ANTIC Interview 94 - Bill Hogue, Miner 2049er

Published: Oct. 29, 2015, 7 a.m.

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Bill Hogue, Miner 2049er

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Bill Hogue was founder of Big Five Software. He was programmer of the hit 1982 game Miner 2049er, and its sequel Bounty Bob Strikes Back!.

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This interview took place on August 31, 2015.

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Teaser quotes:

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\\u201cI tried to cram as much color in there as I possibly could, because it was all fresh and new to me.\\u201d

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\\u201cI\\u2019d forgotten how all the bank selecting and anti-piracy stuff worked that I put into it. . . so I had to spend hours, if not days, breaking my own code.\\u201d

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LINKS

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AtariMania\\u2019s list of Bill\\u2019s games

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Interview with Bill at trs-80.org

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Electronic Games Magazine 1983 interview with Bill

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Creative Computing\'s review of 2049er

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