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− | '''APh Technological Consulting''' was an engineering firm | + | '''APh Technological Consulting''' was an engineering firm based in Pasadena, California. It was formed in 1974 as a limited partnership by two California Institute of Technology (Caltech) students, Glenn Hightower and John Denker. [https://newspaperarchive.com/star-news-sep-16-1974-p-15/] (APh is an abbreviation for applied physics. [http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/31865216/]) |
− | In 1976, APh was hired by Mattel to help design the Intellivision system. | + | In 1976, APh was hired by Mattel to help design the Intellivision system. They also developed the operating system and the first games. [http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/people/companies.html] |
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+ | Several members of APh left in 1982 and started [[Cheshire Engineering]] after a dispute over profits from developing Mattel's "M Network" line of Atari 2600 games. [http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/people/companies.html] | ||
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+ | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources | ||
===2600=== | ===2600=== | ||
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*''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain'' [Tom Loughry] | *''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain'' [Tom Loughry] | ||
*''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasures of Tarmin'' [Tom Loughry] | *''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasures of Tarmin'' [Tom Loughry] | ||
− | *''Adventures of Tron'' (unreleased) | + | *''Adventures of Tron'' (unreleased) [Peter Kaminski] |
*''Air Battle'' (unfinished) | *''Air Battle'' (unfinished) | ||
− | *''Air Strike'' (unfinished) | + | *''Air Strike'' (unfinished) [Peter Kaminski] |
*''Arcade'' (unfinished) | *''Arcade'' (unfinished) | ||
*''Armor Battle'' [Chris Kingsley] | *''Armor Battle'' [Chris Kingsley] | ||
*''Auto Racing'' [Larry Zwick] | *''Auto Racing'' [Larry Zwick] | ||
− | *''Baseball II'' / ''All-Star Major League Baseball'' (became ''World Championship Baseball'', an INTV release prepared by Quicksilver Software) | + | *''Baseball II'' / ''All-Star Major League Baseball'' (became ''World Championship Baseball'', an INTV release prepared by Quicksilver Software) [Dan Dickerson] |
− | *''Basketball II'' ( | + | *''Basketball II'' (unfinished) [Scott Bishop] |
*''Boxing'' [Tom Loughry] | *''Boxing'' [Tom Loughry] | ||
*''Brickout!'' (unreleased) [Rich O'Keefe] | *''Brickout!'' (unreleased) [Rich O'Keefe] | ||
*''Checkers'' / ''Draughts'' [David Rolfe] | *''Checkers'' / ''Draughts'' [David Rolfe] | ||
+ | *''Demo Cartridge'' (1980) | ||
+ | *''Demo Cartridge'' (1982) | ||
*''The Electric Company: Math Fun'' [Kimo Yap] | *''The Electric Company: Math Fun'' [Kimo Yap] | ||
− | *''The Electric Company: Word Fun'' [Kevin Miller] | + | *''The Electric Company: Word Fun'' [Kevin Miller, Don Bacon] |
*''Explorer'' (unfinished) | *''Explorer'' (unfinished) | ||
*''Frog Bog'' [Peter Kaminski, Tom Soulanille] | *''Frog Bog'' [Peter Kaminski, Tom Soulanille] | ||
+ | *''Horse Racing'' [Chris Hawley] | ||
*''Land Battle'' (unreleased) [Glyn Anderson] | *''Land Battle'' (unreleased) [Glyn Anderson] | ||
+ | *''Las Vegas Craps'' (unreleased) | ||
+ | *''Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack'' [David Rolfe] | ||
+ | *''Las Vegas Roulette'' [Walter Bright, John Brooks] | ||
*''Major League Baseball'' / ''Baseball'' [David Rolfe] | *''Major League Baseball'' / ''Baseball'' [David Rolfe] | ||
+ | *''More of Theirs'' (unreleased) [John Brooks] | ||
*''NASL Soccer'' / ''Soccer'' [Kevin Miller] | *''NASL Soccer'' / ''Soccer'' [Kevin Miller] | ||
*''NBA Basketball'' / ''Basketball'' [Ken Smith] | *''NBA Basketball'' / ''Basketball'' [Ken Smith] | ||
− | *''NFL Football'' / ''Football'' [Ken Smith, Glyn Anderson] | + | *''NFL Football'' / ''Football'' [Kevin Miller, Ken Smith, Glyn Anderson (instant replay feature)] |
*''NHL Hockey'' / ''Hockey'' [Ken Smith] | *''NHL Hockey'' / ''Hockey'' [Ken Smith] | ||
*''PGA Golf'' / ''Golf'' [Scott Bishop] | *''PGA Golf'' / ''Golf'' [Scott Bishop] | ||
*''Reversi'' [Greg Favor] | *''Reversi'' [Greg Favor] | ||
+ | *''Royal Dealer'' [Rich O'Keefe] | ||
*''Sea Battle'' [Ken Smith] | *''Sea Battle'' [Ken Smith] | ||
*''Sharp Shot'' [Frank Evans] | *''Sharp Shot'' [Frank Evans] | ||
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*''Sub Hunt'' [Tom Loughry] | *''Sub Hunt'' [Tom Loughry] | ||
*''Takeover'' / ''Empire'' (unreleased) [Jeff Ronne] | *''Takeover'' / ''Empire'' (unreleased) [Jeff Ronne] | ||
− | *''Tennis'' [Gavin Claypool] | + | *''Tennis'' [Gavin Claypool, Chris Lutz] |
+ | *''Test Cartridge'' | ||
+ | *''TV Powww!'' games (later released as ''Sharp Shot'') | ||
*''Triple Action'' [Rich O'Keefe] | *''Triple Action'' [Rich O'Keefe] | ||
− | *''U.S. Ski Team Skiing'' / ''Skiing'' / ''Alpine Skiing'' [Scott Reynolds] | + | *''U.S. Ski Team Skiing'' / ''Skiing'' / ''Alpine Skiing'' [Scott Reynolds, Terry Ligocki] |
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+ | ===Intellivision Keyboard Component=== | ||
+ | *''BASIC Programming Language'' [Ken Smith] | ||
+ | *''Chartcraft Stock Analysis'' (unreleased) [Jon Buss, Bill Chapman, Kevin Miller, Scott Reynolds] | ||
+ | *''Conversational French'' [credits here: [https://youtu.be/Yo673L5o8lk?t=112]] | ||
+ | *''Demo Cassette'' [Ken Smith, Hal Finney] | ||
+ | *''Jack LaLanne's Physical Conditioning'' [Robby Butler, Tom Loughry, Hal Finney, John Brooks, Mark Stroberg] | ||
+ | *''Jeane Dixon Astrology'' (unreleased) [Kevin Miller, Greg Favor] | ||
+ | *''Spelling Challenge'' | ||
===VIC-20=== | ===VIC-20=== | ||
*''Mission X'' (unreleased) | *''Mission X'' (unreleased) | ||
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+ | ==Links== | ||
+ | *[https://history.blueskyrangers.com/index.html Blue Sky Rangers Intellivision History website] | ||
+ | *[https://forums.atariage.com/topic/340017-bi-tape-20-for-the-keyboard-component/ ''Demo Cassette'' easter egg featuring credits] | ||
+ | *[http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/interviews/david_rolfe/interview_david_rolfe.html Scott Stilphen interview with programmer David Rolfe] | ||
+ | *[http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/interviews/hal_finney/interview_hal_finney.html Scott Stilphen interview with programmer Hal Finney] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Companies]] |
Latest revision as of 00:13, 3 September 2022
APh Technological Consulting was an engineering firm based in Pasadena, California. It was formed in 1974 as a limited partnership by two California Institute of Technology (Caltech) students, Glenn Hightower and John Denker. [1] (APh is an abbreviation for applied physics. [2])
In 1976, APh was hired by Mattel to help design the Intellivision system. They also developed the operating system and the first games. [3]
Several members of APh left in 1982 and started Cheshire Engineering after a dispute over profits from developing Mattel's "M Network" line of Atari 2600 games. [4]
Research Methods: Online resources
2600
- Adventures of Tron [Hal Finney, Glenn Hightower]
- Air Raiders [Larry Zwick]
- Armor Ambush [Hal Finney]
- Astroblast [Hal Finney]
- Dark Cavern [Hal Finney]
- Frogs and Flies [David Rolfe]
- International Soccer [Kevin Miller]
- Lock 'n' Chase [Bruce Pedersen]
- Sea Battle / High Seas (unreleased) [Larry Zwick, Bruce Pedersen]
- Sharp Shot (unreleased) [Jeff Ronne]
- Space Attack [Hal Finney, Bruce Pedersen]
- Super Challenge Baseball [David Rolfe]
- Super Challenge Football [Ken Smith]
- Tron Deadly Discs / Deadly Discs [Jeff Ronne, Brett Stutz]
Intellivision
- ABPA Backgammon / Backgammon [Kevin Miller]
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain [Tom Loughry]
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasures of Tarmin [Tom Loughry]
- Adventures of Tron (unreleased) [Peter Kaminski]
- Air Battle (unfinished)
- Air Strike (unfinished) [Peter Kaminski]
- Arcade (unfinished)
- Armor Battle [Chris Kingsley]
- Auto Racing [Larry Zwick]
- Baseball II / All-Star Major League Baseball (became World Championship Baseball, an INTV release prepared by Quicksilver Software) [Dan Dickerson]
- Basketball II (unfinished) [Scott Bishop]
- Boxing [Tom Loughry]
- Brickout! (unreleased) [Rich O'Keefe]
- Checkers / Draughts [David Rolfe]
- Demo Cartridge (1980)
- Demo Cartridge (1982)
- The Electric Company: Math Fun [Kimo Yap]
- The Electric Company: Word Fun [Kevin Miller, Don Bacon]
- Explorer (unfinished)
- Frog Bog [Peter Kaminski, Tom Soulanille]
- Horse Racing [Chris Hawley]
- Land Battle (unreleased) [Glyn Anderson]
- Las Vegas Craps (unreleased)
- Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack [David Rolfe]
- Las Vegas Roulette [Walter Bright, John Brooks]
- Major League Baseball / Baseball [David Rolfe]
- More of Theirs (unreleased) [John Brooks]
- NASL Soccer / Soccer [Kevin Miller]
- NBA Basketball / Basketball [Ken Smith]
- NFL Football / Football [Kevin Miller, Ken Smith, Glyn Anderson (instant replay feature)]
- NHL Hockey / Hockey [Ken Smith]
- PGA Golf / Golf [Scott Bishop]
- Reversi [Greg Favor]
- Royal Dealer [Rich O'Keefe]
- Sea Battle [Ken Smith]
- Sharp Shot [Frank Evans]
- Space Armada [John Brooks, Chris Hawley]
- Space Battle [Hal Finney]
- Star Strike [Hal Finney, Brett Stutz]
- Sub Hunt [Tom Loughry]
- Takeover / Empire (unreleased) [Jeff Ronne]
- Tennis [Gavin Claypool, Chris Lutz]
- Test Cartridge
- TV Powww! games (later released as Sharp Shot)
- Triple Action [Rich O'Keefe]
- U.S. Ski Team Skiing / Skiing / Alpine Skiing [Scott Reynolds, Terry Ligocki]
Intellivision Keyboard Component
- BASIC Programming Language [Ken Smith]
- Chartcraft Stock Analysis (unreleased) [Jon Buss, Bill Chapman, Kevin Miller, Scott Reynolds]
- Conversational French [credits here: [5]]
- Demo Cassette [Ken Smith, Hal Finney]
- Jack LaLanne's Physical Conditioning [Robby Butler, Tom Loughry, Hal Finney, John Brooks, Mark Stroberg]
- Jeane Dixon Astrology (unreleased) [Kevin Miller, Greg Favor]
- Spelling Challenge
VIC-20
- Mission X (unreleased)