The Mysteries of Imagic

TCW Podcast Episode 148 - The Mysteries of Imagic

 

We look at the company Imagic.  This company only lasted a few short years during the lead up to, and through the crash.  The company is notable for innovative packaging, and creating games that pushed the graphical fidelity of the Atari VCS to new levels!  They were also one of the first companies to use graphics on a computer to then be translated to code on a console.  A feat famously used by Rare in the creation of Donkey Kong Country.  Unfortunately through a lot of bad luck Imagic was unable to go public due to the Time Warner earnings report two days prior.  This lead to the company's downfall.

 

Sprint 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuPEoLkVwtI

Touch Me Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGY-wXvjWa0

Atlantis High-Res Scan: https://archive.org/details/AtlantisAtari2600HiResScans

Cosmic Ark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKYRsvy4pHg

Demon Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deEgbiAHaGs

Atlantis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1bZGlW6708

Atlantis Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVcxOA9iMOw

Cosmic Ark Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-gXCpJfx5M

Demon Attack Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TlLS54t6JY

Star Voyager Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YQiCdHfc2I

 

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Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode 

Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love 

 

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