Remember Imagine?

[gridrunner]

Hi Guys,

Don't know if anyone has seen this before, but it's a nice window into the past and the crazy world of early 80s games software houses.

 

[Jodo]

Nice! I went for a job interview with Ocean when I was 19 as they were based 20 minutes from me in Manchester. I got star struck inside and my mind went blank and I blew it. Still. They gave me a poster and shook my hand

 

[guddler]

That was cool to see - thanks -

 

[Guests]

nice vid, cheers

 

[andyman]

I watched that with a tear in my eye, cheers

Love the Ocean transit

Andy.

 

[Equites]

I went on a school placement into Imagine many years back when they were in Liverpool, I remember the developers handing me this game called 'Leggit' to play test. Whilst it was very basic it was certainly addictive.

 

[DanP]

Great vid, really took me back. I think I actually went to that PCW show, had a press pass so I got to mooch about when it was virtually empty, heady days...

 

[andyman]

I think I actually went to that PCW show

I went to most of them as trade but don't remember that one, remember the release of Hunchback II though so may have been. Where was it ?

Andy.

 

[DanP]

Olympia, pretty much every Computer Trade show I heard of was back then.

Dan

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Cant beat them 80's computer games, US Gold, Ocean,Ultimate etc

 

[gridrunner]

Cheggars interviewing a wiz kid at Ocean. Jodo it could have been you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmS4LYKRHY4

 

[Bensonrad]

I watched this over my time off at Easter, its an interesting Doc, amazing how blinded Imagine were with the "big" project. Sometimes if a method ain't broke, don't try and fix it or to quote another classic "don't put all your eggs in one basket!"

 

[dannyboy]

Nostalgia-tronic video, cheers for posting

 

[the-hat]

wow - really enjoyed that. how do you guys come accross these videos. would love to see more. if anyone has a time machine let me know !

 

[smidsy]

Great vid cheers for posting.

Craig

 

[gridrunner]

Hi Guys,

Here are a couple of additional vids to enjoy if you like the retro computing theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh1LNsptktU

Clive Sinclair on BBC Horizon in 1981

And from the BBC line of shows in the 80s on computing, we have in order:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogGKF5pDjmM

The Computer Programme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq53DO7zL_g

Making the most of the Micro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz5qJe_Fpzc

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