Computer Magic

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Computer Magic, Ltd. was a Long Island, New York-based software house incorporated on February 26, 1980. It is not to be confused with the Atari 2600 publisher Computer Magic Inc. (aka CommaVid) [1] or a publisher by the same name based in the UK. [2]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources

2600

  • Robin Hood (US Publisher: Xonox)

7800

  • California Games (unreleased) (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (Atari)
  • Impossible Mission (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (US Publisher: Atari)
  • One-on-One Basketball (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (US Publisher: Atari)
  • Summer Games (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (US Publisher: Atari)
  • Winter Games (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (US Publisher: Atari)

Apple II

  • Smart Eyes (US Publisher: Addison-Wesley) [3]
Reading improvement program

Atari 8-bit

  • Avoid (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
  • Horseword Derby (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
  • It-Is-Balloon (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
  • Kayos (US Publisher: Computer Magic)
  • Mad-Netter (US Publisher: Computer Magic)
  • Pogoman (US Publisher: Computer Magic)
  • Tribomb (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)

ColecoVision

  • Pogoman (unreleased) (Computer Magic) [4]
  • Robin Hood (US Publisher: Xonox)

Mark Thompson worked on ColecoVision games at Computer Magic

Commodore 64

  • Robin Hood (US Publisher: K-tel Software)


Computer Magic developed and sold Robot*Link, a software package compatible with Apple II, IBM, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore 64 computers that allowed you to program Tomy's toy robots. [5] [6]

Along with the Robot*Link, Computer Magic also promoted these accessories/accessory packs: Robotyx salespeople, Sonar Experimentors Kit, Verbot Basketball, Verbot Bowling, and Robot War. [7]

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