to to destroy the industry with the release of E.T. Howard shares some amazing stories in his short-lived but hugely influential career in gaming. He gives some truly honest and revealing answers on how one man was blamed for almost grinding the video game industry to a halt. Howard also reflects on his amazing new book; Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry. Check out Howard's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0986218669/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_E1C9QYX4MWNKH0KY7XGZ Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @arcadeattackUK and catch us on Facebook or Instagram. Please also consider subscribing to the Arcade Attack Retro Gaming podcast on your favourite podcast platform. We are on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube and all your other favourite platforms - here are three handy links: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/podcasts/ https://link.chtbl.com/gAXAOwic https://www.youtube.com/@ArcadeAttack Please also leave us a review / rating and comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and any other podcast platform. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under 'fair use' for the purposes of comment or critique. #retrogaming #podcast #arcadeattack #retrogames #gaming #et #atari #interview
Episode Description
Howard Scott Warshaw left an undeniable mark on the video game industry! After creating the amazing Yars' Revenge for the Atari 2600, it seemed Howard would become one of the true pioneers of the video game industry... In fact, he would almost single handily go on to to destroy the industry with the release of E.T.
Howard shares some amazing stories in his short-lived but hugely influential career in gaming. He gives some truly honest and revealing answers on how one man was blamed for almost grinding the video game industry to a halt.
Howard also reflects on his amazing new book; Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry.
Check out Howard's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0986218669/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_E1C9QYX4MWNKH0KY7XGZ
Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @arcadeattackUK and catch us on Facebook or Instagram.
Please also consider subscribing to the Arcade Attack Retro Gaming podcast on your favourite podcast platform. We are on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube and all your other favourite platforms - here are three handy links:
https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/podcasts/
https://link.chtbl.com/gAXAOwic
https://www.youtube.com/@ArcadeAttack
Please also leave us a review / rating and comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and any other podcast platform.
All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under 'fair use' for the purposes of comment or critique.
#retrogaming #podcast #arcadeattack #retrogames #gaming #et #atari #interview
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