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Jun 3, 2016 20 min

ANTIC Interview 181 - Stan Ockers, public domain game programmer

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Stan Ockers, public domain game programmer Stan Ockers started on the KIM-1 single board computer, where was was co-author of The First Book of KIM with Jim Butterfield. He later got an Atari 400, and became a prolific author of public domain programs which were distributed by users groups and in Antic magazine. His game credits include Chicken, Frog, and Bats, all of which were published in early issues of Antic magazines. Some of his programs were also published in Page 6 magazine. This interview took place on March 10, 2016. Teaser quote: "I put in like, I figured, something like about 40 hours to write a program before I was satisfied to get rid of it. Or, got sick of it." Stan's articles in Antic magazine AtariMania's list of Stan's games

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