Director Richard Taylor recalls his work on a canceled Atari-funded project.
When the early-'80s home video game business began dwindling in the US, Atari looked to a Laserdisc arcade cabinet to boost its fortunes. That's according to Richard Taylor, who served as the film director for Atari Playland, an unreleased arcade cabinet from classic Atari's waning days.
I would be interested in a revival but hey I like games in general.
This looked brilliant, just shows how cutting edge Atari were.
You know what might have helped?
Better quality control! ANY QUALITY CONTROL!! F**KING STANDARDS!!!!
Atari peaked with Combat!
Atari was just a name used through acquisition, via a company already known for producing shovelware, to give a semblance of legitimacy ... as they produced more shovelware.