Replay: The History of Video Games (85 page)

Source of raw data on the growth of the UK game publishing industry. Analysis by author.

10. The French Touch

‘24 Ordinateurs’ (1983) [In French]
Tilt,
Issue 8, November/December 1983, pp142-165

Home computers available in France in 1983

Amstrad ‘2690F’ (1985) [Advert] [In French]
Tilt
, Issue 25, October 1985, p17

Sales of the CPC in France

Bagnall, Brian (2007)
On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Variant Press

The history of Commodore

Chevènem, Jean-Pierre (1985) ‘I.P.T.: y’a un micro dans le potache’ [In French]
Tilt,
Issue 24, September 1985, pp8-10

Interview with the French education minister about the national school computer scheme

Commercial Breaks: The Battle for Santa’s Software
(1984) [TV broadcast] London, UK: BBC 2. 13 December 1982. GMT: 20.00

Documentary on UK publishers Imagine Software and Ocean Software, charting the implosion of the former

Curry, Andrew (2009) ‘Monopoly killer: Perfect German board game redefines genre’.
Wired
. 23 March 2009. [Online]
www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/magazine/17-04/mf_settlers?currentPage=all
[Last accessed: 7 March 2010]

Overview of Germany’s board game culture

Davies, Jonathan (1991) ‘Just why are French games so weird?’.
Amiga Power
, Issue 6, October 1991, pp74-77.

UK perspective on French games

Debord, Guy (1967)
The Society of the Spectacle
. Translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith (1994). New York, New York: Zone Books

The manifesto of the Situationists

Delalandre, Jean-Philippe (1986) ‘Descente chez le créateur du mois’ [In French]
Tilt
, Issue 35, October 1986, p21

Jean-Louis Le Breton profile

Delcourt, Guy (1984) ‘La puce aux oeufs d’or’ [In French]
Tilt,
Issue 14, July/August 1984, pp16-22 & 82-83

Compares the status of the French video game industry to that of the UK and US

‘Eurovision’ (1988)
Crash
, Issue 59, December 1988, pp120-122

Report on European gampublishers outside the UK

Everiss, Bruce (2008) ‘Piracy, Imagine Software and the Megagames’.
Bruce on Games
[Blog]. 25 March 2008. [Online]
www.bruceongames.com/2008/03/25/piracy-imagine-software-and-the-megagames
[Last accessed: 20 March 2010]

Bruce Everiss reflects on the effect of video game piracy and the demise of Imagine

Gros Pixels (no date) [In French] [Online]
www.grospixels.com
[Last accessed: 12 March 2010]

Background on French computers and consoles

Harbonn, Jacques (1985) ‘Malédiction!’ [In French]
Tilt,
Issue 25, October 1985, pp119-120

Overview of MÍme les Pommes de Terre ont des Yeux

‘Hector, L’ordinateur qui a la peche’ (1983) [Advert] [In French]
Tilt
, Issue 8, November/December 1983, pp42-43

Advert for the French home computer the Hector

Hussey, Andrew (2001)
The Game of War: The Life and Death of Guy Debord
. 2002 paperback edition. London, UK: Pimlico

Biography of Guy Debord and details of the May 1968 riots in France

‘Infogrames Entertainment S.A.’ (2001)
International Directory of Company Histories
, Vol. 35, St James Press. [Online]
www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Infogrames-Entertainment-SA-Company-History.html
[Last accessed: 12 March 2010]

History of Infogrames

Jean-Louis Le Breton (no date) [Personal website] [In French]
www.jeanlouislebreton.com
[Last accessed: 7 March 2010]

Biographical information

Kean, Roger (1984) ‘The biggest commercial break of them all’.
Crash
, No. 12, Christmas Special. pp60-64

The collapse of Imagine

‘L’Aigle d’Or: Ça plane pour lui’ (1984) [In French]
Tilt,
Issue 12, May 1984, p54

Mentions the reaction to L’Aigle d’Or

Labaille, Louise (1983) ‘Aux Commandes du G7200’. [In French]
Tilt
, Issue 3, January/February 1983, pp38-39

Information on the Videopac G7200 console and the rise of home computers

Lange, Andreas (2002) ‘Report from the PAL zone’. In: King, Lucien (editor) (2002)
Game On: The History and Culture of Videogames
. London, UK: Laurence King Publishing, pp46-55

Overview of video game history in Europe

‘Le Crime du Parking’ (1985) [In French]
Tilt
, Issue 24, September 1985, p41

Game review

‘Loriciels: L’année de toutes les ouvertures’ (1985) [In French]
Tilt
, Issue 25, October 1985, p25

Loriciels sets out its European expansion plans

Old Computers (no date) [Online]
http://old-computers.com
[Last accessed: 2 March 2010]

Information on European home computer and console systems

Page, Barnaby (1987) ‘The budget boom’.
Crash
, Issue 45, October 1987. pp45-46.

The rise of budget games in the UK

‘The history of Future Crew’ (1997) [Online]
www.defacto2.net/apollo-x/fc.htm
[Last accessed: 7 March 2010]

The demo crew’s history

‘Rush sur run’ (1983) [In French]
Tilt
, Issue 6, July/August 1983, p14

News report noting the use of printed French instructions for English language games rather than translating the words in the game

Savage, Jon (1991)
England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock
. London, UK: Faber & Faber

History of the punk rock movement in the UK that also covers the May 1968 riots

Siegler, Joe (1998) ‘Remedy Entertainment & Future Crew’. 26 August 1998 [Online]
www.3drealms.com/news/1998/08/remedy_entertai_1.html
[Last accessed: 7 March 2010]

Explanation of the links between Future Crew and Remedy Entertainment

‘Standard Europeen’ (1983) [In French]
Tilt
, Issue 6, July/August 1983, p14

Report on the French-made Jopac console

Stilphen, Scott (2004) ‘DP Interviews…Anthony Weber’.
Digital Press.
[Online]
www.digitpress.com/library/interviews/interview_anthony_weber.html
[Last accessed: 7 March 2010]

Interview with the creator of Galactic Chase

‘Ubi Soft Entertainment S.A.’ (2001)
International Directory of Company Histories
, Vol. 41, St James Press. [Online]
www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Ubi-Soft-Entertainment-SA-Company-History.html
[Last accessed: 12 March 2010]

History of Ubisoft

11. Macioshization

Adlum, Eddie (1986) ‘A trip to the 1986 JAMMA arcade game show, part 1’.
RePlay
(unspecified late 1986 issue). As reproduced by GameSetWatch (8 January 2009) [Online]
www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/01/replay_mag_article_contact_the.php
[Last accessed: 7 March 2010]

Report on the industry’s excitement about Out Run

Arcade History (no date) [Online]
www.arcade-history.com
[Last accessed: 2 March 2010]

Information on coin-op arcade games

Ardai, Charles (1986) ‘Year in review’.
Computer Gaming World
, Issue 33, December 1986, pp20-21 & 24-26

The influence of the Macintosh on video games

‘Atari talks Gauntlet, Paperboy’ (1986).
RePlay
, January 1986. As reproduced by GameSetWatch (26 June 2007) [Online]
www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/06/column_replay_atari_talks_gaun.php#more
[Last accessed: 7 March 2010]

Interview with Atari Games covering the success of Gauntlet

Barton, Matt and Loguidice, Bill (2009) ‘The history of the Pinball Construction Set: Launching millions of creative possibilities’.
Gamasutra
. 6 February 2009. [Online]
www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3923/the_history_of_the_pinball_.php
[Last accessed: 12 March 2010]

Pinball Construction Set and its influence

Boctok Inc and Fukuda, Miki (editors) (2000)
Bit Generation 2000
. Kobe, Japan: Kobe Fashion Museum

Yu Suzuki profile

Boosman, Frank (1986) ‘Designer profile: Chris Crawford’.
Computer Gaming World
, Issue 33, December 1986, p49

Interview with the Balance of Power designer

Boosman, Frank (1987) ‘Designer profile: Chris Crawford (Part 2)’.
Computer Gaming World
, Issue 34, January/February 1987, pp56-59

Interview with the Balance of Power designer

Bunten, Dan (1984) ‘Dispatches: Insights from the strategy game design front - M.U.L.E. Designer notes’.
Computer Gaming World
, Volume 4, No. 2, April 1984, pp17 & 42