Comments on: The return of King Pong

Legendary video game developer Nolan Bushnell figures he's good for one more big splash before he calls it quits on a remarkable career.

[alskiontheweb]

Thanks!

...I must say I greatly enjoyed all of the Atari games. I grew up on the 2600. I bought Atari Anthology for my XBox and my kids love Outlaw and Bowling. Goes to show you, the games that are timeless are the games that are fun not necessarily the most artistic.

[tdi1]

why the suits?

love the interview. Great insights. As an early purchaser of an Atari 800, I've always been a fan.

One question - on the uWinks website, Careers page, if Nolan created the jeans and t-shirt work ethic, then why are the folks in the picture models in suits and ties?! That picture would have scacred me away when I was an active programmer as it looks like a typical, glitzy, marketing driven company. Definitely not like a 'fun place to work'.

[sadchild]

great quote for nolan!!

i already have this quote as my desktop wallpaper here at the office. very well-said.

"I believe you can either treat employees as equals, as adults, in which you treat everybody with equal dignity. Or you can have a monarchy, where there are the executives and there are the serfs. Monarchies work, but in today's world, where people are highly educated, highly capable and highly mobile, I think treating them like adults is a better way."

and i recently acquired an atari 2600 when a relative passed away. i still love adventure, warlords and maze craze more than any modern games. maze craze..... i could play that game every day for the rest of my life! someone should put that game on the internet for head-to-head maze craze goodness.