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Women in games, circa 1983 12
by Gamasutra Community [05.14.13]
30 years ago, what women were doing serious work in the game industry? This article, dug up and reposted, showcases Roberta Williams (King's Quest) and Janice Hendricks (Joust) among others.
Console/PC, Programming, Design, History
A BASIC interview with Steve Wozniak 8
by Gamasutra Community [05.08.13]
In this previously unreleased interview conducted for the August 2012 issue of Game Developer, the creator of the Apple II reflects on developing BASIC for the platform, and its effect on games.
Console/PC, Programming, History
Indie development in the 1990s: The Game-Maker story 15
by Gamasutra Community [05.07.13]
Well before any of today's tools, 1991's Game-Maker allowed proto-indie developers to get their start -- and this extensive history tells its groundbreaking story.
Indie, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, History
LucasArts' old adventures continue to inspire game developers Exclusive 31
by Staff [04.05.13]
The studio may finally be shuttered, but the games will live on -- and in this feature, developers tell us why they hold the company's classic adventure games so dear.
Console/PC, Design, Exclusive, History
Stanford to digitally archive priceless collection of 15,000 old games 12
by Frank Cifaldi [03.05.13]
Over 15,000 pieces of software from the legendary Stephen M. Cabrinety collection will be digitally archived for researchers and scholars thanks to new funding and a partnership for its gatekeepers at Stanford.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, History
The untold story of Germany's indie studios 4
by Gamasutra Community [03.04.13]
What the heck is going on in the German indie scene? This comprehensive post from Jana Reinhardt showcases great games and developers, explains the history of the scene, and more.
Indie, Business/Marketing, History
Blog: Making a 50-year-old video game relevant for museum-goers 1
by Staff [01.07.13]
Spacewar! is arguably the first computer game ever made, which makes it primitive by our standards 50 years later. Designer and educator John Sharp details how he helped it make sense for a recently-opened exhibition.
Console/PC, Design, History
Best of 2012: The quest to find out Super Mario Bros.' launch date Exclusive 53
by Staff [12.24.12]
Gamasutra news director Frank Cifaldi went on a mission this year: to find out the U.S. release date for Super Mario Bros. Instead, he came away with some important lessons about video game preservation.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, History
As Nintendo Power shuts its doors, its creators reflect on the old days Exclusive 20
by Frank Cifaldi [12.11.12]
The final issue of Nintendo Power goes on sale today, marking the end of a 24-year legacy. Founding editors Gail Tilden and Howard Phillips reflect on the magazine's humble beginnings, innovations, and philosophies.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, History
The 40 video games being displayed at the Museum of Modern Art 13
by Frank Cifaldi [11.29.12]
New York's The Museum of Modern Art will begin exhibiting interactive games starting in March, with 40 games chosen ranging from 1962's Spacewar! all the way to 2011's Minecraft.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, History
Steve Russell created the first computer game - and the first mod community 2
by Brandon Sheffield [10.05.12]
In SpaceWar!, Steve "Slug" Russell created what is arguably the first true video game. But as John Romero astutely points out in a chat at IndieCade, the game also played host to the first mod community.
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Business/Marketing, History
Nintendo's former 'Fun Club President' wants you to Know-It-All Exclusive 31
by Frank Cifaldi [09.24.12]
Nintendo's former bow tie-adorned spokesman and "Gamemaster" Howard Phillips is back in the spotlight after twenty years, with a mobile game that he hopes will change the way games help us learn forever.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Student/Education, History
Remembering forgotten experiments in the birth of a genre  
by Staff [09.19.12]
"Many people talked about an unusual magnetism to the game, which even found its way into their real-life dreams." - Chris Stashuk, co-founder of Immercenary developer Five Miles Out
Console/PC, Design, History
Video game inventor demonstrates multimedia box...in 1973 11
by Frank Cifaldi [08.07.12]
Home video game inventor Ralph Baer demonstrates the "All Purpose Box" in this rare video from nearly forty years ago, showing how even in the 1970s, video game consoles were thought to have potential beyond games.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, History, Video
How Space Quest's creative duo buried the hatchet after 20 years apart Exclusive 5
by Staff [06.01.12]
The recently-reunited adventure game duo of Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe -- affectionately known as the Two Guys from Andromeda -- tell Gamasutra why they're making games together after 20 years apart.
Console/PC, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, History
How to preserve games for the future? Recreate them Exclusive  
by Staff [05.22.12]
In a new Gamasutra feature, Stanford curator Henry Lowood admits while many games were not adequately preserved, or can never be, recreating data that they need to run is an option.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, History
Gamasutra Classics: The Making of Diablo II Exclusive 5
by Staff [05.11.12]
Twelve months of exhausting crunch: That's what it took for Blizzard North to finally get Diablo II into players' hands, says Erich Schaefer, in a Gamasutra feature postmortem from 2000.
Design, Exclusive, History
Why didn't Night Trap work? Exclusive  
by Staff [04.25.12]
In a new feature -- an extract from the new book Generation Xbox that delves into the development of controversial 1990s game Night Trap -- the author delves into why it didn't work as a game.
Console/PC, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, History