mindshadow game screenshots (1984)

from the commodore 64 version. this game totally blew my mind back in the day. it was also the first time i'd been able to figure out the fundamental difference between raster and vector computer graphics, as the objects for each scene were 'painted' on-screen like bob ross on amphetemines. interplay was truly living fifteen years in the future; adobe flash is nothing more than an advanced version of the techniques they pioneered here.

solution to the water maze in marble madness (1986-2008)

only took me 20+ years to figure this one out; the secret level required two players. solving it was difficult enough with an commie64 emulator, which could instantly bring me back to where i was with a saved-state file... god knows how much time it would've taken with the old school hardware! 

adventure construction set advertisement (1986)

electronic arts was awesomesauce in the 1980's. i must've spent at least eight months of my adolescence making ultima style adventures with this thing on my commodore 64. the largest one was something called "otherworld" which was submitted to this particular contest. a few years back i actually salvaged all my old c64 drawings and programs using an x1541 cable and starcommander to convert the old 5-inch floppies to emulator-readable images. unfortunately, that adventure never survived the data-transition.