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Programmers

Back in the days of the Atari 2600, most games were created by a single individual who did the design, programming, graphics and sound. These days it takes large teams of people many months (years!) to create a single game. But back then, if you had the skills you could program a 2600 game by yourself in a few short months (weeks!) As time passed and the capabilities of systems improved, more people were needed in order to produce a quality game.

The information provided below comes from many different sources. Some companies, such as Activision, were pretty open about who their programmers were. Others, such as Atari, kept this info in the dark (probably to keep other companies from stealing their talent!) Several classic gaming programmers have publicly spoken about their accomplishments, and for those individuals information is generally comprehensive. We also used The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers as a reference in compiling our list of programmers for Atari systems. And some games have the programmer's name listed in the manual, on the cartridge, or somewhere in the game itself.

The list below is by no means complete. For that matter, this list is only a small subset of programmers who worked on titles for Atari systems. Unfortunately, as time goes on it's likely that such information will be even harder to come by. If you know someone who worked in the classic game industry, please let us know! We'd love to hear from them and would like to fill in as many blanks as possible. And we're not just talking about programmers here, we'll also acknowledge designers, artists, musicians, and so forth.

 

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Adam Thornton
Alan Miller
Alex DeMeo
Alex Leavens
Andrew Davie
Andrew Fuchs
Bill Aspromonte
Bill Hogue
Bill Hood
Billy Eno
Bob Colbert
Bob Polaro
Bob Smith
Bob Whitehead
Brad Stewart
Brett Stutz
Brian McGhie
Brian Prescott
Bruce Pedersen
Carla Meninsky
Carol Shaw
Chad Schell
Charlie Heath
Chris Crawford
Christopher Omarzu
Colin Hughes
Connie Goldman
Courtney Granner
Dan Hitchens
Dan Kitchen
Dan Oliver
Dan Thompson
Dan Wolf
Dave Akers
Dave Hampton
Dave Johnson
Dave Jolly
Dave Rolfe
Dave Staugas
David Crane
David Lubar
Dennis Caswell
Dennis Koble
Don Ruffcorn
Doug Neubauer
Duncan Scott
E.F. Dreyer
Ed English
Ed Federmeyer
Ed Hodapp
Ed Logg
Ed Riddle
Ed Salvo
Ed Temple
Eric Mooney
Frank Cohen
Garry Kitchen
Gary Kaplan
Gary Palmer
Gary Stark
Gerald Moore
Grady Ward
Greg Troutman
Hal Finney
Howard Scott Warshaw
Igor Barzilai
James Andreasen
Jeff Gusman
Jeff Ratcliff
Jeff Ronne
Jerome Domurat
Jim Huether
Jim Jacob
Jim Rupp
Joe Decuir
Joe Grand
Joe King
John Dunn
John Harris
John K. Harvey
John Marvin
John Palevich
John Perkins
John Russell
John Van Ryzin
Jon Leupp
Jon Russell
Joseph Tung
Jossef Wagner
Karl T. Olinger
Ken Smith
Kevin Miller
Kevin Norman
Larry Kaplan
Larry Miller
Larry Wagner
Larry Zwick
Manuel Polik
Mark De Smet
Mark Klein
Mark Lesser
Mark R. Hahn
Mark Turmell
Matthew Hubbard
Michael Callahan
Michael Greene
Michael Kosaka
Michael Sierchio
Mike Brodie
Mike Lorenzen
Mike Reidel
Mike Sanders
Mike Schwartz
Mimi Nyden
Nick Turner
Nolan Bushnell
Patricia Lewis Du Long
Paul Slocum
Peter C. Niday
Peter Engelbrite
Piero Cavina
Preston Stuart
Rex Bradford
Rick Maurer
Rob Fulop
Rob Zdybel
Robert H. O'Neil
Robert Vieira
Robert Zdybel
Ron Surratt
Rorke Weigandt
Russell Babylon
Scott Nelson
Scott Smith
Shirley Russell
Stephen Landrum
Steve Aguirre
Steve Baker
Steve Cartwright
Steve Crandall
Steve DeFrisco
Steve Hales
Steve Jobs
Steve Kitchen
Steve Tatsumi
Steve Woita
Steve Wright
Suki Lee
Thomas Jentzsch
Tim Snider
Tod Frye
Warren Robinett
Warren Schwader
William O. Sheppard
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