JasonVGG Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I recently wrote this article, and I think it may be of interest to the folks here; It's about the origin of first-person driving games, and how Atari sort of stole Night Driver from a German firm: http://jalopnik.com/5906386/meet-the-doctor+engineer-who-basically-invented-the-modern-racing-game Enjoy, if you can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Germans invented the automobile so it is just logical that they invented the first FPD too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I'm pretty sure Kubrick came up with the idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zmE4o2bnsg BTW, welcome to Atari Age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Video game companies stealing ideas from each other in the '70s? Nah... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 It's kind of hard to describe it to someone who wasn't living in the 70's so they don't get the vibe, but the reality is everything was a copy back then. And if you want to talk Night Driver, well then what about 280 ZZZAP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer4x4 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Since according to the article, the did it off one 1 photo, I would say it was inspired from, not a copy or rip off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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