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Computer Chronicles Episodes Highlight Classic Games
Thanks to Waxy.org for its weblog entry highlighting some of the classic gaming-related episodes of the Computer Chronicles TV show, all freely downloadable courtesy of the Internet Archive. Waxy.org particularly highlights the Computer Games episode from January 1985, where "The authors of Sargon and Millionaire demo them on the original Mac, and talks to Pitfall creator David Crane about Ghostbusters and David Lebling discusses Zork and other text-based adventure games. The short piece on the fledgling Lucasarts (then named Lucasfilm) is great, which had just released its first two games a few months before, the groundbreaking Rescue on Fractalus and Ballblazer" Also noted is a Software Piracy episode from 1985 including "a spirited debate between an Activision exec against a developer of a cracking utility", and another gaming episode from 1984 including "Electronic Arts' Bill Budge showing off the classic Pinball Construction Set." -
Atari Arcade Division Closes
Bill Kendrick writes "Today Midway dropped the axe on 'Midway Games West' (Formerly Atari Games Corporation). The remaining 30 people working there have been laid off. The other half of Atari, who went on to make the Atari ST line of computers and Jaguar and Lynx game systems, is still alive and kicking, as part of Infogrames. Still, it's a sad day for gamers." -
Quake 3 2600 Adventure
Bill Kendrick writes "Quake's 3D graphics too realistic for you? Why not try this map, which reproduces the classic Atari 2600 game of blocky dragons and castles, Adventure!" I especially like the models for the dragons. -
Quake 3 2600 Adventure
Bill Kendrick writes "Quake's 3D graphics too realistic for you? Why not try this map, which reproduces the classic Atari 2600 game of blocky dragons and castles, Adventure!" I especially like the models for the dragons. -
Interview With Videogame Musician Lx Rudis
Bill Kendrick writes: "The Atari Times has a great (and long) interview with Lx Rudis, the musician behind a ton of video games, including some classics like the excellent port of KLAX to the Atari Lynx. He discusses how he got into the industry, what it was like back then, and how things have changed in the (console) generations since then." -
Interview With Videogame Musician Lx Rudis
Bill Kendrick writes: "The Atari Times has a great (and long) interview with Lx Rudis, the musician behind a ton of video games, including some classics like the excellent port of KLAX to the Atari Lynx. He discusses how he got into the industry, what it was like back then, and how things have changed in the (console) generations since then."
