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From: kek@mgweed.UUCP (Kit Kimes)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari
Subject: New Atari Games from Lucasfilm, Ltd.
Message-ID: <9035@mgweed.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 9-May-84 16:11:25 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  9 16:11:25 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 10-May-84 00:35:33 EDT
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According to the Wall Street Journal, May 9, 1984, Atari announced the
forthcoming release of two new video games that have been developed
by Lucasfilm Ltd.  They have been under development for nearly two
years under a joint venture between Atari and Lucasfilm.

Atari executives said the games are among several new products,
including new video game and computer hardware, that the company will
introduce this year.  Atari is hoping the Lucasfilm video games will
help rekindle consumer interest in video games.  One official said
these games are the most significant thing to happen in video games
since "Pac-Man".

The games are designed to be played on existing hardware systems.  They
use more sophisticated computer graphics and animation techniques and
have more of a three-dimensional appearance than most existing games.
They use computer-generated music and sound effects.

The games are named "Ballblazer" and "Rescue on Fractalus" and will
retail for about $35.  That is a little hard to believe since most
of Atari's new games go for $49.95 retail.

I plan to attend the Consumer Electronic Show here in Chicago next
month.  I'll report on what's new for Atari.

 
					Kit Kimes
					AT&T Consumer Products
					Montgomery Works
					Aurora, Il. 60507
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