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"Silicon" Regan Cheng is the Vice Admiral of the Atari Super-Gang and serves as our Resident Atari Computer and Atari 5200 specialist. Silicon Regan was entirely responsible for designing the Atari 5200 SuperSystem and the Atari 1200 XL Home Computer, setting the tone for Atari's product design for the rest of the decade, penning the low-slung black plastic with sleek metal strip. Regan becan working with Atari in the very begining in 1972 and stayed with the company through 1983, returning breifly in 1984. After the sale of Atari to the Tramiel family, Regan continued to work with Nolan Bushnell at Catalyst. Regan was also responsible for penning some of the earliest concepts for the Chuck E. Cheese family entertainment chain.

 

 

Name :

Regan Cheng

 

Age :

50's

 

Location :

Los Altos, California

 

Rank :

 

Position :

Chief Design Engineer, Resident Atari Computer & Atari 5200 Specialist

 

Screen Name :

- - -

 

AtariAge Name :

- - -

 

MySpace :

No

 

Best Known For :

The Father of the Atari 5200 & Atari XL Computers. Was responsible for designing the Atari 5200 SuperSystem and Atari XL Computer line, cartridges and accessories, with the exception of the somewhat controversial Atari 5200 Joystick. Regan worked closely with both Atari founder Nolan Bushnell and Apple founder Steve Jobs while serving at Atari. Regan was one of the few to work at both Atari Coin-Op and Atari Home-Consumer divisions, and was responsible for creating the "Atari Look of the 1980's" featuring the now-classic low-slung black plastic design and sleek metal band. Regan was also responsible for creating countless Atari Coin-Op game cabinets as well as the infamous Sega Hologram Coin-Op machines.

 

Sweet Skills :

Creating wicked-awesome game systems, coin-ops and computers.

 

Favorite Atari System :

Atari 5200. I created it.

 

Favorite Atari Game :

Breakout, Asteroids, Night Driver, Subs, Primal Rage.

 

Favorite Non-Atari System :

Xbox 360, Sega Systems

 

Favorite Non-Atari Game :

Virtua Fighter

 

Interests :

Design, Bicycle Riding, Excercise, Outdoor Adventures

 

Dislikes :

The original Atari 2600 product design

 

Favorite Food :

Japanese, Mexican, Gourmet Pizza

 

Favorite Movie :

2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner

 

Favorite Television Show :

Better By Design, The Unit

 

Favorite Book :

Where's Joe Merchant

 

Favorite Website :

core77.com, syio.com

 

Favorite Word :

Syzygy

 

Most Used Phrase:

Oh yeah?

 

Favorite Atari Memory :

Hanging out in Nolan's Atari Hot Tub, the Atari parties at Vasona Park, designing the Atari 5200 and Atari XL.

 

 

 

 

 


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