Atari Adventure Square 506 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 This fascinating article from Ars Technica talks about the inception of Ms Pac-Man from the technical side of things. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/03/post-mortem-ms-pac-man-diablo-dissected-by-their-original-devs/ Great pics of Crazy Otto concepts and fly-on-the-wall talk of chips, boards and the legal hammer bearing down on the imitative approach to creating the next arade hit. Also goes into Diablo which, as a 'young' 20-year-old game, fits the neo-retro category. And also makes me feel hella old. Hope you enjoy The Professor, RickR and Sabertooth 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Professor 1,944 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 It should be noted that these "MIT dropouts" created the Atari 7800 and many great tiles for the 2600, 5200, and 7800. Atari should have bought GCC and brought them in-house. They put Atari's home cartridge team to shame. Sabertooth and RickR 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabertooth 2,281 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 It should be noted that these "MIT dropouts" created the Atari 7800 and many great tiles for the 2600, 5200, and 7800. Atari should have bought GCC and brought them in-house. They put Atari's home cartridge team to shame. Great point, Professor! Let's not forget Food Fight! Justin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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