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Bob Koon was part of the original Westwood team that created the groundbreaking real-time strategy game Dune II, which is considered the first «modern» game in the genre. His main task was converting the game to the Amiga.

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Fredrik Liljegren on the creation of Pinball Dreams

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Fredrik Liljegren on the creation of Pinball Dreams

Fredrik Liljegren on the creation of Pinball Dreams

In the city of Tampere in Finland, there is a unique museum dedicated to the Finnish games and players. We thought this was so exciting that we reached out to Niklas Nylund, who works at the Finnish Museum of Games. At the museum he has really found the job of his dreams, where he can combine his passion for games and history.

We spoke with Fate of Atlantis designer Hal Barwood about how he got into the games industry, and his most famous game.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/48286968

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/48286967

In 1990, the German publisher Digital Marketing released an Amiga game called Twintris. It was essentially an attempt to recreate the legendary puzzle game Tetris, but specifically inspired by Atari’s arcade version of Tetris.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/48286967

In 1990, the German publisher Digital Marketing released an Amiga game called Twintris. It was essentially an attempt to recreate the legendary puzzle game Tetris, but specifically inspired by Atari’s arcade version of Tetris.