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Made first for young men 1

Once Upon Atari's audience scores lean most toward young men at 84 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

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    Audience scoreyoung men 84 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

In the late 70s and early 80s, ET phoned home on Atari 2600 and became the video game that New Media magazine later described as having toppled a billion dollar industry. We know the industry rose again as a pale, commercial version of its old self, but… did you ever wonder what it was like back in the wild days when the titans of gaming clashed, not on Wall Street, but inside the minds of designers? Want to learn first hand how the barren valley south of The Bay gave birth to cult celebrity that died as quickly as it was born? Take the ride with the folks who made it happen. Walk on walls, smoke the evil weed, and plunge head first into the uncharted (undocumented) world that was game production back in the bad old days.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
84
Young Women
36
Older Men
64
Older Women
16
Advocacy0
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
80
Black
31
Hispanic
28
Asian
44
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0
Score version: v1Data confidence: 75%How are scores calculated?

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Cast & Crew

Howard Scott Warshaw (director)