From Bedrooms to Billions

[bcass]

Why aren't people contributing? This looks like it could be the best documentary ever made on the genesis of the UK games industry. Such a massive shame.

[OX mkII]

Wonder if any british based software companies that would be interested in donating?

[llamaprotector]

Zzap! was great, but let's not forget that it was a clone Crash, which came long before Zzap.

Granted, but having started with the speccy and Crash myself and then moving on to the C64 and Zzap I'd say that Zzap had the edge in that it had the better machine, better games, better reviewers and a better vibe.

ZZAP!64 was shit within 3 years (ie aften Penn/Rignall era). CVG is king of magazine goodness stamina from VCS to Amiga years, and even then it became shit only because after Megadrive/Amiga/Gamegear the market was shit due to 8 year old GB/SNES twats buy "puke-e-mon" etc

(Crash reviewed games for a rubbish computer=it wasn't worth reading )

[PaulEMoz]

Maybe people will get behind my book if this doesn't take off.

Hope it does though.

[OX mkII]

Maybe people will get behind my book if this doesn't take off.

Hope it does though.

What's this book Paul? Is it of similar content?

[PaulEMoz]

That's the plan. Click on the "They Were Our Gods" link in my signature for more info...

[OX mkII]

That's the plan. Click on the "They Were Our Gods" link in my signature for more info...

Ah, yes - me blind!

[DanPhillips]

Why aren't people contributing? This looks like it could be the best documentary ever made on the genesis of the UK games industry. Such a massive shame.

I would, but one of the people they intend to interview has put me off. Think he may have been banned on several forums and I'm not going to pay for him to have a platform that will reach a larger public.

Cheers

Dan

[OX mkII]

Does'nt make his part in the industry any less relevant Dan and besides, the Imagine/Ocean story is a good one and indicative of the 8 bit decline - that's if it's the person if I'm thinking of I'm sure you can just skip that part if you find him that hard to stomach, I would'nt let it stop an excellent project like this one.

[PaulEMoz]

Dammit, I'll never guess who that one is!

EDIT: Oh, hang on a minute, I just read the entire list...

Well, "marketers" are not "Gods", so I doubt there's a need for me to go down that road...

[merman]

Why aren't people contributing? This looks like it could be the best documentary ever made on the genesis of the UK games industry. Such a massive shame.

Like a lot of these projects, getting a physical copy is priced too high for my way of thinking.
I want it to happen as there is too much focus on what the Americans did, and not enough on the British software industry. But $100 is too steep.

[tufty]

I was going to contribute, but now I know our favourite shaving expert is going to be interviewed I've decide to pirate it instead.

[OX mkII]

I was going to contribute, but now I know our favourite shaving expert is going to be interviewed I've decide to pirate it instead.

c'mon Tufty, one clown does'nt make a circus.

[OX mkII]

[OX mkII]

*BUMP* - c'mon people, this needs to see the light of day.