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Lucasfilm games. [message #64820] Sat, 18 May 2013 20:58
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The Spring '84 issue of Atari Connection has an article on 
the new games from Lucasfilm. As mentioned in an earlier
message, there are two games: a rescue game and a surreal
ballgame. The rescue game is a flight simulation over a
changing landscape. The quasi 3-D images are produced on 
the fly using fractals. The ballgame has a split screen --
one for each player. Again, it is a "point of view" game
and the windows show the view from your "Rotofoil" cycle
and your opponent's machine. The object is to send a ball
through moving goal posts while trying to juke your opponent.
It features a progressive jazz score.

The game was tested and previewed on an Evans & Sutherland
Picture System (which is a pretty "real" animation tool.)
Once the concept was frozen, much of the development time
was spent cramming the games into 32K ROM's. (Baskin Robbins,
anyone?)

I've been relatively disinterested in video games during the
last 2-3 years, but I'm really looking forward to these games
just out of "technological" curiosity. Remember, Atari sold
a lot of 400/800's solely on the strength of "Star Raiders"
which now looks a little passe.

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Re: Lucasfilm games. [message #64821 is a reply to message #64820] Sat, 18 May 2013 20:58 Go to previous message
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I too have seen a preliminary version of the new games. 
Best games for the 5200 I've ever seen - by far.
Hard to believe the 5200 is capable of what these games make
it do.
  
  
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	There was a bit on "Today" last week about the Lucasfilm/Atari
games. What makes it interesting was a brief interview with one of the
game designers - Peter Langston (better known for his work on "empire" and
various other Unix games)

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