S6:E9 Lost Credit (part 2): The Secret Atari Heroes of GCC

Episode 9 October 01, 2023 00:40:12
S6:E9 Lost Credit (part 2): The Secret Atari Heroes of GCC
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S6:E9 Lost Credit (part 2): The Secret Atari Heroes of GCC

Oct 01 2023 | 00:40:12

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Show Notes

Lost Credit: The Secret Atari Heroes of GCC (part1)

Part 2 of the story: GCC were masters of video game design in the early 1980's. They created Ms. Pac-Man and went on to become a "secret" development house for Atari. They are responsible for many golden age Atari games, but so far, the credits for their games have been incomplete and hard to locate. After working for 5 years, Into The Vertical Blank may have finally "cracked the code" on the credits for GCC Atari games by pestering and annoying ex-GCCers Doug Macrae, Michael Feinstein, Steve Golson and Jonathan Hurd until they finally put pen to paper, researched, reached out to fellow ex-employees, and put together a definitive list of credits. This is part 1 of that story. Features brand-new interview Doug Macrae, co-founder of GCC.  

Video Version: (1) Lost Credit: The Secret Atari Heroes of GCC (part 1) - YouTube

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Special Thanks to:

Jonanthan Hurd
Steve Golson
Michael Feinstein
Doug Macrae
and
All The rest of our boyhood
Heroes at GCC and Atari

Full GCC Creditss will
Be available at
intotheverticalblank.com
when they are completed
and provided to any
other site tha
requests them.

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