Yacht Race discovered!
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:49 am
I responed to a local Atari for Sale ad in the Seattle area and was too late to get the Atari, but discovered that the seller was an Atari programmer from 1980-82. His passion is boating and to that end, he wrote the game Yacht Race. He distributed the title through Dynacomp and was paid royalties on the sale of a few copies, but Dynacomp suddenly stopped paying out royalties or even comminicating (I think they went under in '83?) , and he drifted away from Atari programming, never to return.
He gave me a copy of Yacht Race and keeps a few copies for himself. He has asked that the title not be made available (he believes thier may be some value to it still) so I have agreed to provide AM with screenshots and the general info about the game.
The better news is that he was able to loan me a huge 110 page Dynacomp ordering catalog, and we now have in all probability a complete listing of all Dynacomp entertainment and educational software for the Atari(see my other thread.)
He gave me a copy of Yacht Race and keeps a few copies for himself. He has asked that the title not be made available (he believes thier may be some value to it still) so I have agreed to provide AM with screenshots and the general info about the game.
The better news is that he was able to loan me a huge 110 page Dynacomp ordering catalog, and we now have in all probability a complete listing of all Dynacomp entertainment and educational software for the Atari(see my other thread.)
