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The Story of Battlezone: The Worlds First FPS - Ed Rotberg Interview (Atari & 3DO)
The Story of Battlezone: The Worlds First FPS - Ed Rotberg Interview (Atari & 3DO)
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Length:
79 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Ed Rotberg is a true Atari legend and created the world's first FPS with his masterpiece Battlezone!
Ed shares all about the development of Battlezone and how the game led to him being approached by the US army to work on a 'game' for military purposes.
Ed also reflects on the Polybius rumours and why he chose to leave Atari. He also shares details about his time working at 3DO and lots more details about his illustrious career.
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Ed shares all about the development of Battlezone and how the game led to him being approached by the US army to work on a 'game' for military purposes.
Ed also reflects on the Polybius rumours and why he chose to leave Atari. He also shares details about his time working at 3DO and lots more details about his illustrious career.
Like what we do? Please consider supporting us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/arcadeattack
Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK
All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.
Please check out the Arcade Attack homepage for all our retro reviews, podcasts, interviews and lots more: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/
Released:
Jan 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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