So You Want To Be A Video Games Inventor?
You know GSW is a sucker for scans of early video game material, right? Well, VintageComputing.com has provided the latest specimen, named simply 'So You Want to Be a Video Games Inventor'.
It's explained: "This scan came from the premiere (Winter 1982) issue of “Odyssey² Adventure Club Magazine,” Magnavox’s official monthly magazine / propaganda pamphlet for Odyssey² fans — sorta like Nintendo Power these days. Actually, “Odyssey² Adventure” is more a newsletter than a magazine, since all the issues I have are only about fifteen pages long. Nonetheless, this article is an amusing look into the world of Odyssey² game developers, straight from the horse’s mouth."
What's more: "A quick compare-and-contrast of these guys with Atari’s “pot-smoking hippie” game programmer image of the late 1970s and even today’s “early twenties slacker” programmers makes the Odyssey folks look like a bunch of straight-laced leprechaun engineers. Ralph Baer, what hath thou wrought?!"
[We also note that Ed Averett, who "basically was the Odyssey 2, writing the entire library of games, excepting some early releases: twenty-four games in four years", is one of the notably pictured designers alongside his wife Linda.]
Comments
Ha, funny how it was known as a video game "inventor". Good find.
Matthew
http://www.BecomeAGameTester.com
Posted by: Matthew | November 7, 2006 5:46 PM
wow tis is somthing
Posted by: ace | January 24, 2007 8:48 AM
I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A NEW VIDEO GAME & IT WILL WORK
Posted by: BRAD | May 27, 2007 11:50 PM
i have 32 game i just invent it in just two yaers
how about that no one care i got games that will rock you see is someone can use me tell me
Posted by: TheLight | December 5, 2007 9:14 AM
where should i got to submit a video game idea??
Posted by: Tyrone | March 12, 2008 1:44 PM
i would like to go submit a video game idea?
Posted by: quanell | April 24, 2008 6:45 AM
Hi
i have got big money idea for a game no platform has got it yet, but i would only give it to people who made gta 4 or EA.
can you tell me anyway i can conctact them
get back to me
Posted by: Ali Sohail | July 24, 2008 4:25 PM
My son has an idea for a video game & I'm not sure how to help him get started. He's doing all the writing, etc..I'm just trying to help him find an avenue to pitch his idea.Any ideas?? Please help
Posted by: Tina | October 7, 2009 7:40 AM