Difference between revisions of "GCC"
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| − | General Computer Corporation ('''GCC''') was started in 1981 in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Doug Macrae and Kevin Curran. The company sold ''Super Missile Attack'', a ''Missile Command'' enhancement board, and was later sued by Atari over it. Both parties reached a settlement in which GCC would develop games for Atari and stop selling enhancement boards without permission. GCC later created an enhancement kit for ''Pac-Man'' called ''Crazy Otto''. It was sold to Midway and became ''Ms. Pac-Man''. | + | __NOTOC__ |
| + | General Computer Corporation ('''GCC''') was started in 1981 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Doug Macrae and Kevin Curran. The company sold ''Super Missile Attack'', a ''Missile Command'' enhancement board, and was later sued by Atari over it. Both parties reached a settlement in which GCC would develop games for Atari and stop selling enhancement boards without permission. GCC later created an enhancement kit for ''Pac-Man'' called ''Crazy Otto''. It was sold to Midway and became ''Ms. Pac-Man''. | ||
Today, the company makes Macintosh-oriented print servers. | Today, the company makes Macintosh-oriented print servers. | ||
| − | '''[[Research Methods]]:''' Online resources (see [[#Links| | + | '''[[Game Developer Research Institute:About#Research_Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]) |
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===Arcade=== | ===Arcade=== | ||
| − | *''Food Fight'' ( | + | *''Food Fight'' (Atari) |
| − | *''Ms. Pac-Man'' ( | + | *''Ms. Pac-Man'' (Midway) |
| − | *''Quantum'' ( | + | *''Quantum'' (Atari) |
| − | *''Super Missile Attack'' (''Missile Command'' enhancement board) ( | + | *''Super Missile Attack'' (''Missile Command'' enhancement board) (GCC) |
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Computer_Corp. Wikipedia entry] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Computer_Corp. Wikipedia entry] | ||
*[http://www.digitpress.com/archives/gcc/index.htm GCC company brochures @ Digital Press] | *[http://www.digitpress.com/archives/gcc/index.htm GCC company brochures @ Digital Press] | ||
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Revision as of 11:58, 4 April 2008
General Computer Corporation (GCC) was started in 1981 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Doug Macrae and Kevin Curran. The company sold Super Missile Attack, a Missile Command enhancement board, and was later sued by Atari over it. Both parties reached a settlement in which GCC would develop games for Atari and stop selling enhancement boards without permission. GCC later created an enhancement kit for Pac-Man called Crazy Otto. It was sold to Midway and became Ms. Pac-Man.
Today, the company makes Macintosh-oriented print servers.
Research Methods: Online resources (see Links)
2600
- Atari Video Cube / Rubik's Cube (US Publisher: Atari)
- Battlezone (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
- Centipede (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
- Galaxian (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
- Joust (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
- Jr. Pac-Man (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
- Jungle Hunt (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
- Kanagaroo (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
- Moon Patrol (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
- Ms. Pac-Man (US Publisher: Atari)
- Phoenix (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
- Pole Position (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
- RealSports Tennis (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
- Vanguard (US Publisher: Atari)
5200
- Choplifter! (US Publisher: Atari)
- Dig Dug (US Publisher: Atari)
- Joust (US Publisher: Atari)
- Kanagaroo (US Publisher: Atari)
- Pole Position (US Publisher: Atari)
- Qix (US Publisher: Atari)
- Vanguard (US Publisher: Atari)
7800
- Asteroids (US Publisher: Atari)
- Desert Falcon (US Publisher: Atari)
- Food Fight (US Publisher: Atari)
- Galaga (US Publisher: Atari)
- Joust (US Publisher: Atari)
- Ms. Pac-Man (US Publisher: Atari)
- Xevious (US/EU Publisher: Atari)
Arcade
- Food Fight (Atari)
- Ms. Pac-Man (Midway)
- Quantum (Atari)
- Super Missile Attack (Missile Command enhancement board) (GCC)
