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Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System (Platform Studies)

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A study of the relationship between platform and creative expression in the Atari VCS.

Author(s): Nick Montfort, Ian Bogost
Year: 2009

Language: English
Pages: 192

Contents......Page 6
Series Foreword......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Timeline......Page 12
1 Stella......Page 14
2 Combat......Page 32
3 Adventure......Page 56
4 Pac-Man......Page 78
5 Yars’ Revenge......Page 94
6 Pitfall!......Page 112
7 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back......Page 132
8
After the Crash......Page 150
Afterword on Platform Studies......Page 158
Notes......Page 164
Bibliography......Page 172
Index......Page 182