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----------RETRO GAMING CHANNEL----------

Taking a look back at some of the faces behind the games. Titles covered include
Asteroids - Tempest - Defender - Stargate - Joust - Missile Command - Sinistar - Centipede - Robotron + Battlezone
Plus talks with Matthew Smith of Jet Set Willy fame, and Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari.
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Channel Comments (8)
GameboyReviewer (8 months ago)
I use to own the williams arcade greatest hits for the ps bought it at a garage sale loved the history vid's dude glad i subscribed
Revenge1986 (8 months ago)
Thanks for being my subscriber.
GlassDarkly (1 year ago)
Thanks guys..glad you like !
DemoniusX (1 year ago)
hey, I discovered a kick ass person on here. I just watched your atari anthology video. Thanks for posting that because I never saw it. I am subscribing to you. Old school gaming 4 life!
Panzerdrako (1 year ago)
hello there, old school gamer...
thnx for that history...i really like themm
NYdrone (1 year ago)
Hey, thanks so much for posting all these clips! They bring back such great memories. Those pioneers are something else!
yaKC (1 year ago)
That`s interesting, I remember a mate (Jabba) who used to be able to put 10p in Joust at 1 o` clock and play `til half past 5, then go for his tea.... impressed the fcuk outa of us lot :D

Pity you didn`t get a better deal, I hear that`s how Activision (or am I wrong?) started, coder`s wanting basically what they were worth :) I`ll try and look for your game !
graphicsdude2u (2 years ago)
I saw your video on The Joust Interview and it is great for you and everyone to get the developer's themselves to share. I am working on a game now and I'm quite ancient in video gaming. I created an old by today's standards primative game called Sword of Fargoal with Jeff Mccord for Epyx in 1983. Your interview for Joust was timely for me. Back in those days I lived in Mt. View Ca and ran into one of the programmers who showed me some bugs in Joust and it allowed you to play for hours. I'm sure it's frustrating to the developer but being one myself understandable...Thats why if you have tight deadlines , you will end up releasing it before complete bug-testing( Are you listening Microsoft?) and the result is someone capitalizing on a flaw. I certainly was foolish not signing proper documents and not getting much for a game that sold $750,000 in sales back then. I received only $2500 for my work.

Thanks,

Scott Corsaire

corsaire@sbcglobal.net
Playlists
Matthew Smith at the Classic Gaming Expo 2004
8 videos
Matthew Smith, Creator of the classic ZX Spectrum games Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy, shares his experiences at the Classic Gaming Expo 2004.
Put on Youtube for my chums over at WOS forums. :)
Nolan Bushnell Atari Interview
9 videos
Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari talks about the company's early years, the development of Pong and shares his thoughts on the industry.
The Story Of Williams Defender
13 videos
Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar talk about the development of the classic video game Defender and its sequel Stargate by Williams.
The Story Of Defender pt 1 of 13
0:57
Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar talk about the development of the classic video game...
2 years ago 2,259 views GlassDarkly
The Story Of Asteroids part 1 0f 7
0:34
Ed Logg, creator of the classic video game Asteroids, talks about the game's devel...
1 year ago 717 views GlassDarkly
Matthew Smith talks at the CGEXPO 2004 1 of 8
10:00
Matthew Smith, Creator of ZX Spectrum Classic games Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy,...
1 year ago 6,723 views GlassDarkly
The Nolan Bushnell Atari Interview pt 1 of 9
7:08
Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari talks about the company's early years, the de...
2 years ago 3,603 views GlassDarkly
The Story Of Tempest part 1 0f 6
1:18
Dave Theurer, creator of the classic video game Tempest, talks about the game's de...
1 year ago 1,233 views GlassDarkly
Three Atari Guys Talk 1 0f 5
0:27
Ed Rotberg, Dave Theurer and Ed Logg talk about their time at Ataris Coin op divis...
1 year ago 575 views GlassDarkly
The Story Of Battlezone part 1 0f 12
0:30
Ed Rotberg, creator of the classic video game Battlezone, talks about the game's d...
1 year ago 1,654 views GlassDarkly
The Story Of Joust Part 1 of 7
0:41
John Newcomer, creator of the arcade classic Joust, talks about the development of...
2 years ago 959 views GlassDarkly
Williams developer talks about Sinistar 1 of 4
0:55
From 1983 to 1984, Robert Mical worked on several games at the arcade games develo...
1 year ago 1,576 views GlassDarkly
Matthew Smith Interview Manic Miner ZX Spectrum
6:25
Mathew Smith was the writer to the games manic miner and jet set willy in the earl...
2 years ago 21,420 views thestoowarren
Commercial Breaks 1/3
9:58
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[TRANSLATED] Commercial Breaks 1/3
game industry of the 80s
3 years ago 2,148 views brainshrimp
Eugene Jarvis Interview for COTV
9:54
Episode 41: Legendary game designer Eugene Jarvis interviewed! Jarvis speaks on bo...
2 years ago 1,853 views coinoptv
The Story Of Centipede part 1 0f 4
0:20
Ed Logg, creator of the classic video game Centipede, talks about the game's devel...
1 year ago 495 views GlassDarkly
Rise of the Video Game: Level One | Part 1
8:59
Rise of the Video Game: Level One Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ras4E4...
1 year ago 18,706 views AresBrutus
Nolan Bushnell - Interview Part 1
8:29
Part 1 of an old 1982 talk show featuring an interview with Nolan Bushnell. Talks ...
2 years ago 4,817 views spcom
The Atari Company and its Downfall
6:43
1983, E.T., landfill...
2 years ago 10,794 views tr0d
Peter Molyneux on Bad Influence!
2:54
Peter Molyneux appearing on Bad Influence!, talking about Magic Carpet for the PC,...
3 years ago 8,180 views krazykris83
Video Game History: 1982 30 Minutes segment Part 1
6:16
The teen news magazine show 30 Minutes looks at this new fad sweeping the nation: ...
8 months ago 760 views duncanfbrown
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