Difference between revisions of "Computer Magic"
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[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-thompson/5/53a/867 Mark Thompson] worked on ColecoVision games at Computer Magic | [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-thompson/5/53a/867 Mark Thompson] worked on ColecoVision games at Computer Magic | ||
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*''Robin Hood'' (US Publisher: K-tel Software) | *''Robin Hood'' (US Publisher: K-tel Software) | ||
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*''Sonar Experimenter's Kit'' (US Publisher: Computer Magic) [http://www.scribd.com/doc/14501217/Commodore-PowerPlay-1985-Issue-18-V4-N06-Dec-Jan] | *''Sonar Experimenter's Kit'' (US Publisher: Computer Magic) [http://www.scribd.com/doc/14501217/Commodore-PowerPlay-1985-Issue-18-V4-N06-Dec-Jan] | ||
:<small>"Hooks to your computer and allows you to do such things as wave your hand in the air and create music"</small> | :<small>"Hooks to your computer and allows you to do such things as wave your hand in the air and create music"</small> | ||
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*[http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=135553 Programmer Arthur Krewat on the AtariAge forums] | *[http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=135553 Programmer Arthur Krewat on the AtariAge forums] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] |
Revision as of 23:05, 24 November 2013
Computer Magic, Ltd. was a Long Island, New York, United States-based software house incorporated on February 26, 1980, and dissolved on September 28, 1994. [1] It is not to be confused with the Atari 2600 third-party publisher Computer Magic Inc. (aka CommaVid) [2] and is probably not to be confused with the publisher of Volcano for the ZX Spectrum.
Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources (see Links)
2600
- Robin Hood (US Publisher: Xonox)
7800
- California Games (unreleased) (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (Atari)
- Impossible Mission (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (US Publisher: Atari)
- One-on-One Basketball (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (US Publisher: Atari)
- Summer Games (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (US Publisher: Atari)
- Winter Games (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (US Publisher: Atari)
Apple II
- Smart Eyes (US Publisher: Addison-Wesley) [3]
- Reading improvement program
Atari 8-bit
- Avoid (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
- Horseword Derby (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
- It-Is-Balloon (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
- Kayos (US Publisher: Computer Magic)
- Mad-Netter (US Publisher: Computer Magic)
- Pogoman (US Publisher: Computer Magic)
- Tribomb (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
ColecoVision
- Pogoman (unreleased) (Computer Magic) [4]
- Robin Hood (US Publisher: Xonox)
Mark Thompson worked on ColecoVision games at Computer Magic
Commodore 64
- Robin Hood (US Publisher: K-tel Software)
Commodore 64?
- Sonar Experimenter's Kit (US Publisher: Computer Magic) [5]
- "Hooks to your computer and allows you to do such things as wave your hand in the air and create music"
Computer Magic published and developed Robot*Link, a software package compatible with Apple II, IBM, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore 64 computers that allowed you to program Tomy's toy robots. [6] [7]