Activision the atari 2600 year

A plank of wood on wheels has inspired some true greats – and now the Tony Hawk 3+4 reboot has got us all nostalgic…

INSIDE THE MAKING OF THE ATARI CONVERSIONS WITH BRUNO STEUX

BEFORE BECOMING PART OF TT GAMES, TRAVELLER’S TALES WAS BEST KNOWN FOR CHARACTER-BASED ACTION TITLES SUCH AS TOY STORY, SONIC 3D AND CRASH TWINSANITY. FOUNDER JON BURTON HELPS RETRO GAMER CELEBRATE THE STUDIO’S FINEST RELEASES

TIGER-HELI ESTABLISHED TOAPLAN’S REPUTATION AS A SHOOTING GAME POWERHOUSE, EMERGING AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT, INFLUENTIAL RELEASES THE GENRE HAS EVER SEEN. AND IT’S STILL NOT DONE. LATER THIS YEAR TIGER-HELI LANDS ON ATARI CONSOLES. BUT WHAT MADE IT SUCH A SPECIAL GAME?

THERE ARE SOME GAMES THAT JUST MAKE SYSTEMS SING, DEFINING GENRES AND SETTING UP THEIR DEVELOPERS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. HERE ARE OUR PICKS FOR TEN GAMES THAT REPRESENT THE ABSOLUTE CREAM OF THE CROP FROM THE AMIGA’S VAST LIBRARY

Before creating classics like Beneath A Steel Sky and Broken Sword, the Revolution Software cofounder had a chaotic start to his career that saw him working on the infamous World Cup Carnival and programming flight control systems