In 1980, business at my company, Chuck E. Cheese's, was thriving and I was feeling flush. So I bought a very large house on the Champ de Mars in Paris, right between the Eiffel Tower and the Ecole Militaire. The… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
Some of the best projects to ever come out of Atari or Chuck E. Cheese's were from high school dropouts, college dropouts. One guy… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
I guess I'd like to be known for being an innovator, fostering creativity, thinking outside the box. You know, keeping people playful. — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
In 1980, Atari was bringing in around two billion dollars in revenue and Chuck E. Cheese's some five hundred million. I still didn't feel… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
I believe that in games, when you're talking about pitting my wits and my brain against your wits and your brain, that simplicity of… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
The subtle generational cues that make one thing cool and another uncool aren't always obvious to a parent. My children are my dinner-table sounding… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in the Wii. I love the physicality of the Wii controller, and how you can get the feeling of throwing… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
Women were very, very good at 'Pong'. It was part of the dating scene. The number of people who told me they met their… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
Learning ballroom dancing is great for your brain. But it only works for three to six months. After that, you've got all the benefit… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
Walk to work, even if it's four miles. Ride a bike to work. Drive a different way. On your way there, try to find… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
Hire for passion and intensity; there is training for everything else. — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
When I was running Atari, violence against humanoid figures was not allowed. We'd let you shoot at a tank... but we drew the line… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
You wanna build your IQ higher in the next two years? Be uncomfortable. That means, learn something where you have a beginner's mind. — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
