New 1978 Electronic Games article...

[lord_mike]

This old article from Popular Electronics was posted at Digg.com:

 

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/27/...ectronic-games/

 

Great quote: " Only after you've experienced the sheer joy of slaughtering your best friend will you know the true meaning of fun."

 

Also from that same year, a prediction of what video games might be in the future:

 

http://www.atariarchives.org/basicgames/sh...ge.php?page=i10

 

It seems that Mr. David H. Ahl did a pretty accurate job in his predictions.... he was like a childhood hero of mine! I guess now he's just an insurance salesman or something... too bad...

 

Just thought I'd forward this article along in case anyone missed it.... it sure is a trip down memory lane!

[Prodos8]

Cool man!

 

I had Mr. Ahl's book and can remember getting the Bounce program working on a TI-99/4a. Most of the programs were a little underwhelming as the didn't use any graphics just text. I had the follow up book too, More Basic Computer Games IIRC.