"Atari’s games came with no manual and needed to be uncomplicated enough that a stoned freshman could figure them out. The only instructions for its Star Trek g

"Atari’s games came with no manual and needed to be uncomplicated enough that a stoned freshman could figure them out. The only instructions for its Star Trek game were: “1. Insert quarter. 2. Avoid Klingons.” Not to be pedantic, but Atari never did a Star Trek arcade title. Where did HBR get this? The legend of the "Atari simplicity" came from its instructions for Pong: - Deposit Quarter - Ball Will Serve Automatically - Avoid Missing Ball for High Score http://pongmuseum.com/history/avoidmissingballforhighscore.php http://pongmuseum.com/history/avoidmissingballforhighscore.p...