I’ve sold 60 copies of my first game.
No publisher. No team.
Just me, working from my living room.
I make niche games most people will probably never play.
But I love drawing every frame, composing the music, building these worlds.
So I keep going.
That's right! We went beyond the LCD pixels of the GBA for the wild compo! My recently bought DS Lite finally had a good use.
Full video at my channel https://t.co/kmfX4Us4LM
Legendary game designer David Crane (Pitfall!, Activision co-founder) live on Computer Chronicles in 1985!
Watch as he demos his brand-new Commodore 64 Ghostbusters game (on a Commodore SX-64), right after the movie hit theaters—complete with the iconic theme music, ghost catching, and that famous digitized voice. But you’ll be surprised to learn it was actually made before the movie was released! Doesn’t make sense? Let David Crane explain in this video.
From the “Computer Games” episode of the classic Computer Chronicles (January 1985). If you love the Commodore 64, Activision, or 80s computing history, this one is for you!
Drop a comment: What’s your favorite David Crane game—Pitfall! or Ghostbusters?
An average picture that you save on your phone or PC has a size of around 400 kilobytes. It doesn't do anything, it's just a static image.
Now divide that by the factor 10, so you drop to 40 kilobytes. That's the size of The Last Ninja, developed by System 3 and published in 1987.
I still struggle to comprehend, even in the slightest, how programmers back then did what they did - and the worlds they created with the limitations they had to work with.
I was simply blown away by the graphics (isometric on the C64 with such an amazing level of detail - simply gorgeous) and absolutely mesmerized by the kickass sound. What Ben Daglish and Anthony Lees conjured up musically will forever be part of gaming history - an iconic masterpiece.
40 kilobytes man...
That's right! We destroyed the oldschool demo compo with my most advanced 6502 code to date. This is really running in a stock Atari 2600 with no expansions! (except 32k ROM bank switching)
Full video at my channel https://t.co/v5vMRVsDAr
Superman Easter Egg in The Last Ninja 2 on the Commodore 64. Get outside on the office level and wait for a few seconds... Is it a bird, or a plane? No it's Superman! #Commodore64
“Estimated 1-4-0 miles out.
ECM picking up infrared detection beams.
They've got me locked on.
Weapons system armed.
Rear defense system engaged.
I hope it burns up the sky.
Picking up choppers now.
Got two of them.
This Firefox is a machine!”
Raid Over Moscow (1985)
#ZXSpectrum
Who else loved Lode Runner?
I enjoyed playing Lode Runner on my Commodore 64! Each screen was a nerve-wracking challenge to collect treasures while avoiding capture.