I'm pleased to announce that I have just published the first video in a series covering the incredible wargaming legacy left by Atomic Games. This first video covers the creation of Atomic Games in 1989 and the development and release of their first game in the V for Victory series, D-Day : Utah Beach.
I spent a lot of time researching this video and I believe there may well be some things in the video that you didn't know before.
I hope that you enjoy this video and that you find it informative. Please let me know what you think in the video comments section or by replying here to this forum post.
Fascinating and interesting...well done! Thanks.
Some great research, and a very nice presentation too. Thanks for sharing. :bd:
Atomic Games were great back in the day. I still own nearly all of the boxed editions of the company's games (http://www.mobygames.com/company/atomic-games-inc).
Thanks for sharing the link to the YouTube video. O0
Thank you for sharing this.
A very well made high quality video that was a trip down memory lane. Looking forward to the next episode :bd:
Thanks guys - really appreciating the great feedback :)
Excellent work! O0
Makes me want to dig out the 5-1/4" and 3.5" disks in the attic.
Great! Where can I get it?
Quote from: Ian C on September 06, 2017, 02:40:24 PM
Great! Where can I get it?
KB Toys, Software Etc, Circuit City and many other fine retailers!
Don't forget my favorite, Electronics Boutique!
Quote from: bbmike on September 06, 2017, 03:00:06 PM
Don't forget my favorite, Electronics Boutique!
Pretty sure I got Operation Crusader there.
It's funny how much has changed in 10-15 years. I used to go to Gamestop and EB at least once a week.
Egghead Software and Babagges
Quote from: mirth on September 06, 2017, 02:52:16 PM
Quote from: Ian C on September 06, 2017, 02:40:24 PM
Great! Where can I get it?
KB Toys, Software Etc, Circuit City and many other fine retailers!
Man I miss KB Toys. They used to carry Avalon Hill, SPI and even GDW and Yaquinto occasionally. When they went out of business the local store had a stack of Avalon Hill stuff, mostly a bunch of copies of 3 games, Conquistador, Fortress Europa (which I foolishly passed on) and Gunslinger, for $5 a copy. I bought 8 copies of Gunslinger so we could play double blind, which while somewhat tedious, was hilarious.
I bought AH Jutland at KB toys for under$10. I foolishly sold on a yard sale a few years later.
Quote from: rocketman on September 06, 2017, 01:45:24 PM
A very well made high quality video that was a trip down memory lane. Looking forward to the next episode :bd:
+10 O0
...i am feeling old now, but in a good not depressed way ...those were the days:)
Quote from: ikrananka on September 06, 2017, 01:48:01 PM
Thanks guys - really appreciating the great feedback :)
Interesting video, thanks for sharing. I linked it up to the /r/computerwargames reddit.
Quote from: spelk on September 07, 2017, 04:51:09 AM
Quote from: ikrananka on September 06, 2017, 01:48:01 PM
Thanks guys - really appreciating the great feedback :)
Interesting video, thanks for sharing. I linked it up to the /r/computerwargames reddit.
Hey spelK...I discovered that site a few months ago and love it. Being retired I get to check it nearly everyday. The video AAR's are great. Thanks for your work on that site. :notworthy:
Play in browser.
http://www.myabandonware.com/game/v-for-victory-gold-juno-sword-1mm/play-1mm
Quote from: Rayfer on September 07, 2017, 07:29:59 AM
Hey spelK...I discovered that site a few months ago and love it. Being retired I get to check it nearly everyday. The video AAR's are great. Thanks for your work on that site. :notworthy:
Thanks for the kind words Rayfer!
Sometimes too many videos get people's backs up, but I remember a time, when I had nothing in the video department to post up there! I would have one or two blog posts every couple of weeks! Now, we have quite a few enthusiastic wargame streamers who post up multi-part epics that I try to keep up with using an RSS feed reader and a IFTTT.com recipe to make tagging and posting up easy enough to do it on a daily basis.
If you (or anyone) knows of a good computer wargame streamer that isn't listed, let me know.. I'll stick them into my checking rotation for the benefit of the whole community.
I've already put the OP Ikrananka into my rotation now, after his sterling video effort at this title.
What a great trip down memory lane this has been. Outstanding video presentation! :smitten:
Those were the heady days of 2 MB of RAM and 20 MB hard drives. I sure don't miss the EMM386 memory manager, config.sys and autoexec.bat, though. #:-)