Retro Rogue Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) It is with a sad heart that Curt and I announce the passing of Atari legend and friend Steve Bristow this past Sunday. Steve was one of the originals, helping out on Computer Space while an intern at Ampex, moving to Nutting Associates as an intern and then taking over for Nolan there when he and Ted left to form Atari. He joined up with his ex-coworkers at Atari for a short while before being tapped to form Kee Games with Joe and Patricia. There he lead the creation of several ground breaking arcade games such as the full color multiplayer Indy 800 and the seminal game Tank. Upon the merger, he oversaw Atari's Coin Engineering as well as later projects like the Electronic Board Game Division, Plant Manager Pinball Production, before moving to VP Engineering, Consumer and Home Computer Division then VP Engineering, Consumer Game Division in the early 80s. From there he moved to VP Advanced Technology, then VP Engineering, AtariTel Division and then finally Atari VP Engineering Computer Division and Atari Fellow before leaving Atari all together in February '84. He continued on with an impressive electrical engineering career afterwords, but it's his time and accomplishments at Atari that are the reason we're all here. He will be sorely missed. Edited February 23, 2015 by Retro Rogue 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Terribly sad news, We wouldn't have so many of the memories we have today if it weren't for Steve's talent and dedication to our beloved industry. RIP Steve and Game On!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Another one gone. Sadly, none of the pioneers are getting any younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thanks for all great things Atari and R.I.P.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXG/MNX Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Vdry sad news, R.I.P. thanx for everything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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