Skyscrapers, Part Two: An Arms Race to the Sky

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A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part Two: a Rise, a Fall, and a Legacy

Oof! Atari! As our producer Max likes to say, 'it was a thing.' In the second part of this two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max explore the pioneering rise of Atari, corporate overtake, and the final words of its founder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part One: From Pings to Pongs

Nowadays most people either play video games, or know someone who does -- yet this wasn't always the case. As civilization skyrockets toward gaming experiences that feel increasingly immersive (and, in some cases, inseperable from reality), Ben, Noel and Max pay homage to the cre ...  Show more

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