DevelopmentĪtari 2600 programmer Mark Ackerman, at the time working in Atari's 'think-tank' GCC, was granted a patent for his technique invented for the 2600 port of Galaxian, allowing eight sprites to be displayed in one row. The Arcade version of Galaxian appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
