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Style
Registered: Jun 2004
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Did anyone make much money writing c64 games?
and if so, what sort of money are we talking?
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BAR.
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Quote: @Graham well didnt know that i only remember playing it alot on the c64 and that it was one of my all time favorites......
and recall i read an article in some computermag that it was a young kid from canada if i remember it correctly that got pretty rich for inventing the little ant concept :P
but if you say so i believe you :P never owned an atari so didnt even know it was on that machine it all began :D
regards platoon
I've had an atari2600 and i can't remember boulder dash..
Graham, do you mean dig dug ? |
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Platoon
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@graham is right it was an atari game but it was invented by a canadian guy just googled it :P
Peter Liepa (from Canada) is the inventor of the original Boulder Dash. He wrote Boulder Dash for the Atari 400/800 together with Chris Gray in 1983. Although Peter wasn't familiar with the Commodore 64 scene, First Star Software published a C64 conversion one year later. This game was not very different from the Atari 400/800 version, only the graphics and sounds were slightly different.
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BAR.
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Quote: @graham is right it was an atari game but it was invented by a canadian guy just googled it :P
Peter Liepa (from Canada) is the inventor of the original Boulder Dash. He wrote Boulder Dash for the Atari 400/800 together with Chris Gray in 1983. Although Peter wasn't familiar with the Commodore 64 scene, First Star Software published a C64 conversion one year later. This game was not very different from the Atari 400/800 version, only the graphics and sounds were slightly different.
regrads platoon
ok, forgot this computer as i never brought an atari xl before
the C64.. ;)
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BAR.
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Wasn't Rainbow Arts the ones making much money producing Katakis and DENARIS for the french people and other games together with Manfred Trenz ? |
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Platoon
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@bar
yes i think so rainbow arts where in on alot of big box games on the c64'er back then like turrican . katakis & others :P |
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The Shark-INC
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I think Richard and David Darling of Codemasters made a lot, and are still making money on new games. It helps that they were not only programmers but also the owner of the company. I'm sure there are many more success stories out there. After all, companies do no make games for charity. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
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Quote:It helps that they were not only programmers but also the owner of the company.
that pretty much sums it up. the creators of any games hardly made (or make) "big" money ever - the company does. |
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Six
Registered: Apr 2002
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If you count projects like the DTV, DTV2, and Hummer, I think a few guys managed to make a little bit of cash, and in some cases even launch a career in game programming. |
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Skylab
Registered: Dec 2005
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What is much money for you??? |
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Sander
Registered: Jan 2002
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I recall some ex-density member doing games for Game On, he said he'd earned about 8000 DM for an Firepit (iirc).
Although this is a small figure for a game, imagine it being kids in the attic doing this besides school :) |
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