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MANUFACTURER: FUNWARE
PRODUCT NUMBER: FW 1002
RELEASED: 2Q/1983
PROGRAMMER: JEFF PIERCY
ORIGINAL
RETAIL PRICE: $24.95
TOUCAN'S
TRIVIA:
In 1983 there were as many as 3 companies interested in buying out
Funware, those being Activision, Epyx, and Creative Software. In the
end Funware was sold to Creative Software, but, both Epyx and
Activision
would later give a go at marketing TI-99/4A games independently near
the end of 1983. |
TOUCAN'S
TRIVIA: Video Vegas was Funware's first
game released to the public. According to Michael Brouthers (president
of Funware), Video Vegas was
actually programmed by an employee at Texas Instruments prior to the
founding of Funware. It was used simply to get Funware into the marketplace and
let
people know that a new TI-99/4A cartridge manufacturer was out there.
This helps explain the reason why the game is inferior to all of the
later titles Funware put out,
since it was basically a demo game for the public to see that Michael
Brouthers' company was committed to releasing TI cartridges. In
addition, Video Vegas never appeared in the company's 1983
catalog, which helps further show that it was indeed only a stepping
stone. |
TOUCAN'S
TRIVIA:
According to Michael Brouthers, it only cost Funware $4 US to make each
cartridge game! |
1983 Funware Videogame Catalog |