Good Deal Games - Classic Videogame Games INTERVIEWS

Interviews
Meet the Players responsible for your playtime!

Ted Dabney Ted Dabney was the co-founder of Syzygy and Atari. With Al Alcorn and Nolan Bushnell, Ted unwittingly helped launch a thirty-eight billion dollar industry with the introduction of Computer Space and Pong. First US Interview in THIRTY YEARS!		Rob Fulop Rob Fulop is a true pioneer in the videogame industry. He co-founded the second 3rd party publisher Imagic, and for three decades he has granted life to the VCS, Atari line of computers, Pinball, Sega Genesis, CD-i, 3DO and more! He practically invented the virtual pet genre decades before its time. In addition to gaming, he is also a professional poker player. Rob has definately been busy and one might say that he has done it all!
Harry Dodgson Harry Dodgson is the primary reason that we are all here. Well, not our actual existence, but why GDG's Homebrew Heaven exists since Harry is responsible for creating the first homebrew game and started the entire craze! And... he barely beat me to it, the bum!		Scott Huggins Scott is a professional Software Engineer that brings new life to the Colecovision console on the side. With two arcade ports and even his own original title released, Scott's vision is now our vision on the Colecovision!
David D. Thiel If the character string,"@!#?@!" means something to you, then you know David Thiel's audio work. David gave a voice to *Qbert**, and worked on many high-profile arcade coin-op and pinball machines.		Luc Miron & Eduardo Mello Luc Miron and Eduardo Mello partner to create some absolutely fantastic game titles for the beloved Colecovision. Their operation, Opcode Games, has already released several titles. Plus, more software, and even new hardware, is in the works!
Philip Klaus Krause Philipp is possibly the only salsa dancing, arrow flinging, mountain-dwelling Colecovision programmer on the planet! With several successful games programmed behind his belt, we listen when he has something to say about our favorite system.		Michael Thomasson of Good Deal Games Interviewed by Carl Williams of UnNamed Gaming
Tim Arnold Tim shares his personal collection, the largest collection in the world, at the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame. His not-for-profit interactive museum graciously donates to the Salvation Army and other philanphropies. Tim's silver balls help make the world a better place one shiny quarter at a time!		Robert DeCrescenzo Robert is a leading force behind modern-day development for the Atari 7800! His prowess has produced several newly programmed 7800 games in addition to resurrecting three long lost titles.
Steve DeFrisco Steve is a true veteran concerning video games. Having programmed for Atari, Sega and Sony platforms, his contributions span several console generations, and he continues to give to the gaming community. *A few of his titles: Baseball Heroes, Citizen X, Moto Rodeo, Night Trap, Secret Quest, Tropical Trouble, and more!		Darrell Spice, Jr. Darrell is responsible for the excellent remake of Atari's 'Warlords' known as 'Medieval Mayhem', the VCS game 'Stay Frosty' and ported the popular Stella emulator to the OS/2.
Fred Rubatino Fred Rubatino is an Electrical Engineer and long-time Atari 5200 fan. In 1983 his desire for a more responsive and reliable 5200 controller led him to develop the legendary REI Starcon, one of the rarest 5200 peripherals.		Michael Thomasson of Good Deal Games Interviewed by Robert Paulsen of FMV World
Jeff Kulczycki Jeff Kulczycki takes good things and makes them even better! He has altered many coin-op favorites such as Dragon's Lair, and recently offered four new levels to the original Donkey Kong that would make DK creator Shigeru Miyamoto blush with pride!		Luca Antignano Luca has been active on the emulation scene for a decade, most notably simulating the popular Nintendo Game & Watch titles. He is also one of the world's most knowledgeable CreatiVision experts, assisting in preserving the rare console and its place in history forever!
Darrin DeMarco Darrin DeMarco is the star of the popular low-budget Nintendo inspired film, "River City Rumble," a member of X-Strike Studios and MORE!		Darren McManus While this artist may not be a household name, he skillfully blends fine art and videgames, and is a d@mn good painter!
Todd Rogers Marathon gamer, Hi-scorer, Record breaker, Activision and Twin Galaxies spokesperson, member of the U.S. National Videogame Team, Game mag author, Joystick endorser, Life-survivor and more! Todd has many interesting tales to tell...		Walter Day Walter Day, founder of the Twin Galaxies Intergalactic Scoreboard, is the single authority in the world of competitive videogame playing, and is known as the official scorekeeper for the world of video game & pinball playing. Formed in 1981 as a humble Fairfield, Iowa game-room during the golden age of videogames, Walter Day has maintained the scoreboard for over two decades!
George Pelonis George is a modern day Vectrex game designer and programmer. He creates new original titles that push the vintage Vectrex hardware.		Michael Thomasson of Good Deal Games Interviewed by Ken Horowitz of Sega-16
Keithen Hayenga Keithen Hayanga was an Apple II and Atari hardware and software programmer. Keithen worked on the JoyPort, Computer Foosball, RealSports Football and several other unpublished projects such as Tempest for the Atari 5200.		James Caruso James Caruso was the executive producer of STARCADE, the televised game show where contestants competed by answering trivia questions about video games and by playing video games. The show aired on television stations across the US in the 1980's, and featured the hottest video games of that time. Today, the games of STARCADE are considered the classics of the video game industry.
D. B. Wiess D.B. has authored what we believe as the first fictional book featuring videogames. "Lucky Wander Boy" tells the tale of Adam Pennyman obsessed in pursuing the truth about a mysterious coin-op from his youth, and the trouble that follows his wreckless course of actions.		Michael Thomasson of Good Deal Games Interviewed by Bill Loguidice of Armchair Arcade
Charles Martinet Martinet is a voice actor involved in many cartoons, movies, television show and, of course, games; including many Star Wars titles. He is best known, however, as the voice of Mario! WeeHee!		Dave Levison Producer/Remixer, Musician, and Sound Designer. Dave L's career spans a decade and includes albums, films, television, cartoons, live theater and an obscene amount of LucasArts video games, including several Star Wars titles, Indiana Jones, Escape from Monkey Island, and more!
Rusel DeMaria and Johnny Wilson Co-authors of the excellent publication 'Hi Score! The Illustrated History of Electronic Games' and industry insiders speak about videogame history and more!		Zach Meston Notorius videogame author and previous employee of Working Designs. Zach has written an enormous amount of the content for Prima Publishing & Sandwich Islands Publishing,,including the Secrets of the Games and Nintendo Games Secrets books. He also has his hands involved in a few other projects.
Ron Lloyd Ron Lloyd, known as the 'Coffee Man' (or as 'Café Garçon' to our French speaking Friends) REALLY likes Coffee! More importantly, Ron is the leading modern-day programmer for the Atari 5200 Super System.		Michael Thomasson of Good Deal Games Interviewed by Matt Helgeson of Game Informer Magazine
Simon Quernhorst Simon Quernhorst is a long-time study of the Commodore 64, and recently converted his game 'Mental Kombat' for the Atari VCS with spectacular programming finesse and packaging!		James Balmer James Balmer is a true Nintendo fan at heart. His desire to play his NES anywhere resulted in him developing a portable 8-bit Nintendo.
David Crane David Crane is one of the most talented and successful software and hardware designers of all time! An Atari programmer, co-founder of Activision, and generally known for creating the wildly popular '82 game of the year, Pitfall!		Joe Grand An Engineer by trade, Joe has applied his knowledge to the classic gaming community and recently released SCSIcide for the Atari 2600. He also operates Pixels Past a great classic gaming resource!
Mike Beauchamp Mike Beauchamp is a Canadian with way too much free time! Okay, all jokes aside, this genius has wired the first Atari 2600 to the world wide web, and few other amazing feats!		Michael Thomasson of Good Deal Games Interviewed by Sega CD Universe
Dave Perry The founder of Shiny Entertainment, is most notably known for designing Earthworm Jim, as well as programming numerous other great pieces of software.		Deborah Palicia This New Jersey native and resident has been collecting Pac-Man related items since the early eighties. She recently published the book Pac-Man Collectables, the ultimate resource for Pac-Man fanatics!
John Sellers John Sellers, a recovering video game junkie, writes for GQ, TV Guide, Maxim, and other national magazines. He was a staff writer on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. He recently published 'Arcade Fever', the ultimate coffee table book!		Rodney Greenblat Rodney is the talented artist that created the unique characters for Sony's popular music games Parappa the Rapper & UmJammer Lammy.
Keith Robinson Mattel Electronics programmer and designer of the Intellivision game 'TRON Solar Sailor'. Keith is also the Co-founder and President of Intellivision Productions, cartoonist, and inspiration for the videogame 'Normy's Beach-Babe-O-Rama' on the Sega Genesis.		Michael Thomasson of Good Deal Games Interviewed by Clear Vision Gaming
Richard Yasi Classic Gamer & Senior Designer for Papyrus Racing Games! If you like to drive from within your living room, then give this interview a spin!		Craig Padilla Craig Padilla is a musician and was also the voice of the Penguin Guard of Icycal in Working Designs classic Sega CD title 'Popful Mail.
Tommy Tallarico The founder of Tommy Tallarico Studios, and host of TV's The Electric Playground. Tommy has created more videogame music and sound effects than any other individual in the industry!		Jeff Lee Jeff Lee was a graphic artist for Gottlieb, and is known by and large as the creator of QBert. He also contributed to Krull and other coin-ops.*
Warren Robinett The creator and programmer of the first visual Role Playing Game 'Adventure' and other Atari 2600 game cartridges also including 'Slot Racers' and 'Basic Programming'. Warren was also founder of The Learning Company.		Chris Charla Former Editor of Next Generation Magazine, Official Dreamcast Magazine, and Daily Radar. Currently a producer for Digital Eclipse Entertainment, and co-writing a For Dummies book on how to program games for the Atari 2600!
Bill Kunkel Co-founder of videogame journalism, and Executive Editor for Electronic Games Magazine during the 80's, Game Designer, Legal Expert, Comic book Author, and The Game Doctor!		Michael Thomasson of Good Deal Games Ben T. of GameSpy Network's Planet Dreamcast interviewed Good Deal Games concerning the new Sega CD releases Bug Blasters: The Exterminators and Star Strike!
Brain Colin Contributor to many outstanding products including 'Discs of Tron' and 'Star Trek Voyager'! The partner of Jeff Nauman for almost two decades at Game Refuge.		Benjamin J. Heckendorn The mastermind behind creating the only portable Atari 2600 unit in existance, and how you can make your own!
Craig Pell Craig Pell has reprogrammed the classic Atari 2600 game 'Adventure' for the computer in assembly language. His new version is complete with all the original 31 rooms, tricks and secrets, as well as an additional 300 rooms!		Jason W. Cody The Editor-in-Chief of 'Syzygy Magazine' speaks about the new classic gaming publication, and what we can expect from 'Syzygy Magazine' in the future!
Eric Bacher (& Igor Barzilai) Eric & Igor of the French company Ebivision, creates & releases new software titles & hardware for the Atari 2600		Lance Lewis Level Designer for the Atari Jaguar's 'Alien Vs. Predator', both 'Hoverstrikes', and the best of the PSX Army Men games, and more!
Valter Prette The Founder of makeINTVgame! is taking action & making strides to produce and release new Intellivision games this century!		Randy Crihfield The Operator of Hozer Videogames, Randy Crihfield distributes homebrew games for the Atari 2600, and more.
Ralph Baer Legendary inventor & engineer of the Magnavox Odyssey System, the 1st commercial videogame, based off his '66 'Brown Box' prototype. Created the Telstar Arcade and the 2600 KidVid for Coleco, the handheld game SIMON, and so much more!		Stacy Davidson Stacy Davidson & Salsa Shark Productions pay homage to GCE's 'Dark Tower', a 3D adventure game originally designed for the Vectrex home console system in 1984, by creating 'Shadow of the Lost Citadel', an unofficial sequel.
David Rolfe Working for Exidy, Activision, and others, Rolfe was the 1st Intellivision programmer; Created the initial Intellivision protocols, OS, & software; Mattell handheld units; coin-ops 'Star Fire' and 'Fire One'; Atari 2600, Intellivision, and Colecovision games including 'Beam Rider', 'Major League Baseball', 'Frogs & Flies', 'Blackjack & Poker', & more...		Steve Woita Steve Woita's career has crossed many paths: Apple, Atari, Tengen, Sega, Nintendo, 3DO, & Sony. Being involved in both hardware & software creation, Steve has developed for most consoles. *A few of his titles: Quadrun, Taz, Krazy Kreatures, Sonic Spinball, Kid Chameleon, Waterworld, Sarge's Heroes and more!
Kevin Horton Kevin Horton programmed theColecovision game 'Kevtris', modifies Atari Jaguar controllers for use on the Intellivision, and also created the amazing 2600 Bankzilla.		Ronen Habot Ronen is the programmer of 'VECTRACE' & 'VABOOM!' Vectrex games. He is also the first to create games for the Vectrex for use w/ modified Atari 2600 paddle controllers.
Nolan Bushnell Nolan Bushnell, CEO and founder of uWink.com, Inc. is best known for bringing "PONG," Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theater to the masses, and is justifiably revered as the "Father of the Video Game Industry."		Joe Zbiciak The Texas Instruments programmer which has created new games for the Intellivision. Joe also coded the jzIntv Intellivision emulator, and is considering emulating the rarely seen Intellivision Keyboard Componant.
Donald A. Thomas, Jr. Atari's "Official" Spokesperson and employee for almost a decade, & current curator of the popular historical videogame website I.C. When.		Sam Palahnuk Sam created the 1982 Sega coin-op smash hit 'Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator', worked for Disney, drives an electric motorcycle, and saves wolves!
Leonard Herman Leonard Herman knows games! He is a computer programmer, and technical writer for numerous gaming publications, and author of 'Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames' & 'ABC to the VCS'. He also is very active with NAVA and Videotopia.		Bastian Schick German programmer which has developed many games for the Atari Lynx, & has his hands in a few other projects, as well.
Kristof Tuts Kristof is an Electronics Engineer in Belgium, and hobbyist programmer of the Vectrex. He has been programming on the Vectrex for over three years, and has four (count 'em -1,2,3,4) games nearing completion & release!		Douglas Engel Douglas Engel is the 4-Play programmer and artist for the upcoming Atari Jaguar release 'BattleSphere', and a nice guy to boot!
Lance Ringquist Operator of long-time Atari supporter Video 61 -- concerning the re-release of the elusive 7800 Monitor Cartridge.		Chris Salomon Chris Salomon is the programmer of the excellent Vectrex 'V-Frogger'. <<Great TECHNICAL information for Vectrex Programming!>>
Clay Cowgill Clay Cowgill is the programmer of Vectrex 'Moonlander', creator of many arcade coin-op kits, as well as a 'Mad Scientist'		Carl Forhan Songbird Productions is dedicated to the support of the Atari video game consoles, especially the Jaguar and Lynx.
Rob Berk Rob Berk is one of the masterminds responsible for organizing this years Pinball Expo '99. His pinball collection spans over 500 unique machines, so Rob knows pinball!		Chris Cavanaugh Editor-In-Chief of Classic Gamer Magazine, which is styled in the spirit of the original videogame magazines of the 1980's.
Markus Wuehl Markus Wuehl is a current developer of Atari Lynx games. He is based in Hockenheim, Germany.		John Dondzilla Modern Day Programmer of NEW games for the Classic Consoles: Vectrex, Colecovision, Odyssey2 and MORE!
Michael Thomasson of Good Deal Games Interviewed by Game Over		Q-Bert One of the most lovable video game characters to come along in a while is QBert, Gottlieb's cuddly munchkin-like creature who has won the hearts of many video game players. We caught up QBert in his hotel room recently and had this interview with The King Of The Cute Games.