This review contains spoilers.
As a programmer of nearly half a century, I have more then a passing interest in what is considered the worst game of all time.
The Atari 2600 was the only gaming console I ever bought. I loved many of the games, but I have never played E.T.
In programming you have choices: good, fast, cheap (pick any 2). If a programme is good and fast, it is NOT cheap.
If a programme is cheap, it's not good.
As a programmer, I have felt these constraints many times. Have I written crappy programmes? Of course, all programmers do. Sometimes you only have a few hours, before the online system comes up, and so you resort to what is expedient, not what is quality code.
I have been in Howard Warshaw's predicament many times. As I viewed this biopic, I know very intently the precarious environment he was in, when he had to produce a product in 5 weeks.
In the end is was not Warshaw who derailed Atari, nor the entire video game industry. Atari (Japanese for "to hit the target") went for the jugular and committed hara-kiri with their own sword.
The end of the programme vindicates Warshaw.
Wayno
As a programmer of nearly half a century, I have more then a passing interest in what is considered the worst game of all time.
The Atari 2600 was the only gaming console I ever bought. I loved many of the games, but I have never played E.T.
In programming you have choices: good, fast, cheap (pick any 2). If a programme is good and fast, it is NOT cheap.
If a programme is cheap, it's not good.
As a programmer, I have felt these constraints many times. Have I written crappy programmes? Of course, all programmers do. Sometimes you only have a few hours, before the online system comes up, and so you resort to what is expedient, not what is quality code.
I have been in Howard Warshaw's predicament many times. As I viewed this biopic, I know very intently the precarious environment he was in, when he had to produce a product in 5 weeks.
In the end is was not Warshaw who derailed Atari, nor the entire video game industry. Atari (Japanese for "to hit the target") went for the jugular and committed hara-kiri with their own sword.
The end of the programme vindicates Warshaw.
Wayno