# Racing the Beam

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- Book: [Racing the Beam](https://www.bookquiver.com/nick-montfort/racing-the-beam) ([Racing the Beam.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/nick-montfort/racing-the-beam.md))
- Authors: [Nick Montfort](https://www.bookquiver.com/nick-montfort), [Ian Bogost](https://www.bookquiver.com/ian-bogost)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6253-976-0
- Pages: 192
- Published: 2020-02-25
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Exploring the cultural and technical influence of the Atari VCS video game console, with examples from 6 famous game cartridges like Pac-Man, Combat, and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back! The Atari...