Atari & Computing Pioneer Chris Crawford - The Retro Hour EP270

Episode 270,   Apr 08, 2021, 11:00 PM

We talk to the legendary Chris Crawford about his roots in Mainframe gaming, his time at Atari and founding the Computer Game Developers Conference (GDC).

Chris' website: http://www.erasmatazz.com/

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