Demon Attack Intellivision
A classic not only on the Atari VCS, but the Intellivision as well. Demon Attack, Graphics: 5. Replay Value: 4. Notes: 1- or 2-player.
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Contents.History Imagic was the second third party publisher for the Atari 2600, formed after. Founders included Bill Grubb, Bob Smith, Mark Bradley, and Denis Koble from, Jim Goldberger, Dave Durran and Brian Dougherty from, as well as Pat Ransil from Intel and Gary Kato from Versatec.Grubb left an 18-month post at Atari as a vice president of marketing to form Imagic. Before that, he was with the marketing department at for 11 years. It was Grubb's goal to take Imagic public and to eventually overtake as the number one third party video game publisher.Atari sued Imagic over Demon Attack because of its resemblance to, to which Atari had the exclusive home-version rights. The case was settled out of court.Despite initial success and sales greater than projections, the company's fortunes reversed after the stock market dumped videogame stocks in late 1982, scuttling Imagic's initial plan to become a publicly traded company. Fan club During its height, Imagic ran a fan club for their games, the Numb Thumb Club, which published an annual newsletter. Only two issues were published before Imagic's demise in 1983.
Decline Although Imagic grew quickly in its early years, it was irreparably harmed by the. It released 24 titles before going out of business by 1986, but the exact time it disbanded is unknown.
In 1983 the company laid off 40 of their 170 employees but appeared at the 1984 with plans for four games. The rights to Imagic's most popular titles have been owned by Activision since the late 1980sand they have been re-released on several occasions.Games Imagic 2600 cartridges were distinct from both Activision and Atari cartridges with an extended ridge at the top of the cart. Packaging was distinctive due to the use of reflective silver on the boxes. The years are for the original versions only, not subsequent ports.1982. Dracula.1983. Shootin' Gallery. Star Wars: The Arcade Game1984., formerly Buried Bucks from.Unreleased , a two-player puzzle game loosely based on a combination of a and, that was completed but never officially released before Imagic's demise.
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