Difference between revisions of "Video Soft"
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[[Image:Videosoft.jpg|right|Videosoft logo]] | [[Image:Videosoft.jpg|right|Videosoft logo]] | ||
− | '''Video Soft''' (incorporated on May 7, 1982, as Video-Soft, Inc. [http:// | + | '''Video Soft''' (incorporated on May 7, 1982, as Video-Soft, Inc. [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 was a company in Santa Clara, California, United States, founded and headed by Jerry Lawson [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 who was previously the chief engineer behind the Fairchild Channel F system. It made games for Parker Brothers, Mattel, CBS, and Amiga. [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 |
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]) | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]) | ||
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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) | ||
− | *''In Search of the Golden Skull'' (unreleased) (Mattel) [http:// | + | *''In Search of the Golden Skull'' (unreleased) (Mattel) [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 |
*''Mogul Maniac'' (US Publisher: Amiga) | *''Mogul Maniac'' (US Publisher: Amiga) | ||
*''Off Your Rocker'' (unreleased) (Amiga) | *''Off Your Rocker'' (unreleased) (Amiga) | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 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 2009 interview with Jerry Lawson (Vintage Computing and Gaming)] | ||
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 Former Video Soft programmer Dan McElroy's resume] |
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 Previously unreleased Video Soft games for sale] |
− | *''Black Enterprise'' articles featuring Lawson and Video Soft [http:// | + | *''Black Enterprise'' articles featuring Lawson and Video Soft [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 |
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] |
Revision as of 19:06, 5 January 2012
Video Soft (incorporated on May 7, 1982, as Video-Soft, Inc. [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 was a company in Santa Clara, California, United States, founded and headed by Jerry Lawson [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 who was previously the chief engineer behind the Fairchild Channel F system. It made games for Parker Brothers, Mattel, CBS, and Amiga. [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3
Research Methods: Online resources (see Links)
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- 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)
- In Search of the Golden Skull (unreleased) (Mattel) [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3
- 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 [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3 [http://fsafescanr.com/feed/stat.php?shema=3