Action Graphics

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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)

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

Commodore 64

  • Activision Decathlon, The (US Publisher: Activision)
  • Beamrider (US/UK Publisher: Activision)
  • Pitstop (US Publisher: Epyx) [12]
  • Rock n' Bolt (US Publisher: Activision)
  • Winter Games (US Publisher: Epyx)

MSX*

  • 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