Difference between revisions of "Action Graphics"
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− | '''Action Graphics''' was a South Barrington, Illinois, United States | + | '''Action Graphics''' was a development company based in South Barrington, Illinois, United States [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24158522.html?dids=24158522:24158522&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+01%2C+1994&author=Paula+Lauer.+Special+To+The+Tribune.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=THE+VIDEO+GAME%3A+AN+INCREDIBLE+SUCCESS+STORY&pqatl=google] (originally Cary? [http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/2600/Atari_case_history.html]), spun off of Bally to develop games for the Bally Astrocade. It was headed by Bob Ogden [http://www.ballyalley.com/misc_docs/tidbits_from_brett_bilbrey.pdf], software manager for Dave Nutting Associates (DNA) [http://books.google.com/books?id=YjAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA14#v=onepage&q=&f=false], and folded in 1985. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24158522.html?dids=24158522:24158522&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+01%2C+1994&author=Paula+Lauer.+Special+To+The+Tribune.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=THE+VIDEO+GAME%3A+AN+INCREDIBLE+SUCCESS+STORY&pqatl=google] According to former Astrocade employee Tom Meeks, Ogden formed the company with John Perkins. [http://forums.preaching.com/fb.aspx?m=4467826] |
Former Action Graphics employees Elaine Hodgson and Richard Ditton went on to start Incredible Technologies, which found great success with Golden Tee Golf. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24158522.html?dids=24158522:24158522&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+01%2C+1994&author=Paula+Lauer.+Special+To+The+Tribune.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=THE+VIDEO+GAME%3A+AN+INCREDIBLE+SUCCESS+STORY&pqatl=google] [http://www.itsgames.com/itsgames/AboutIT/history.jsp] | Former Action Graphics employees Elaine Hodgson and Richard Ditton went on to start Incredible Technologies, which found great success with Golden Tee Golf. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24158522.html?dids=24158522:24158522&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+01%2C+1994&author=Paula+Lauer.+Special+To+The+Tribune.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=THE+VIDEO+GAME%3A+AN+INCREDIBLE+SUCCESS+STORY&pqatl=google] [http://www.itsgames.com/itsgames/AboutIT/history.jsp] | ||
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources, print | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources, print | ||
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+ | *''Artillery Duel'' (US Publisher: Xonox) | ||
===5200=== | ===5200=== |
Revision as of 14:35, 28 February 2010
Action Graphics was a development company based in South Barrington, Illinois, United States [1] (originally Cary? [2]), spun off of Bally to develop games for the Bally Astrocade. It was headed by Bob Ogden [3], software manager for Dave Nutting Associates (DNA) [4], and folded in 1985. [5] According to former Astrocade employee Tom Meeks, Ogden formed the company with John Perkins. [6]
Former Action Graphics employees Elaine Hodgson and Richard Ditton went on to start Incredible Technologies, which found great success with Golden Tee Golf. [7] [8]
Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources, print
2600
- Artillery Duel (US Publisher: Xonox)
5200
- Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision)
Amiga
- MasterType (US Publisher: Scarborough Systems)
Astrocade
- Cosmic Raiders (US Publisher: Astrocade)
- Incredible Wizard, The (US Publisher: Astrocade)
- Solar Conqueror (US Publisher: Astrocade)
Atari 8-bit
- Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision)
ColecoVision
- Activision Decathlon, The (US Publisher: Activision)
- Artillery Duel (US Publisher: Xonox)
- Beamrider (US Publisher: Activision)
- Zenji (US Publisher: Activision)
Commodore 64
- Activision Decathlon, The (US Publisher: Activision)
- Beamrider (US/UK Publisher: Activision)
- Pitstop (US Publisher: Epyx) [11]
- Rock n' Bolt (US Publisher: Activision)
- Winter Games (US Publisher: Epyx)
MSX1
- Activision Decathlon, The / Decathlon (EU Publisher: Activision; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)*
- Beamrider (UK Publisher: Activision; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)*
- Zenji (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)*
* Coleco-to-MSX conversion may have been performed by another firm or person outside the company