Where to Watch Once Upon Atari (2003)

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Once Upon Atari' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Once Upon Atari' right now, here are some details about the documentary flick.

Released August 10th, 2003, 'Once Upon Atari' stars Larry Anderson Jr., Marlin Bates, IV, Nolan Bushnell, Jerome Domurat The NR movie has a runtime of about 2 hr, and received a user score of 57 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 5 well-known users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In the late 70s and early 80s, ET phoned home on Atari 2600 and became the video game that New Media magazine later described as having toppled a billion dollar industry. We know the industry rose again as a pale, commercial version of its old self, but… did you ever wonder what it was like back in the wild days when the titans of gaming clashed, not on Wall Street, but inside the minds of designers? Want to learn first hand how the barren valley south of The Bay gave birth to cult celebrity that died as quickly as it was born? Take the ride with the folks who made it happen. Walk on walls, smoke the evil weed, and plunge head first into the uncharted (undocumented) world that was game production back in the bad old days." .