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The Reboot: Debut Program

August 24th, 2007 |
The Reboot: Debut Program

In this debut episode of The Reboot gaming show, host Rio Pesino takes you back in time to the golden era of video games. Classics like Pong, PacMan, Joust, and hundreds of other old school games were on display at [See the full post…]

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California Extreme: Steve Jobs: From Atari to Apple

California Extreme: Steve Jobs: From Atari to Apple

Steve Jobs, former Atari employee? Atari co-founder Al Alcorn tells PodTech’s Rio Pesino about Jobs’ role with Atari, his involvement in some of the historic meetings with the Apple CEO and how the video game manufacturer rejected Jobs’ concept of [See the full post…]

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California Extreme 2006: The History of Atari

California Extreme 2006: The History of Atari

Legends of the videogame industry share their thoughts on working for Atari during the early years. Al Alcorn, Eugene Jarvis, Steve Ritchie, Ed Rotberg and Dave Sheppard discuss the stories behind the creation of some of the classic Atari coin-op [See the full post…]

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California Extreme 2006: PONG’s Creator Speaks on the Past, Present and Future of Retro Gaming

California Extreme 2006: PONG’s Creator Speaks on the Past, Present and Future of Retro Gaming

Al Alcorn, former Vice President of Engineering at Atari, spoke with PodTech’s Rio Pesino about designing the classic video game PONG, the early days of gaming, game emulation and his prediction on where coin-op arcades will be in five to [See the full post…]

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