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.
- 1Audience scoreyoung men 84 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 2ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 3Content 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.
Age: 40 — leans younger
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Advocacy Over Time in Documentary
The average advocacy score of Documentary titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 0 | 5 |
| 1938 | 2 | 2 |
| 1967 | 0 | 2 |
| 1968 | 4 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 3 |
| 1971 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 0 | 3 |
| 1975 | 5 | 3 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 5 |
| 1999 | 0 | 7 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 11 |
| 2003 | 1 | 15 |
| 2004 | 0 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 11 |
| 2006 | 0 | 20 |
| 2007 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 13 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| This title (2003) | 0 | 1 |
● This title (2003): advocacy 0 · explore Documentary →
Cast & Crew
Howard Scott Warshaw (director)