ANTIC Interview 91 - Adam Billyard, Chop Suey/ElektraGlide

Published: Oct. 18, 2015, 7 a.m.

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Adam Billyard, Chop Suey/ElektraGlide

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Adam Billyard\'s first three games for the Atari 8-bit computers were "Bellum", "Henri", and "Chop Suey,". \\xa0Bellum was published through the Atari Program Exchange, although Adam never received any royalty from Atari for it. \\xa0"Chop Suey" was one of the first modern-style fighting games for the Atari 800. He followed this up with a pair of three-dimensional games: "ElektraGlide," a racing game for the Atari 8-bit; and "Q-Ball\\u201d for the Atari ST.

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If you\\u2019re not familiar with any of these games, it\'s probably because you live in the U.S. Three of his five games were originally released by the U.K.-based English Software and received more publicity in Europe than the versions distributed by Mindscape in the States.

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This interview took place May 15, 2015.

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Teaser Quote:

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\\u201cYears later they said \\u2018did you not get the check for $30?\\u2019 which I thought was just completely bizarre.\\u201d

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Links:

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Adam\\u2019s Polystream, the next generation of fully streamed interactive entertainment

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Adam\\u2019s Interview at Halcyon Days

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