Difference between revisions of "Action Graphics"
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*''Artillery Duel'' (US Publisher: Xonox) | *''Artillery Duel'' (US Publisher: Xonox) | ||
*''Beamrider'' (US Publisher: Activision) | *''Beamrider'' (US Publisher: Activision) | ||
| + | *''Pitfall!'' (US Publisher: Activision) | ||
| + | :<small>Credited as "The Game Weavers" in the manual</small> | ||
*<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> | *<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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*''Winter Games'' (US Publisher: Epyx) | *''Winter Games'' (US Publisher: Epyx) | ||
| − | ===MSX1=== | + | ===MSX1*=== |
| − | *''Activision Decathlon, The / Decathlon'' (EU Publisher: Activision; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon) | + | *''Activision Decathlon, The / Decathlon'' (EU Publisher: Activision; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon) |
| − | *''Beamrider'' (UK Publisher: Activision; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)* | + | *''Beamrider'' (UK Publisher: Activision; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon) |
| − | *''Zenji'' (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon) | + | *''Pitfall!'' (EU Publisher: Activision; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon) |
| + | *''Zenji'' (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon) | ||
| − | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Coleco-to-MSX | + | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Coleco-to-MSX conversions may have been performed by another firm or person outside the company |
Revision as of 14:33, 2 March 2010
Action Graphics 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 Ogden [3], software manager for Dave Nutting Associates (DNA) [4], and folded in 1985. [5] According to former Astrocade employee Tom Meeks, Ogden formed the company with John Perkins. [6]
Former Action Graphics employees Elaine Hodgson and Richard Ditton went on to start Incredible Technologies, which found great success with Golden Tee Golf. [7] [8]
Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources, print
2600
- Artillery Duel (US Publisher: Xonox)
5200
- Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision)
Amiga
- MasterType (US Publisher: Scarborough Systems)
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)
- Pitfall! (US Publisher: Activision)
- Credited as "The Game Weavers" in the manual
- Zenji (US Publisher: Activision)
Commodore 64
- Activision Decathlon, The (US Publisher: Activision)
- Beamrider (US/UK Publisher: Activision)
- Pitstop (US Publisher: Epyx) [11]
- 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)
- Pitfall! (EU Publisher: Activision; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Zenji (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
* Coleco-to-MSX conversions may have been performed by another firm or person outside the company
