From the pages of the past, games of yesteryear – Skyfox
The mock up above wasn’t in the game, but the screenshots revealed a look that later space sims would often use as the de facto cockpit view. Ray Tobey’s Skyfox, […]
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From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – System Shock 2
Five years would pass until Looking Glass Studios would tap Irrational Games on the shoulder with a proposal to work on something together. And after EA agreed to publish the […]
From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – Wing Commander III
Monster budgets courting tens of millions of dollars is a fact of life among publishers and developers betting big on new games in the AAA realm in today’s market. Even […]
So EA and Activision had their Q1 calls…
…and they were loaded with a lot of back patting and congratulatory news. Neither company is in danger of being “taken over” or bought out. They did have a number […]
From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – Deathlord
Here’s a little known CRPG from EA from ’87. It was tile-based and top down just like the early Ultimas but that’s where the similarities ended. It billed itself as […]
From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – EA’s Buy 1 Get 1 Free Offer
I thought I’d show off a different sort of ad this time around. Back in the eighties, EA was one of the home entertainment juggernauts that ruled the silicon kingdom […]
From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – Legacy of the Ancients
In 80s, Electronic Arts had its publishing and development fingers in nearly every genre ranging from sports and strategy to adventure games and CRPGs. The Bard’s Tale, developed by Brian […]
