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Former Action Graphics employees Elaine Hodgson and Richard Ditton went on to start Incredible Technologies, which found great success with Golden Tee Golf. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24158522.html?dids=24158522:24158522&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+01%2C+1994&author=Paula+Lauer.+Special+To+The+Tribune.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=THE+VIDEO+GAME%3A+AN+INCREDIBLE+SUCCESS+STORY&pqatl=google] [http://www.itsgames.com/itsgames/AboutIT/history.jsp]
 
Former Action Graphics employees Elaine Hodgson and Richard Ditton went on to start Incredible Technologies, which found great success with Golden Tee Golf. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24158522.html?dids=24158522:24158522&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+01%2C+1994&author=Paula+Lauer.+Special+To+The+Tribune.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=THE+VIDEO+GAME%3A+AN+INCREDIBLE+SUCCESS+STORY&pqatl=google] [http://www.itsgames.com/itsgames/AboutIT/history.jsp]
  
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources, print
  
 
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*''Artillery Duel'' (US Publisher: Xonox)
 
*''Artillery Duel'' (US Publisher: Xonox)
 
*''Beamrider'' (US Publisher: Activision)
 
*''Beamrider'' (US Publisher: Activision)
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*<div style="color:red">''Pitstop'' (US Publisher: Coleco) [http://forums.crosswalk.com/fb.aspx?m=4467826] [http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/82842-retrogaming-times-monthly-issue-%2321/page__view__findpost__p__1010274]</div>
 
*''Zenji'' (US Publisher: Activision)
 
*''Zenji'' (US Publisher: Activision)
  
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*''Activision Decathlon, The'' (US Publisher: Activision)
 
*''Activision Decathlon, The'' (US Publisher: Activision)
 
*''Beamrider'' (US/UK Publisher: Activision)
 
*''Beamrider'' (US/UK Publisher: Activision)
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*''Pitstop'' (US Publisher: Epyx) [http://books.google.com/books?cd=2&id=qQxTAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22action+graphics%22+%22pitstop%22&q=%22action+graphics%22+%22pitstop%22#search_anchor]
 
*''Rock n' Bolt'' (US Publisher: Activision)
 
*''Rock n' Bolt'' (US Publisher: Activision)
 
*''Winter Games'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
 
*''Winter Games'' (US Publisher: Epyx)

Revision as of 15:00, 30 January 2010

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Action Graphics was a South Barrington, Illinois, United States-based [1] development company originally spun off of Bally to develop games for the Bally Astrocade. It was headed by Bob Ogden [2], formerly software manager for Dave Nutting Associates [3], and folded in 1985. [4]

Former Action Graphics employees Elaine Hodgson and Richard Ditton went on to start Incredible Technologies, which found great success with Golden Tee Golf. [5] [6]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources, print

5200

  • Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision)

Astrocade

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

Atari 8-bit

  • Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision)

ColecoVision

  • Activision Decathlon, The (US Publisher: Activision)
  • Artillery Duel (US Publisher: Xonox)
  • Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision)
  • Pitstop (US Publisher: Coleco) [7] [8]
  • Zenji (US Publisher: Activision)

Commodore 64

  • Activision Decathlon, The (US Publisher: Activision)
  • Beamrider (US/UK Publisher: Activision)
  • Pitstop (US Publisher: Epyx) [9]
  • Rock n' Bolt (US Publisher: Activision)
  • Winter Games (US Publisher: Epyx)

MSX1

  • Activision Decathlon, The / Decathlon (EU Publisher: Activision; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)*
  • Beamrider (UK Publisher: Activision; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)*
  • Zenji (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)*


* Coleco-to-MSX conversion may have been performed by another firm or person outside the company