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A BBC documentary covering the rise of computer games in the UK, including a newer successful company called Imagine Software. What they did not realize is that they would film Imagine going bust and closing due to financial problems and overspending
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The £40 price target of that one game would be about $140 today. What were they thinking?
I played a lot of Ocean games for C64
very interesting documentary! I looked up David Ward from Ocean/Imagine and he only just recently passed away.
RIP https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/ocean-software-co-founder-and-games-industry-pioneer-david-ward-has-died-aged-75-3221298
When Boots (Duane Reade/Walgreen to us Americans) sold computer software.
A bit like the documentary film [Weiner](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weiner_(film)), which set out to capture Anthony Weiner’s campaign to become mayor of New York City, but ended up being about his repeated sex scandals and the unraveling of his career, marriage, and reputation.
TIL that Black mirror interactive episode was inspired by a true story…
Imagine Software’s tale is absolutely fascinating. Kim Justice made an awesome video about it:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t7ePG82r4ZE
Here are your origins for the Black Mirror Episode, Bandersnatch
I remember Ocean. They’d produce these amazing looking ads for games, which would then take a year to come out and often be underwhelming. I remember waiting for some solar sailing game for ages as the art work was stunning. The game, not so much.