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Berkeley, California-based electronic design and consulting company formed by Stephen Beck in 1978. [http://www.eai.org/eai/artistBio.htm?id=255]
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'''Beck-Tech''' is a Berkeley, California, United States-based electronic design and consulting company formed by Stephen Beck in 1978. [http://www.eai.org/artistBio.htm?id=255]
  
'''[[Research Methods]]:''' Online resources (see [[#Links|Links]])
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Hidden data, interviews, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]])
  
 
===2600===
 
===2600===
*''Attack of the Baby Seals'' (unreleased, never programmed [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=2352]) (20th Century Fox)
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*''Attack of the Baby Seals'' (unreleased, never programmed) (20th Century Fox)
 
*''Congo Bongo'' (US Publisher: Sega)
 
*''Congo Bongo'' (US Publisher: Sega)
*''Dutch Elm Defender'' (unreleased, never programmed [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=2352]) (20th Century Fox)
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*''Dutch Elm Defender'' (unreleased, never programmed) (20th Century Fox)
 
*''Ghost Manor'' (US Publisher: Xonox)
 
*''Ghost Manor'' (US Publisher: Xonox)
 
*''Save the Whales'' (Publisher: Steve Beck)
 
*''Save the Whales'' (Publisher: Steve Beck)
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===5200===
 
===5200===
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*''Pitfall!'' (US Publisher: Activision)
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===Apple II===
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*''Congo Bongo'' (US Publisher: Sega)
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*''Frogger II: Threeedeep!'' (US Publisher: Sega)
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===Atari 8-bit===
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*''Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler'' (US Publisher: CBS Software)
 
*''Pitfall!'' (US Publisher: Activision)
 
*''Pitfall!'' (US Publisher: Activision)
  
 
===Commodore 64===
 
===Commodore 64===
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*''9 to 5 Typing'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
 
*''Break Dance'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
 
*''Break Dance'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
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*''Congo Bongo'' [disk] (US Publisher: Sega) [http://www.scribd.com/doc/54502846/Commodore-Microcomputer-Issue-35-1985-May-Jun]
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*''Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler'' (US Publisher: CBS Software)
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*''Tapper'' (US Publisher: Sega; UK Publisher: U.S. Gold)
  
 
===DOS===
 
===DOS===
 
*''The Ford Simulator'' (US Publisher: Ford Motor Company)
 
*''The Ford Simulator'' (US Publisher: Ford Motor Company)
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===Intellivision===
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*''Congo Bongo'' (US Publisher: Sega)
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===Macintosh===
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*''Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative'' (US Publisher: Simon & Schuster Interactive) [http://macintoshgarden.org/games/star-trek-the-kobayashi-alternative]
  
 
===Video Challenger===
 
===Video Challenger===
*''Space Challenge'' (EU Publisher: Bandai?)
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*''Space Challenge'' (EU Publisher: Bandai?) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T3fS7KzEMY]
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===?===
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*Educational game with a pelican picking up letters
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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*[http://www.stevebeck.tv/ Stephen Beck's official website]
 
*[http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84556 Digital Press thread]
 
*[http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84556 Digital Press thread]
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=nC4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA37#v=onepage&q=&f=false 1984 InfoWorld article on Beck-Tech]
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*[http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/savethewhales/savethewhales.htm AtariProtos.com: Save the Whales]
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 27 September 2012

Beck-Tech is a Berkeley, California, United States-based electronic design and consulting company formed by Stephen Beck in 1978. [1]

Research Methods: Hidden data, interviews, online resources (see Links)

2600

  • Attack of the Baby Seals (unreleased, never programmed) (20th Century Fox)
  • Congo Bongo (US Publisher: Sega)
  • Dutch Elm Defender (unreleased, never programmed) (20th Century Fox)
  • Ghost Manor (US Publisher: Xonox)
  • Save the Whales (Publisher: Steve Beck)
  • Spike's Peak (US Publisher: Xonox)
  • Tapper (US Publisher: Sega)
  • Up 'n Down (US Publisher: Sega)

5200

  • Pitfall! (US Publisher: Activision)

Apple II

  • Congo Bongo (US Publisher: Sega)
  • Frogger II: Threeedeep! (US Publisher: Sega)

Atari 8-bit

  • Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler (US Publisher: CBS Software)
  • Pitfall! (US Publisher: Activision)

Commodore 64

  • 9 to 5 Typing (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Break Dance (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Congo Bongo [disk] (US Publisher: Sega) [2]
  • Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler (US Publisher: CBS Software)
  • Tapper (US Publisher: Sega; UK Publisher: U.S. Gold)

DOS

  • The Ford Simulator (US Publisher: Ford Motor Company)

Intellivision

  • Congo Bongo (US Publisher: Sega)

Macintosh

  • Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative (US Publisher: Simon & Schuster Interactive) [3]

Video Challenger

  • Space Challenge (EU Publisher: Bandai?) [4]

?

  • Educational game with a pelican picking up letters

Links