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Chris Oberth
Christian H. "Chris" Oberth (died July 16, 2012) was a game programmer who created early titles for the Apple II family of personal computers, handheld electronic games for Milton Bradley, and games for coin-operated arcade machines published in the early 1980s. Though not a hit in arcades, Oberth's 1982 ''Anteater'' for Stern Electronics was an influential concept, cloned by a number of developers for 8-bit home computers, including Sierra On-Line as ''Oil's Well''. The following year he wrote his own home version as '' Ardy the Aardvark'' (Datamost, 1983). Oberth's first commercial games, '' Phasor Zap'' (1978) and '' 3-D Docking Mission'' (1978) for the Apple II, were published by Programma International, a company which also published games from future arcade game designers Bob Flanagan and Gary Shannon as well as rejecting the first effort from Mark Turmell. His next thirteen Apple II games, in addition to ''Phasor Zap'' and ''3-D Docking Mission'', were published by The Elekt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Programmer
A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebases for video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...s or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines, all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer". A game programmer should not be confused with a Video game designer, game designer, who works on Video game design, game design. History In the early days of video games (from the early 1970s to mid-1980s), a game programmer also took on the job of a designer and Game art design, artist. This was generally because the abilities of early computers were so limited that having specialized personnel for each function was unnecessary. Game con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armored Car (video Game)
Armored Car is an overhead view maze arcade game released by Stern Electronics Stern is the name of two different but related arcade gaming companies. Stern Electronics, Inc. manufactured arcade video games and pinball machines from 1977 until 1985, and was best known for '' Berzerk''. Stern Pinball, Inc., founded in 1999 ... in 1981. The player drives an armored car as the maze scrolls from right to left, collecting money, and avoiding criminals. Gameplay References External links ''Armored Car''aArcade History* 1981 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Maze games Stern video games Video games developed in the United States {{maze-videogame-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days Of Thunder (1990 Video Game)
''Days of Thunder'' is a 1990 NASCAR racing simulation video game loosely based on the 1990 movie ''Days of Thunder''. The game utilized elements from the movie, using a movie license from Paramount Pictures for its graphical elements, plot, and music soundtrack. It was released for the PC, the NES, the Game Boy, and many other formats. It was created by Argonaut Software and distributed by Mindscape Group. In 2009 Freeverse released an updated version for iOS. Gameplay In the PC version, gameplay consisted of setting up the car, qualifying, and then the actual race event. If the player finished in a high enough position, they would progress to the next circuit. Damage was calculated not by realistic damage displayed on the car but a "cracked dashboard" bar indicator, with cracks appearing along the dashboard when the player hits something (the same as that used in the 1989 release ''Stunt Car Racer''). Development Prior to the version developed by Beam Software, a version of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBA Live 2001
''NBA Live 2001'' is the 2001 installment of the ''NBA Live'' video games series. The cover features Kevin Garnett as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves and in Lithuanian copies of ''NBA Live 2001'', it features Arvydas Sabonis. The game was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports Label, the game was released on October 16, 2000, for the PlayStation, January 22, 2001, for the PlayStation 2 and February 7, 2001, for Windows. ''NBA Live 2001'' is followed by ''NBA Live 2002''. The PC version of the game for the second year included EA's "Face in the Game" feature that debuted in NBA Live 2000, allowing players to use custom facial photographs on created players. There is an extremely rare localized PC version for Lithuanian market. Famous Lithuanian player Arvydas Sabonis is on the cover and manual. The text on them is in Lithuanian language, the disc is ordinary. Reception The PlayStation and PC versions received "generally favorable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BloodStorm
''BloodStorm'' is a 1994 arcade fighting game published by Strata and developed by Incredible Technologies. It is considered a quasi-sequel to '' Time Killers''. ''BloodStorm'' was dubbed as a possible "'' Mortal Kombat''-killer" in an attempt to surpass rival Midway Games's success with ''Mortal Kombat'', though it did not prevail. It was the last game Strata produced before the company went out of business. Home ports for the Saturn and PlayStation were announced in early 1995, but were later cancelled. Plot ''BloodStorm'' is set in a distant, post-apocalyptic future where the world, ravaged by war and famine, has divided into eight provinces ruled by the High Emperor. At the start of the game, the Emperor is assassinated by an unknown assailant, bringing the Empire to the brink of a global war. In accordance with ancient laws the ruling kings and queens of the provinces agree to gather and have a tournament, dubbed the BloodStorm, to determine the next High Emperor, in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Killers
''Time Killers'' is a 1992 weapon-based fighting game, fighting arcade game developed by Incredible Technologies and published by Strata. Along with Allumer's ''Blandia'', ''Time Killers'' is one of the earliest weapon-based fighting games modeled after Capcom's ''Street Fighter II'' (1991). It was later overshadowed by the success of SNK's 1993 weapon-based fighting game, ''Samurai Shodown''. In ''Time Killers'', eight warriors from different periods in history face off with each other, and then Death, for a chance at immortality. A home port for the Sega Genesis was released four years after the arcade version, after having been delayed and even cancelled for a time. It was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews. A port was released in 2021 for the iiRcade home arcade console by BASH Gaming Studio. Gameplay ''Time Killers'' plays much like ''Mortal Kombat,'' with some similarities to ''Street Fighter II''. Rather than the standard layout of punches and kicks of various stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Gladiators (video Game)
''American Gladiators'' is a video game developed by Incredible Technologies and released in 1991 by GameTek for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Ports were published in 1992 for Amiga, Genesis, Super NES, and MS-DOS compatible operating systems. It is based on the 1989 television game show '' American Gladiators''. Gameplay The NES version varied greatly from the others as well as the game show itself in that the events were morphed into side-scrolling and overhead mini-levels that only partially resembled the real-life events. Each joust event involved four different gladiator battles atop platforms, with a series of joust platforms to be jumped across in between battles. Human Cannonball also required four gladiators to be beaten with perfectly timed leaps off the rope while the gladiator's platform elevated up and down, making the task that much more difficult. In this event and the Joust, gladiators screamed gratuitously (and often humorously) as they were knocked off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Run
(also stylized as ''OutRun'') is an arcade driving video game released by Sega in September 1986. It is known for its pioneering hardware and graphics, nonlinear gameplay, a selectable soundtrack with music composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi (composer), Hiroshi Kawaguchi, and the hydraulic motion simulator deluxe arcade cabinet. The goal is to avoid traffic and reach one of five destinations. The game was designed by Yu Suzuki, who traveled to Europe to gain inspiration for the game's stages. Suzuki had a small team and only ten months to program the game, leaving him to do most of the work himself. The game was a critical and commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing 1987 in video games, arcade game of 1987 worldwide as well as Sega's most successful arcade cabinet of the 1980s. It was ported to numerous video game consoles and home computers, becoming one of the List of best-selling video games, best-selling video games at the time and selling millions of copies worldwide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1988 Video Game)
''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' is an action game released in 1988 in video gaming, 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is a port of the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1985 video game), arcade game based on the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, film of the same name. The resulting product differed from the arcade version in several aspects, but kept the same underlying premise and style. By December 1988, there were two versions of the game available, distributed by Tengen (company), Tengen and Mindscape (company), Mindscape, although the software itself was identical. After a lawsuit, Tengen's unlicensed version was pulled from the shelves and Mindscape's became the standard. ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' gives the player control of Indiana Jones as he makes his way through the temple in a series of 12 levels or "waves". In the final wave, the player must defeat the villain of the film, Mola Ram, on a rope bridge that recreates the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Games
''Winter Games'' is a sports video game developed by Epyx (and released in Europe by U.S. Gold), based on sports featured in the Winter Olympic Games. A snow-and-ice themed follow-up to the highly successful '' Summer Games'', ''Winter Games'' was released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 and later ported to several popular home computers and video game consoles of the 1980s. The game was presented as a virtual multi-sport carnival called the "Epyx Winter Games" (there was no official IOC licensing in place) with up to 8 players each choosing a country to represent, and then taking turns competing in various events to try for a medal. Events The events available vary slightly depending on the platform, but include some or all of the following: *Slalom skiing *Ski jumping *Biathlon *Bobsled *Figure skating *Speed skating *Luge *Freestyle skiing; more precisely, the aerial skiing discipline, called "Hot Dog Aerials" in the game *Free skating The game allowed you to compete in all o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulder Dash
''Boulder Dash'' is a 2D maze-puzzle video game released in 1984 by First Star Software for Atari 8-bit computers. It was created by Canadian developers Peter Liepa and Chris Gray. The player controls Rockford, who collects treasures while evading hazards. ''Boulder Dash'' was ported to many 8-bit and 16-bit systems and turned into a coin-operated arcade game. It was followed by multiple sequels and re-releases and influenced games such as ''Repton'' and direct clones such as ''Emerald Mine''. As of January 1, 2018, BBG Entertainment GmbH owns the intellectual property rights to ''Boulder Dash''. Gameplay left, Rockford drops a series of boulders on butterflies which explode into diamonds and fall down the shafts. ''Boulder Dash'' takes place in a series of caves, each of which is laid out as rectangular grid of blocks. The player guides the player character, Rockford, with a joystick or cursor keys. In each cave, Rockford has to collect as many diamonds as are needed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atari 8-bit Family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers introduced by Atari, Inc. in 1979 as the Atari 400 and Atari 800. The series was successively upgraded to Atari 1200XL , Atari 600XL, Atari 800XL, Atari 65XE, Atari 130XE, Atari 800XE, and Atari XEGS, the last discontinued in 1992. They differ primarily in packaging, each based on the MOS Technology 6502 central processing unit, CPU at and the same custom coprocessor chips. As the first home computer architecture with coprocessors, it has graphics and sound more advanced than most contemporary machines. Video games were a major draw, and first-person space combat simulator ''Star Raiders'' is considered the platform's killer app. The plug-and-play peripherals use the Atari SIO serial bus, with one developer eventually also co-patenting USB. While using the same internal technology, the Atari 800 was sold as a high-end model, while the 400 was more affordable. The 400 has a pressure-sensitive, spillproof membrane keyboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
