Hello KLOVers.
We have a new episode of the Ted Dabney Experience uploaded for you.
Episode 42 sees us talk with Alistair Crooks, co-founder of Atari UK.
This is a little known story, about how the first Pong games officially arrived in the UK back in 1973, following the formation of Atari UK...
Here's the Gravitar cabaret prototype cabinet. Designed to accommodate a horizontal 19" vector monitor (Presumably a 6100). Its a little wider than a Tempest/Centipede cabaret.
You can read up more info on that cab here.
Someone was going to repro the cab after the original plans surfaced...
A new episode of the Ted Dabney Experience podcast is up and ready for your listening pleasure. We talk with Doug Macrae about the development of Super Missile Attack, Ms Pac-Man, Quantum, Food Fight, and several unreleased arcade titles.
Doug Macrae co-founded General Computer Corporation in...
Seems relevant to post this here. I dug out some early proto creative ideas of the Puckman side art and shared on my blog a while back.
https://arcadeblogger.com/2024/04/27/puck-man-artwork/
Is there anything nicer looking than a faded Ms Pac-Man with wear and patina? I think not.
Also what was it about the pink paint that meant it faded over the years?