Difference between revisions of "Video Soft"
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− | '''Video Soft''' was a company in Santa Clara, California | + | '''Video Soft''' (incorporated on May 7, 1982, as Video-Soft, Inc. [http://california.14thstory.com/video-soft-inc.html]) was a company in Santa Clara, California, founded and headed by Jerry Lawson [http://books.google.com/books?id=N6pacvfrf0wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA42#v=onepage&q&f=false], who was previously the chief engineer behind the Fairchild Channel F system. It made games for Parker Brothers, Mattel, CBS, and Amiga. [http://web.archive.org/web/20070607083000/http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/bio.php?id=1586] |
− | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources | + | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources |
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*''Color Bar Generator'' (US Publisher: Video Soft) | *''Color Bar Generator'' (US Publisher: Video Soft) | ||
*''Depth Charge'' (unreleased) (Amiga) | *''Depth Charge'' (unreleased) (Amiga) | ||
+ | *''Golf Diagnostic'' | ||
+ | :<small>For use with an interactive golf simulator</small> | ||
*''In Search of the Golden Skull'' (unreleased) (Mattel) [http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/goldenskull/goldenskull.htm] | *''In Search of the Golden Skull'' (unreleased) (Mattel) [http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/goldenskull/goldenskull.htm] | ||
*''Mogul Maniac'' (US Publisher: Amiga) | *''Mogul Maniac'' (US Publisher: Amiga) | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.digitpress.com/video-game-guide/?mode=Search&title=&dollars_loose=&dollars_complete=&scarcity_loose=&scarcity_complete=&Designer=&Developer=Video+Soft&Mfr=&PartNo=&Released= Digital Press game listings for Video Soft] |
− | *[http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/545 2009 interview with Jerry Lawson (Vintage Computing and Gaming)] | + | *[http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/545/vcg-interview-jerry-lawson-black-video-game-pioneer 2009 interview with Jerry Lawson (Vintage Computing and Gaming)] |
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://program-info.net/Resume.htm Former Video Soft programmer Dan McElroy's resume] |
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.ataricompendium.com/game_library/prototypes/vcs/videosoft/videosoft.html Previously unreleased Video Soft games for sale] |
*''Black Enterprise'' articles featuring Lawson and Video Soft [http://books.google.com/books?id=N6pacvfrf0wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA40#v=onepage&q&f=false] [http://books.google.com/books?id=kV8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA109#v=onepage&q&f=false] | *''Black Enterprise'' articles featuring Lawson and Video Soft [http://books.google.com/books?id=N6pacvfrf0wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA40#v=onepage&q&f=false] [http://books.google.com/books?id=kV8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA109#v=onepage&q&f=false] | ||
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Revision as of 15:38, 2 October 2017
Video Soft (incorporated on May 7, 1982, as Video-Soft, Inc. [1]) was a company in Santa Clara, California, founded and headed by Jerry Lawson [2], who was previously the chief engineer behind the Fairchild Channel F system. It made games for Parker Brothers, Mattel, CBS, and Amiga. [3]
Research Methods: Online resources
2600
- 3D Genesis (unreleased) (Amiga)
- 3D Ghost Attack (unreleased) (Amiga)
- 3D Havoc (unreleased) (Amiga)
- Atom Smasher (unreleased) (Video Soft)
- Color Bar Generator (US Publisher: Video Soft)
- Depth Charge (unreleased) (Amiga)
- Golf Diagnostic
- For use with an interactive golf simulator
- In Search of the Golden Skull (unreleased) (Mattel) [4]
- Mogul Maniac (US Publisher: Amiga)
- Off Your Rocker (unreleased) (Amiga)
- S.A.C. Alert (unreleased) (Amiga)
- Scavenger Hunt (unreleased) (Amiga)
- Strafe (unreleased) (Amiga)
- Surf's Up (unreleased) (Amiga)
Links
- Digital Press game listings for Video Soft
- 2009 interview with Jerry Lawson (Vintage Computing and Gaming)
- Former Video Soft programmer Dan McElroy's resume
- Previously unreleased Video Soft games for sale
- Black Enterprise articles featuring Lawson and Video Soft [5] [6]