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Author : Henry Blake
9 September 2017, 10:14 am
The Oregon Trail was developed way back in 1971 on university mainframes then jumped over to early 8-bit home computer systems. Continuing through 4 decades it has reappeared in many editions (at least 10), was a colossal commercial success in its heyday, and remains popular today, though interest is now largely relegated to the retro-gaming community.
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Author : Tasha
14 May 2017, 12:09 pm
Continuing on our quest through legendary game designers we will discuss another multi-talented individual and the mind behind the Prince of Persia series, Jordan Mechner.
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22 April 2017, 2:18 pm
This time we take our journey to Germany, though the designer is technically American, but was born and grew up mostly in Germany. Guido “Guy” Henkel is a bona fide jack-of-all-trades as he dabbles in a little bit of everything from composing and sound design to writing and game programming.
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25 March 2017, 2:41 pm
It seems that our journey through the designer world takes us back to the UK. British designer Julian Gollop has been a staple of the industry for longer than I have been alive, beginning his career in 1983. He has designed titles such as Rebelstar, Chaos, Laser Squad, and the X-COM series.
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4 March 2017, 10:46 am
Paul Cuisset is considered one of the most prolific minds in the French video game industry. He has been in the game for a long time, starting his career in the 1980’s.
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18 February 2017, 1:30 pm
Roberta Williams, for those who don’t know, is the creator of the legendary King’s Quest series. The series is 8 strong and chronicles the adventures of the Daventry family. Of course she did many other projects during her long career such as Mickey’s Space Adventure, The Black Cauldron, The Dark Crystal, and Mixed-Up Mother Goose. However King’s Quest was her most popular contribution to gaming.
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