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Damon Slye
Damon Slye (born June 15, 1962) is a computer game game designer, designer, director, and game programmer, programmer. In 1984 he founded Dynamix with Jeff Tunnell in Eugene, Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. He is best known for creating the historic flight simulations ''Red Baron (video game), Red Baron'', ''A-10 Tank Killer'', and ''Aces of the Pacific''. Slye's first product was ''Stellar 7'', an action game for the Apple II which used 3D wireframe graphics. He followed it up with ''Arcticfox'', the first original title Electronic Arts published for the new Amiga computer.DeMaria, Rusel and Wilson, Johnny. ''High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games'', first edition, p.145. 2003: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media In 1994 Slye left Dynamix and the game industry, saying that he wanted a "sabbatical" to study math and physics as well as "playing chess, and skiing, and playing basketball, and doing a lot of reading", but expected to be "building products again" in a year. He founded M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computer 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, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This feedback mostly commonly is shown on a video display device, such as a TV set, computer monitor, monitor, touchscreen, or virtual reality headset. Some computer games do not always depend on a graphics display, for example List of text-based computer games, text adventure games and computer chess can be played through teletype printers. Video games are often augmented with audio feedback delivered through loudspeaker, speakers or headphones, and sometimes with other types of feedback, including haptic technology. Video games are defined based on their computing platform, platform, which include arcade video games, console games, and PC game, personal computer (PC) games. More recently, the industry has expanded on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 In Video Gaming
1986 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', along with new titles such as ''Arkanoid'', ''Bubble Bobble'', ''Castlevania'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Ikari Warriors'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', '' Metroid'', ''Out Run'' and '' R.B.I. Baseball''. The year's highest-grossing arcade video games were ''Hang-On'' in Japan, ''Hang-On'' and '' Gauntlet'' in the United States, and ''Nemesis'' (''Gradius'') in London. The year's bestselling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games in Western markets were ''Super Mario Bros.'' in the United States and ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' in the United Kingdom. Financial performance In the United States, the home video game industry recovered with the arrival of the third generation of video game consoles led by the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Highest-grossing arcade games Japan In Japan, the following titles were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 In Video Gaming
1992 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Dragon Quest V'', ''Final Fantasy V'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', '' Street Fighter II: Champion Edition'', '' Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', and ''Super Mario Kart'', along with new titles such as ''Art of Fighting'', '' Lethal Enforcers'', ''Mortal Kombat'' and ''Virtua Racing''. The year's highest-grossing video game worldwide was Capcom's arcade fighting game ''Street Fighter II'' for the second year in a row, while also being the year's highest-grossing entertainment product. The year's best-selling home system was the Game Boy for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games were ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super NES port of ''Street Fighter II'', which were both also the year's highest-grossing home entertainment products. Top-rated games Game of the Year awards The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1992. ''Famitsu'' Platinum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Builder
Mission (from Latin ''missio'' "the act of sending out") may refer to: Organised activities Religion *Christian mission, an organized effort to spread Christianity *Mission (LDS Church), an administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *The Christian Mission, the former name of the Salvation Army Government and military *Bolivarian missions, a series of social programs created during Hugo Chávez's rule of Venezuela *Diplomatic mission, a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory *Military operation *Mission statement, a formal, short, written articulation of an organization's purpose *Sortie or combat mission, a deployment or dispatch of a military unit *Space mission, a journey of craft into outer space Geography Australia * Mission River, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Cook and the Aboriginal Shire of Napranum *Mission River (Queensland), a river in Australia Canada *Mission, British Columbia, a district municipality *Mission, Calgary, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 In Video Gaming
1990 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as '' Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake'', ''Dr. Mario'', ''Dragon Quest IV'', ''Final Fantasy III'', ''Phantasy Star II'', and ''Super Mario World'', along with new titles such as '' Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light'' and '' Magic Sword''. The year's highest-grossing arcade games were ''Final Fight'' in Japan and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' in the United States. The year's bestselling home system was the Game Boy, while the year's best-selling home video game was '' Super Mario Bros. 3'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Financial performance Highest-grossing arcade games Japan In Japan, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1990. United Kingdom and Australia In the United Kingdom and Australia, the following titles were the top-grossing arcade games of each month. United States In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Baron (1990 Video Game)
''Red Baron'' is a combat flight simulation video game for MS-DOS created by Damon Slye at Dynamix. It was published by Sierra On-Line in 1990. The game is set on the Western Front of World War I. The player can engage in single missions or career mode, flying for either the German Air Service or the Royal Flying Corps. In the course of the game the player might find themselves either flying in the Red Baron's squadron Jasta 11, or encountering him as an enemy above the front. An expansion pack, ''Red Baron: Mission Builder'', was released in 1992. A port of the game for the Nintendo 64 was announced, but was later cancelled. Gameplay Many of the famous German, British, and French combat aircraft of World War I are available to fly including the Fokker E.I Eindecker, the Fokker Dr.I Triplane, the Sopwith Camel, and the SPAD XIII. The game features somewhat unrealistic physics as it was mainly intended as an entertainment game instead of a true flight simulator, although t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 In Video Gaming
1989 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Phantasy Star II'', '' Super Mario Land'', ''Super Monaco GP'', along with new titles such as '' Big Run'', '' Bonk's Adventure'', ''Final Fight'', ''Golden Axe'', '' Strider'', ''Hard Drivin''' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. The year also saw the release of the Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16 in North America, and the Game Boy worldwide along with ''Tetris'' and ''Super Mario Land''. The year's highest-grossing arcade games in Japan were Namco's '' Final Lap'' and Sega's ''Tetris'', while the highest-grossing arcade video games in the United States were ''Double Dragon'', '' Super Off Road'' and ''Hard Drivin''' among dedicated arcade cabinets and '' Capcom Bowling'' and ''Ninja Gaiden'' among arcade conversion kits. The year's bestselling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for the sixth year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games were '' Super Mario Bros. 3'' in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Activision
Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California. It serves as the publishing business for its parent company, Activision Blizzard, and consists of several subsidiary studios. Activision is one of the largest third-party video game publishers in the world and was the top United States publisher in 2016. The company was founded as Activision, Inc. on October 1, 1979 in Sunnyvale, California, by former Atari game developers upset at their treatment by Atari in order to develop their own games for the popular Atari 2600 home video game console. Activision was the first independent, third-party, console video game developer. The video game crash of 1983, in part created by too many new companies trying to follow in Activision's footsteps without the expertise of Activision's founders, hurt Activision's position in console games and forced the company to diversify into games for home computers, including the acquisition of Infocom. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deathtrack
''DeathTrack'' is a first-person, futuristic racing game developed for MS-DOS by Dynamix and published by Activision in 1989. Gameplay There are two ways to win a race: be the first to finish the race, or be the only one to finish the race. Based in a futuristic America, the player races on various tracks across the country for money, which can be spent on armor, weapons and other modifications to protect and use against the competition. There are ten tracks in ten cities. The track for each city is unique, as is each opponent's 3D polygonal car. The player chooses from one of three cars (either "The Hellcat" for high speed, "The Crusher" for high firepower or "The Pitbull" for heavy armor) and begins racing against other drivers. The player starts with $10,000 to spend on weapons, and earns more money by winning races. For each item the player buys, there are three variants: small/ineffective, medium/good and large/best. Reception ''Computer Gaming World'' called ''DeathTrack' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)
''MechWarrior'' is the second video game released in the ''BattleTech'' game series. ''MechWarrior'' was the first video game to offer the player a chance to pilot a BattleMech from the view of a pilot (a MechWarrior). With this game the player has a great deal of freedom when compared to many of the follow-up ''MechWarrior'' games, which include choosing missions, buying & selling mechs and parts, hiring lance-mates, and traveling throughout the Inner Sphere. Underneath the major game mechanics, the player had the option of following a role playing style story arc that would unfold over five in-game years. The game was ported to the Japanese Sharp X68000 and PC-98 home computers in 1992 and 1993 under the name ''Battletech: Ubawareta Seihai''. Story The story follows a mechwarrior by the name of Gideon Braver Vandenburg. His family has been murdered and the chalice that proves he is heir to the throne of his planet, Ander's Moon, has been stolen. Without the chalice he is exile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Firestart
''Project Firestart'' is a cinematic survival horror game for the Commodore 64 computer system. It was designed by Jeff Tunnell and Damon Slye and published by Electronic Arts in 1989. Taking place in the 21st century, the game follows a government agent dispatched to a research station in orbit around Saturn's moon, Titan, to learn why the scientists there abruptly cut off communication with Earth. The game has been cited by various gaming journalists and writers as one of, if not the first, survival horror game, pioneering many conventions of the genre including limited ammunition, an emphasis on escaping enemies and puzzle solving over combat, solving a central mystery, and multiple endings. Plot In 2061, agent Jon Hawking of the United System States is sent to the research ship ''Prometheus,'' in orbit around Titan. Hawking's mission is to make contact with the members of Project Firestart, an initiative of the System Science Foundation, who have recently dropped out of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In Video Gaming
1988 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Dragon Quest III'', '' Super Contra'', ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', ''Mega Man 2'', '' Double Dragon II: The Revenge'', and '' Super Mario Bros. 3'', along with new titles such as '' Assault'', ''Altered Beast'', ''Capcom Bowling'', ''Ninja Gaiden'', '' RoboCop'', ''Winning Run'' and ''Chase H.Q.'' The year's highest-grossing arcade games were ''After Burner'' and ''After Burner II'' in Japan, ''Double Dragon'' in the United States, '' Operation Wolf'' in the United Kingdom, and ''RoboCop'' in Hong Kong. The year's bestselling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for the fifth year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games were ''Dragon Quest III'' in Japan and '' Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt'' in the United States. Events * ''Out Run'' wins Game of the Year at the 5th Golden Joystick Awards, for the year 1987. *June – Nintendo releases the last issue (#7) of ''Nintendo Fun Club News' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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