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10. "Nostalgia" with David Crane

December 1, 2017

David answers the question every Batteries interviewee is asked - what does Nostalgia mean to him?

9. "The Next Game Idea" with David Crane

November 30, 2017

David assures that they were never worried about their next game idea at Activision and plays a little Freeway.

8. "Gotta Put It In" with David Crane

November 28, 2017

David explains adapting existing code on another game into Ghostbusters for the Commodore 64 to meet a deadline, and having to put his own little brainchildren in each game.

7. "The First Video Game Tutorial" with David Crane

October 23, 2017

David has it brought to his attention that he inadvertently created the first in-game video game tutorial as he plays Pitfall.

6. "Troubleshooting at Activision" with David Crane

October 17, 2017

David explains some of the problem solving that had to go on in the early days of Activision to ensure Atari didn't thwart their plans, and a game porting case study conducted with Pitfall II.

5. "Changing the Game" with David Crane

September 26, 2017

David breaks down the innovative, game-changing collaborative design environment they created at Activision.

4. "8-Bit Rock Stars" with David Crane

September 22, 2017

David lays out the how and why of leaving Atari, and forming the first third party developer for the 2600, Activision.

3. "That's Neat" with David Crane

September 6, 2017

David gets into his long-shelved and recently-unearthed Atari 2600 rendition of Boggle, and the most important thing he learned from Nolan Bushnell while at Atari.