Difference between revisions of "Action Graphics"

Revision as of 14:38, 3 January 2011

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 Ogdon [3], software manager for Dave Nutting Associates (DNA) [4], and folded in 1985. [5] According to former Astrocade employee Tom Meeks, Ogdon formed the company with John Perkins. [6]

Ogdon went on to found Ogdon Micro Design. [7] Former Action Graphics employees Elaine Hodgson and Richard Ditton went on to start Incredible Technologies, which found great success with Golden Tee Golf. [8] [9]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources, print

2600

• Artillery Duel (US Publisher: Xonox)

5200

• Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision)

Adam

• Family Feud (US Publisher: Coleco)
• 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)
• Incredible Wizard, The (US Publisher: Astrocade)
• Solar Conqueror (US Publisher: Astrocade)

Atari 8-bit

• Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision)
• Pitstop (US Publisher: Epyx)

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

• Pitstop (US/CA Publisher: Coleco) [10] [11]
• Zenji (US Publisher: Activision)

Commodore 64

• Activision Decathlon, The (US Publisher: Activision)
• Artillery Duel (US Publisher: Xonox)
• Beamrider (US/UK Publisher: Activision)
• Family Feud (US Publisher: Coleco, ShareData)
• Pitstop (US Publisher: Epyx)
• Rock n' Bolt (US Publisher: Activision)
• Winter Games (US Publisher: Epyx)

PCjr

• Artillery Duel (unreleased?) (Xonox?)