Action Graphics

Action Graphics, Inc. was a development company based in South Barrington, Illinois, United States [1] (originally Cary? [2]), spun off of Bally to develop games for the Bally Astrocade. It was headed by Bob Ogdon [3], software manager for Dave Nutting Associates [4]. It was incorporated on September 18, 1981 [5], and folded in 1985 [6] during the development of Winter Games. [7]

Ogdon went on to found Ogdon Micro Design and Mammoth Micro Productions. [8] Former Action Graphics employees Elaine Hodgson and Richard Ditton went on to start Incredible Technologies [9], which found great success with Golden Tee Golf.

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources, print

2600

• Artillery Duel (US Publisher: Xonox) [Michael Schwartz (programmer); David Thiel (sound)]

5200

• Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision) [David Thiel (sound)]

Adam

• Family Feud (US Publisher: Coleco) [Elaine Hodgson (programmer); David Thiel (sound)]
• Jeopardy! (US Publisher: Coleco)
• Richard Scarry's Best Electronic Word Book Ever! (US Publisher: Coleco)

Amiga

• MasterType (US Publisher: Scarborough Systems)

Astrocade

• Cosmic Raiders (US Publisher: Astrocade)
• The Incredible Wizard (US Publisher: Astrocade)
• Solar Conqueror (US Publisher: Astrocade)

Atari 8-bit

• Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision) [David Thiel (sound)]
• Pitstop (US Publisher: Epyx) [Richard Ditton (programmer?); David Thiel (sound)]

ColecoVision

• The Activision Decathlon (US Publisher: Activision)
• Artillery Duel (US Publisher: Xonox)
• Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision) [David Thiel (sound)]
• Pitfall! (US Publisher: Activision)

Credited as "The Game Weavers" in the manual

• Pitstop (US/CA Publisher: Coleco) [Richard Ditton (programmer?); David Thiel (sound)] ORIGINAL VERSION
• Rock n' Bolt (US Publisher: Telegames) [Carl Norgren (programmer); David Thiel (sound)] ORIGINAL VERSION
• Zenji (US Publisher: Activision)

Commodore 64

• The Activision Decathlon (US Publisher: Activision)
• Artillery Duel (US Publisher: Xonox)
• Beamrider (US/UK Publisher: Activision) [David Thiel (sound)]
• Family Feud (US Publisher: Coleco, ShareData)
• Pitstop (US Publisher: Epyx) [Jamie Faye Fenton (programmer); David Thiel (sound)]
• Rock n' Bolt (US Publisher: Activision) [John Jaugilas (programmer); David Thiel (sound)]
• Winter Games (US Publisher: Epyx) [Richard Ditton (programmer); David Thiel (sound)] ORIGINAL VERSION

PCjr

• Artillery Duel (unreleased?) (Xonox?)

VIC-20

• Artillery Duel (US Publisher: Xonox) [Jerry Brinson]