This is a nice change of style Bill - and one that fits the subject. Developing these kinds of game must have been a drag even back in the day.
I had a bit of extra time on my hands at work for this one. Keith Robinson of the "Blue Sky Rangers", who is a Facebook friend even commented asking if I was making fun of them. ;-) I always got the sense from their public stories that they had a lot of fun with the developments actually, which is why a lot of them stayed involved over the years.
davyK wrote:
Box art in those days has a really strong sense of nostalgia for me - I love the artwork on the earlier 2600 boxes.
I couldn't agree more. We've discussed this a million times, but I truly love the hand drawn artwork that was really art on both the console and particularly the computer sides. Today's cover art is terribly sterile for the most part.
This is a nice change of style Bill - and one that fits the subject. Developing these kinds of game must have been a drag even back in the day.
I had a bit of extra time on my hands at work for this one. Keith Robinson of the "Blue Sky Rangers", who is a Facebook friend even commented asking if I was making fun of them. ;-) I always got the sense from their public stories that they had a lot of fun with the developments actually, which is why a lot of them stayed involved over the years.
Box art in those days has a really strong sense of nostalgia for me - I love the artwork on the earlier 2600 boxes.
I couldn't agree more. We've discussed this a million times, but I truly love the hand drawn artwork that was really art on both the console and particularly the computer sides. Today's cover art is terribly sterile for the most part.
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Armchair Arcade, Inc.