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David Crane

"We were advised that nobody could stop us from pursuing our craft simply because we had honed, or even developed that craft while working at a company."

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"We were advised that nobody could stop us from pursuing our craft simply because we had honed, or even developed that craft while working at a company."

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"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 business."
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"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 of their screens most of those writers would have spent their time playing the game rather than writing letters."
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