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| − | '''MicroGraphicImage''' (MGI) was a publisher and developer started by former Apollo employees Tim Martin and Robert Barber with money made | + | '''MicroGraphicImage''' (MGI) (incorporated on February 4, 1983) was a publisher and developer in Dallas, Texas, started by former Apollo employees Tim Martin and Robert Barber with the money they made developing ''Halloween'' for the Atari 2600 [https://web.archive.org/web/20080502183436/http://cashfoley.com/2008/01/17/TheNotsoSpectacularRiseAndFallOfMicroGraphicImage.aspx] for [[VSS]]. [https://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/interviews/ed_salvo/interview_ed_salvo.html] Though ''Spelunker'' is its most famous game, MGI also performed contract development for Brøderbund, Parker Brothers, and CBS Electronics. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080502183436/http://cashfoley.com/2008/01/17/TheNotsoSpectacularRiseAndFallOfMicroGraphicImage.aspx] |
| − | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources | + | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources |
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| − | *''Solar Fox'' (unreleased) (CBS Electronics) [ | + | *''Solar Fox'' (unreleased) (CBS Electronics) [Van Mai] [https://www.atariprotos.com/rumormill/5200/5200rumor.htm] [https://gamehistory.org/wabbit/] |
===Atari 8-bit=== | ===Atari 8-bit=== | ||
| − | *''Solar Fox'' (unreleased) (CBS Electronics) [ | + | *''Solar Fox'' (unreleased) (CBS Electronics) [https://www.atariprotos.com/rumormill/5200/5200rumor.htm] |
*''Spelunker'' (US Publisher: MicroGraphicImage, Brøderbund) | *''Spelunker'' (US Publisher: MicroGraphicImage, Brøderbund) | ||
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| − | *[http://cashfoley.com/2008/01/17/TheNotsoSpectacularRiseAndFallOfMicroGraphicImage.aspx The notso Spectacular Rise and Fall of MicroGraphicImage (Cash Foley Blog)] | + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080502183436/http://cashfoley.com/2008/01/17/TheNotsoSpectacularRiseAndFallOfMicroGraphicImage.aspx The notso Spectacular Rise and Fall of MicroGraphicImage (Cash Foley Blog)] |
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Latest revision as of 06:24, 13 February 2023
MicroGraphicImage (MGI) (incorporated on February 4, 1983) was a publisher and developer in Dallas, Texas, started by former Apollo employees Tim Martin and Robert Barber with the money they made developing Halloween for the Atari 2600 [1] for VSS. [2] Though Spelunker is its most famous game, MGI also performed contract development for Brøderbund, Parker Brothers, and CBS Electronics. [3]
Research Methods: Online resources
5200
Atari 8-bit
- Solar Fox (unreleased) (CBS Electronics) [6]
- Spelunker (US Publisher: MicroGraphicImage, Brøderbund)
Commodore 64
- Spelunker (US Publisher: Brøderbund)
TI-99/4A
- Choplifter! (unreleased) (Texas Instruments) [7]
