ANTIC Interview 322 - Maurice Molyneaux, Atari animation guru

Published: Jan. 7, 2018, 8 a.m.

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Maurice Molyneaux, Atari animation guru
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Maurice Molyneaux was a game artist, Atari graphics animator, and writer. He wrote articles for Video Games & Computer Entertainment Magazine and A.N.A.L.O.G. Computing Magazine, and wrote "The Animation Stand" column for ST-Log magazine.
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He created many animations primarily using MovieMaker, an animation program for the Atari published by Reston Publishing.
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This interview took place on November 20, 2017.
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Teaser quote: "[Lee Pappas] said \'Oh, we get the reader service cards in, your column is like the most popular thing in the magazine.\' And I said, \'Well, then you won\'t mind paying me the technical rate instead of the standard rate.\' ... He said \'Oooh, you got me.\' So I ended up making my rent every month writing that damn column.\\u201d
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Video version of this interview:\\xa0https://youtu.be/4W6NtaEKccI
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Maurice\'s web site:\\xa0http://mauricemolyneaux.com
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Maurice\'s blog posts about Atari animation:\\xa0https://mmolyneaux.wordpress.com/category/animation/
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Maurice Molyneaux\'s articles in ST-LOG magazine:
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YouTube playlist of Atari MoveiMaker animations:\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT-oeGyO1WeNvjmDEV3cyCAfOiIRAWysi
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Colecovision vs. Atari 5200 Hardware Comparison:\\xa0http://www.atarihq.com/5200/cv52/
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Maurice\'s Atari ST game demo:\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrqcawTaWqg
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