I was a little hesitant at taking the job at Atari. I had never programmed for a living and I worried it might get boring (building circuits seemed more fun). But I would probably still be in the video game… — David Crane Copy Share Image
Another little known fact about Amazing Tennis - the computer opponents are modeled after real people. In an odd turn of events, I joined a division 3 college tennis team at age 38. — David Crane Copy Share Image
We wanted to create an environment where if a game player enjoyed the 'writing style' of a particular game designer, he or she could… — David Crane Copy Share Image
I was a little hesitant at taking the job at Atari. I had never programmed for a living and I worried it might get… — David Crane Copy Share Image
Looking back, video game design seems a natural fit, although there was no such thing when I was growing up. I built a Tic-Tac-Toe… — David Crane Copy Share Image
Plus, I was a math and science whiz from my first introduction to the subjects. — David Crane Copy Share Image
The letters were universally complimentary, and we designers loved hearing that our games were being enjoyed, but if they weren't sending us a picture… — David Crane Copy Share Image
We were advised that nobody could stop us from pursuing our craft simply because we had honed, or even developed that craft while working… — David Crane Copy Share Image
Our co-founder and company president, Jim Levy, came from a record industry background and understood the marketing and promotion of artists as well as… — David Crane Copy Share Image
My background is in hardware design. I found hardware work to be a welcome change from thousands of hours of programming and that led… — David Crane Copy Share Image
One week before Pitfall! was to be released, I only gave you one life to play the whole game. I was experimenting with that… — David Crane Copy Share Image
Another little known fact about Amazing Tennis - the computer opponents are modeled after real people. In an odd turn of events, I joined… — David Crane Copy Share Image
That's right, fall in one pit and start over from the beginning! Well, thankfully my buddies practically tied me to my chair until I… — David Crane Copy Share Image
