Latest Nolan Bushnell Quotes from Interviews

Quotes about:

• I don't think people understand how much hard work innovation is. That it's not just getting an idea. You really have to cross your T's and dot your I's long before you ever start on the project. I don't think people perceive that about me. I work hard.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Hard Work, Thinking, Ideas

  "VC&G Interview: Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari". Interview with Benj Edwards, www.vintagecomputing.com. March 30, 2007.

• My perception is that I'm a guy who really does a lot of homework surrounding any project that I do.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Guy, Perception, Doe

  "VC&G Interview: Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari". Interview with Benj Edwards, www.vintagecomputing.com. December 12, 2007.

• People can buy a bottle of gin and drink it at home for about a buck a drink, whereas they are willing to go to a bar and pay 12 bucks for the same cocktail. The difference is that man needs to be social. So I believe that there is a strong demand for games that are social.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Strong, Believe, Home

  "Meet Nolan Bushnell, the man who created the videogames industry". Interview with Steve Boxer, www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2009.

• I appreciate the fact that technology and games are a big part of life.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Technology, Games, Appreciate

  Kikizo Interview, archive.videogamesdaily.com. April 2, 2009.

• I believe that in games, when you're talking about pitting my wits and my brain against your wits and your brain, that simplicity of the game becomes a dominant factor.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Believe, Talking, Games

  "Meet Nolan Bushnell, the man who created the videogames industry". Interview with Steve Boxer, www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2009.

• Any business that does not innovate will fail over time.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Doe, Failing

  "Meet Nolan Bushnell, the man who created the videogames industry". Interview with Steve Boxer, www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2009.

• I like games where you can use stealth and guile. As you get older, it's like the difference between playing squash and racketball. Squash is an older man's game, because if you're stealthy and wily, you can beat a better-co-ordinated and stronger, younger person.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Men, Games, Squash

  Kikizo Interview, archive.videogamesdaily.com. April 2, 2009.

• Atari always was a technology-driven company, and we were very keen on keeping the technological edge on everything. There's a whole bunch of things that we innovated. We made the first computer that did stamps or sprites, we did screen-mapping for the very first time, and a lot of stuff like that. We had some of the most sophisticated sound-creating systems, and were instrumental in MIDI.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Technology, Creating, Sound

  Interview with Steve Boxer, archive.videogamesdaily.com. April 2, 2009.

• I'm a big believer in the Wii. I love the physicality of the Wii controller, and how you can get the feeling of throwing a bowling ball or swinging a golf club. Those are the kinds of games I really like.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Golf, Games, Feelings

  Kikizo interview, archive.videogamesdaily.com. April 2, 2009.

• When you're building something, you know all of the trade-offs.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Building Something, Trade, Knows

  Kikizo Interview, archive.videogamesdaily.com. April 2, 2009.

• Video games in some ways are too powerful, they have too much resonance with kids. And it's very easy to overdose on video games and to let the outside world go by.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Powerful, Kids, Games

  Interview with Will Wright, www.develop-online.net. March 23, 2009.

• I must confess I've always had a couple of pinball machines in my home and really have enjoyed some of the old classics, like Fireball.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Couple, Home, Machines

  Interview with Will Wright, www.develop-online.net. March 23, 2009.

• I think in terms of businesses, in terms of things that are really big and marry technology with entertainment. That's where I like to spend my time.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Technology, Thinking, Entertainment

  "'No Acid Was Ever Used at Atari'". Interview with Christian Stöcker, www.spiegel.de. October 26, 2007.

• I always try to do something nobody else has done.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Trying, Done

  "'No Acid Was Ever Used at Atari'". Interview with Christian Stöcker, www.spiegel.de. October 26, 2007.