Art of Atari book releasing Oct. 25th

[8BitMonk]

Pre-ordered the Art of Atari book and thought others might be interested, releases October 25th. Definitely fond memories of Atari art from my childhood.

[vwalbridge]

Nearly every piece of art that Atari made was good. Their box art and game posters really made you want to play their games.

Amazon doesn't have any pages avaialble for preview, but artofatari.com does.

[8BitMonk]

I agree, their illustrations really sparked the imagination in an era when video game graphics were still in their infancy. I'm interested to read some of the history of the artists, the book looks very well done.

For anyone who likes Atari art and is looking for some game room decor check out the 2600 cartridge canvas prints from Tom at CanvasQuest. A little pricey but very cool, he does other game related canvas prints as well.

[pbj]

God, Ernest Cline is going to slime his way onto everything.  That's enough, Ernest.

[8BitMonk]

God, pbj is going to slime his way onto every byoac post. That's enough, pbj.

[vwalbridge]

For anyone who likes Atari art and is looking for some game room decor check out the 2600 cartridge canvas prints from Tom at CanvasQuest. A little pricey but very cool, he does other game related canvas prints as well.

That's a cool site. Thanks for sharing that. On a related note, HighScoreSaves.com also sells reproduction arcade game posters. I think the Asteroids Deluxe makes a great poster for a game room.

[pbj]

God, pbj is going to slime his way onto every byoac post. That's enough, pbj.

Meh.  10 posts a day.  I got six left after this.

[8BitMonk]

I think the Asteroids Deluxe makes a great poster for a game room.

Love that illustration, the Asteroids Deluxe cabaret sideart is one of my favorites.

[Ian]

Received my book yesterday... gotta say it's pretty damn sweet!

[yotsuya]

God, Ernest Cline is going to slime his way onto everything.  That's enough, Ernest.

Agreed. You wrote a book with callbacks to the 80s, Ernest, you're not Carl Sagan talking about the Cosmos...

I ordered this book months ago. My copy should be here tomorrow.

[8BitMonk]

Received my book as well. Great quality throughout with lots of content. $29 for a hardcover this extensive is very reasonable, it even has a little bookmark ribbon.

[vwalbridge]

Very nice indeed.

I'm sure one could derive a lot of inspirational art for future builds from that book. 

[yotsuya]

Received my book as well. Great quality throughout with lots of content. $29 for a hardcover this extensive is very reasonable, it even has a little bookmark ribbon.

Looking forward to mine. I love the old Atari art. It's up there with art art.

[pbj]

Looks nice, probably be $5 at Half Price Books soon.

[8BitMonk]

Well if you got paid per constructive comment you definitely couldn't afford it in either case

[Le Chuck]

We get paid?

[yotsuya]

Well if you got paid per constructive comment you definitely couldn't afford it in either case

Dude,  it's Jim. You don't get any extra credit points trying to outsnark him.

[8BitMonk]

Jim's hobby isn't arcades anymore, it's snark. Hell, I'm pretty sure it's his full-time job. 

[Le Chuck]

Friends are the family you choose. You choose to be here. Jim is that one Uncle that says it like it is.

[yotsuya]

I graduated from MAME a long time ago. I don't come here for that kind of talk. I like to see what other people are doing, but if I just came here to talk arcade stuff, I would have quit this site a long time ago, it's only arcade related stuff seems to be "how do I get this Raspberry Pi to work" and "what should I name my gigantic cabinet?" I think a lot of us come here for The Slice of Life this place represents.

Getting back to the book, I opened up my copy last night. Damn, it's gorgeous. The one thing I respect about this book too, Tim got it off the ground without having to resort to Kickstarter or anything like that. In this day and age, that's refreshing.

[pbj]

Yes, it's a very nice looking book in the photos.  I used to have an Atari Space Riders and always really liked the art on it.

[8BitMonk]

Getting back to the book, I opened up my copy last night. Damn, it's gorgeous. The one thing I respect about this book too, Tim got it off the ground without having to resort to Kickstarter or anything like that. In this day and age, that's refreshing.

It is a gorgeous book, I'm really impressed with the content and quality, even more so now that you mention how they got it off the ground.

[yotsuya]

Getting back to the book, I opened up my copy last night. Damn, it's gorgeous. The one thing I respect about this book too, Tim got it off the ground without having to resort to Kickstarter or anything like that. In this day and age, that's refreshing.

It is a gorgeous book, I'm really impressed with the content and quality, even more so now that you mention how they got it off the ground.

I know, It's a solid book, the pages are nice and thick, and the colors or gorgeous. I can't believe how much I got it for on Amazon.

[yotsuya]

Yes, it's a very nice looking book in the photos.  I used to have an Atari Space Riders and always really liked the art on it.

Damn, that was one of those for sale here in Phoenix a few years ago, and I really wanted to buy it, but I knew that the wife would say no. Wife wins.

[pbj]

It was my first pinball machine.  The attract mode did more than the game did.  Still would like to own a Middle Earth some day.

[Le Chuck]

So this book is in my christmas bucket.  Is the kickstarted arcadeart book worth the price?

[yotsuya]

So this book is in my christmas bucket.  Is the kickstarted arcadeart book worth the price?

The $10 pdf version is worth it. Maybe.

[Le Chuck]

So this book is in my christmas bucket.  Is the kickstarted arcadeart book worth the price?

The $10 pdf version is worth it. Maybe.

:/

[yotsuya]

So this book is in my christmas bucket.  Is the kickstarted arcadeart book worth the price?

The $10 pdf version is worth it. Maybe.

:/

Let's put it this way, I didn't do the Kickstarter. When the pdf version came out, I plunked down $10 for it. I looked through it once, and I've never felt the urge to look at it again.

[wp34]

I got this for Christmas from my daughter and it lives up to the hype.  Just gorgeous.  It surprised me how much actual text there is in the book.  There is a lot of history of Atari and the artwork.  For some reason I thought it was more of a book of posters.

Has anybody seen where you can purchase larger versions of the artwork?  I'd love to have a couple of these in print form to hang in the game room.

[pbj]

I'll trade a $5 Outback gift card for a PDF.

[yotsuya]

I got this for Christmas from my daughter and it lives up to the hype.  Just gorgeous.  It surprised me how much actual text there is in the book.  There is a lot of history of Atari and the artwork.  For some reason I thought it was more of a book of posters.

Has anybody seen where you can purchase larger versions of the artwork?  I'd love to have a couple of these in print form to hang in the game room.

Check Amazon. They're releasing a poster book. Already preordered. ;-)

[wp34]

I got this for Christmas from my daughter and it lives up to the hype.  Just gorgeous.  It surprised me how much actual text there is in the book.  There is a lot of history of Atari and the artwork.  For some reason I thought it was more of a book of posters.

Has anybody seen where you can purchase larger versions of the artwork?  I'd love to have a couple of these in print form to hang in the game room.

Check Amazon. They're releasing a poster book. Already preordered. ;-)

Outstanding!  Thanks Yots!