Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
AWS’s Principal Evangelist for Video Games, Chris Melissinos, REWINDS to the year 1977 when the OG game console, the Atari 2600 (originally known as the Video Computer System, or VCS) was unleashed upon the world. This 8-bit titan of the industry set player’s imagination ablaze with an experience they never had at home before. A far cry from the PONG home systems (but maybe not THAT far) the Atari 2600 laid the foundation for what the industry would become and define how we would interact with video games.
So lets get in to the 8-bit living room and answer that all important question, “Have you played Atari today?” with a resounding HELL YES!
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AWS’s Principal Evangelist for Video Games, Chris Melissinos, REWINDS to the year 1977 when the OG game console, the Atari 2600 (originally known as the Video Computer System, or VCS) was unleashed upon the world. This 8-bit titan of the industry set player’s imagination ablaze with an experience they never had at home before. A far cry from the PONG home systems (but maybe not THAT far) the Atari 2600 laid the foundation for what the industry would become and define how we would interact with video games.
So lets get in to the 8-bit living room and answer that all important question, “Have you played Atari today?” with a resounding HELL YES!
Visit our website to learn more: aws.amazon.com/gametech
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/AWSGameTech
Follow us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/amazon-gametech
Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/awsgametech
Subscribe here: youtube.com/AmazonGameTech?sub_confirmation=1
#gametech #gamedev #awsforgames #poweredbyaws
