ZylonBane Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 https://www.fastcompany.com/90432140/how-atari-took-on-apple-in-the-1980s-home-pc-wars Quote Game industry legend Sid Meier, the creator of Civilization, began his professional development career at home thanks to Atari’s computer. “When I got my 800, probably the first game I wrote was very similar to Space Invaders,” Meier told me in 2007. “I took it to my local computer store, and they had very little software for sale. I put it on a cassette tape and into a plastic bag. I remember they bought 5 or 10 copies of it.” Anyone know what game this was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 just did a quick search by programmer on atarimania.com. here are the results: http://www.atarimania.com/pgelstsoft.awp?system=8&type=G&team=906&step=25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) Does not look like it was ever published, checked the giant programmers list (great site Dagdum), must have been one of those 'before he was famous' moments as a young man. Has Kevin ever done an interview with him? Edited December 24, 2019 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoTonah Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 When I saw this topic the first thought I had was "Cool, a Space Invaders game with a Tech Tree that you could advance thru the power ups" and now I want that game LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 the earliest one on atarimania.com is "Hostage Rescue" dated 1980 and it does have similarities to space invaders: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-hostage-rescue_2507.html gameplay footage here: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Didn't look at that because it said it was a simulation of a hostage rescue in Tehran in the description, thought, Space invaders game, Nah! How wrong I was (again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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