ANTIC Interview 37 - David Fox, Lucas Arts/Rescue on Fractalus
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Hello, you are listening to Antic, the Atari 8-bit computer podcast. \\xa0I am Randy Kindig, one of the co-hosts, and I\\u2019m bringing to you today an interview episode with the author of one of the best games ever released for the Atari 8-bit computer line. \\xa0That would be David Fox, one of the authors of Rescue on Fractalus. \\xa0David shares his memories of developing that iconic game, working for LucasFilm (later LucasArts), publishing a book about Atari graphics and much more. \\xa0Please enjoy.
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\\nThis interview was conducted March 18, 2015 via Skype.
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\\n\\u201cEvery time someone does a LucasArts or LucasIflm retrospective, they find me and they ask me to do stuff. \\xa0Happy to talk to them because it\'s fun!\\u201d
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\\n"The original 2 games that we did, which were Rescue and Ballblazer, were intended to be kind of throw-away games."
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\\n"Thank you George (Lucas). \\xa0He knew about story telling in a way that I didn\'t and it was really great to have his feedback on that."
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\\n"And I think Star Raiders also kind of inspired me to do Rescue, to do Rescue on Fractalus"
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interview with David Fox on ElectroDance, Words on PC Gaming
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Computer Animation Primer By David Fox and Mitchell Waite, published 1984
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twitter: @DavidBFox
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info on David\'s recent game, Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game
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David\\u2019s YouTube playist of Lucasfilm/LucasArts presentations, interviews, talks
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