8 Bit Apocalypse

(W) Alex Rubens. With the advent of the arcade* Atari Inc. and its iconic game* Missile Command* were at the forefront of the industry's explosion* helping usher in both the age of the video game and the gamer lifestyle. Alex Rubens delves into electronic history to tell of an era when arcade games were designed* written* and coded by individual designers. He interviews major figures including Atari founder Nolan Bushnell and Missile Command creator David Theurer* who suffered from frequent nightmares of nuclear holocaust as he worked on the game. The first in-depth* personal history of the era* 8-Bit Apocalypse combines Rubens's tech industry knowledge and experience as a gaming journalist to conjure the wild silicon frontier of the '80s.