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− | '''Axlon Incorporated''' was a company started by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell and former Atari engineer/product manager John Vurich that mainly produced robotic toys. It was incorporated on March 26, 1980. | + | '''Axlon Incorporated''' was a company started by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell and former Atari engineer/product manager John Vurich that mainly produced robotic toys. It was incorporated on March 26, 1980. In 1988, Axlon was contracted to develop 2600 games for Atari Corp. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/02/business/business-people-founder-of-atari-sets-a-return-engagement.html] |
− | + | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources | |
− | + | ===2600=== | |
+ | *''The Adventures of Max'' (unreleased) (Atari) [John Vifian] | ||
+ | *''MotoRodeo'' (US Publisher: Atari) [Steve DeFrisco*] | ||
+ | *''Off the Wall'' (US Publisher: Atari) [John Vifian] | ||
+ | *''Save Mary'' (unreleased) (Atari) [Tod Frye*] | ||
+ | *''Secret Quest'' (US Publisher: Atari) [Steve DeFrisco*] | ||
+ | *''Shooting Arcade'' (unreleased) (Atari) | ||
+ | :<small>Tod Frye claims to have programmed this, but there's apparently a version written by Agustin Ortiz Valdiviezo at Mexican firm Heuristica.</small> | ||
− | + | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Steve DeFrisco was an employee at Axlon, but he later left and became a contractor. Tod Frye was also a contractor. | |
− | + | ==Links== | |
+ | *[http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/interviews/steve_defrisco/interview_steve_defrisco.html Atari Compendium interview with Steve DeFrisco] | ||
+ | *[http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/interviews/john_vifian/interview_john_vifian.html Atari Compendium interview with John Vifian] | ||
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Revision as of 23:34, 15 April 2018
Axlon Incorporated was a company started by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell and former Atari engineer/product manager John Vurich that mainly produced robotic toys. It was incorporated on March 26, 1980. In 1988, Axlon was contracted to develop 2600 games for Atari Corp. [1]
Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources
2600
- The Adventures of Max (unreleased) (Atari) [John Vifian]
- MotoRodeo (US Publisher: Atari) [Steve DeFrisco*]
- Off the Wall (US Publisher: Atari) [John Vifian]
- Save Mary (unreleased) (Atari) [Tod Frye*]
- Secret Quest (US Publisher: Atari) [Steve DeFrisco*]
- Shooting Arcade (unreleased) (Atari)
- Tod Frye claims to have programmed this, but there's apparently a version written by Agustin Ortiz Valdiviezo at Mexican firm Heuristica.
* Steve DeFrisco was an employee at Axlon, but he later left and became a contractor. Tod Frye was also a contractor.