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ANTIC Interview 136 - David Crane, Pitfall!, Atari 400/800 OS
ANTIC Interview 136 - David Crane, Pitfall!, Atari 400/800 OS
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48 minutes
Released:
Feb 25, 2016
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Podcast episode
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David Crane, Pitfall! and Atari 400/800 OS
David Crane started his programming career at Atari, making games for the Atari 2600. He also worked on the operating system for the Atari 800 computer, as well as the games Outlaw and Howitzer, which were sold through APX. David left Atari in 1979 and co-founded Activision, along with Alan Miller, Jim Levy, Bob Whitehead, and Larry Kaplan. While at Activision, he was best known as the designer of Pitfall!
This interview took place October 23, 2015
Links
“Meet David Crane: Video Games Guru”, HI-RES Vol. 1, No. 2 / January 1984 / page 46 - http://www.atarimagazines.com/hi-res/v1n2/davidcrane.php
David Crane Interview at Good Deal Games - http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_David_Crane.html
PRGE 2015 - David Crane (Activision) - Portland Retro Gaming Expo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbinkHyWde8
David Crane started his programming career at Atari, making games for the Atari 2600. He also worked on the operating system for the Atari 800 computer, as well as the games Outlaw and Howitzer, which were sold through APX. David left Atari in 1979 and co-founded Activision, along with Alan Miller, Jim Levy, Bob Whitehead, and Larry Kaplan. While at Activision, he was best known as the designer of Pitfall!
This interview took place October 23, 2015
Links
“Meet David Crane: Video Games Guru”, HI-RES Vol. 1, No. 2 / January 1984 / page 46 - http://www.atarimagazines.com/hi-res/v1n2/davidcrane.php
David Crane Interview at Good Deal Games - http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_David_Crane.html
PRGE 2015 - David Crane (Activision) - Portland Retro Gaming Expo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbinkHyWde8
Released:
Feb 25, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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