TrekMD Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 I don't believe this has been posted. Well worth a watch. This is Part 1. When Part 2 is released, I'll update the thread. Sabertooth, sramirez2008, RickR and 2 others 3 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 I meant to share this earlier in the week @TrekMD! It's definitely worth a watch. I've always been fascinated by the GCC story. They developed the majority of my childhood favorites. Excellent episode @fultonbot! DegasElite, TrekMD, RickR and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 They sure did! I was not aware that they had developed Phoenix for the 2600, the one and only port of the game to home systems. Interesting that they would make the game as best they could and then scale it back based on resources of the system. I bet a 16K version of Phoenix to the 2600 would have been even more impressive. I also liked how they thought about it when making games. "Let's capture the arcade experience and make it as close as possible." Very different from the idea Atari had when they developed the original port of Pac-Man. History would have been so different had these guys kept on developing games for the 7800 in 1984! I hope the next video covers the story of the 7800 and what they had originally planned for the system! sramirez2008, RickR, Justin and 2 others 5 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 On 9/20/2023 at 11:18 PM, TrekMD said: I bet a 16K version of Phoenix to the 2600 would have been even more impressive. Phoenix is one of my favorite coin-ops. I'd love to see a port running on the 7800. Oh well... RickR, Justin, TrekMD and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 I had asked Bob to make one for the 7800 and he was open to the idea but with the changes now, I doubt it'll happen. Justin, RickR, Sabertooth and 2 others 5 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, TrekMD said: I had asked Bob to make one for the 7800 and he was open to the idea but with the changes now, I doubt it'll happen. 😢 Justin and DegasElite 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 He even had said it would be an easy game to make! Making the whole situation even more frustrating. Justin and DegasElite 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 minute ago, TrekMD said: He even had said it would be an easy game to make! Making the whole situation even more frustrating. Yeah...we could let some time pass and ask again. Maybe he could team up with John and have Champ Games publish it. TrekMD, DegasElite and Justin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, TrekMD said: He even had said it would be an easy game to make! Making the whole situation even more frustrating. Makes you think of all the possibilities of other games that could've come out for the 7800 DegasElite, TrekMD, RickR and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted September 23, 2023 Report Share Posted September 23, 2023 Here's the list that was shown in the video. Doug seems to claim VCS Choplifter, 7800 Millipede, 7800 Track & Field, and 7800 Adventure were done. 7800 AtariLab is also interesting in that it notes Dave Crane worked on it. I'm guessing this was similar to the AtariLab modules that were done for the Atari 800, which were designed by David Egolf of Dickinson College. TrekMD, RickR, Sabertooth and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted October 1, 2023 Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 The second episode is up! This two parter has been a tour de force! https://youtu.be/YBR8L-spXL4?si=vEURbSFvWueqexgG TrekMD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 Yep, got it saved for watching later. 🙂 Sabertooth 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 I finished watching the second part while on the treadmill at the gym. This was such an excellent look at GCC and their work for Atari. It does make you wonder what these guys could have achieved had the 7800 been released in 1984. Nintendo would have had a hard time competing, I think, had the 7800 had a 3-year market lead. It's unfortunate Jack Tramiel didn't want to do stuff with games. If you haven't watched these two videos, I highly recommend them. sramirez2008 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fultonbot Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 Hey guys, The final version is here with about 5 mins of additional content and few little edits: Lost Credit (HD): The Secret Atari Heroes Of GCC (full version) - YouTube Also, the final credits list is posted here withe staff image and the face-map to all the people: GCC Credits (intotheverticalblank.com) -Steve TrekMD and sramirez2008 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 Oh, I didn't realize they had added content to the full video. Nice to know! Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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