The Story of Battlezone: The Worlds First FPS - Ed Rotberg Interview (Atari & 3DO)

Episode 237 of the Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast podcast, hosted by Arcade Attack, titled "The Story of Battlezone: The Worlds First FPS - Ed Rotberg Interview (Atari & 3DO)" was published on January 26, 2022 and runs 79 minutes.

January 26, 2022 ·79m · Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast

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Summary

Ed Rotberg is a true Atari legend and created the world's first FPS with his masterpiece Battlezone! Ed shares all about the development of Battlezone and how the game led to him being approached by the US army to work on a 'game' for military purposes. Ed also reflects on the Polybius rumours and why he chose to leave Atari. He also shares details about his time working at 3DO and lots more details about his illustrious career. Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @arcadeattackUK and catch us on Facebook or Instagram. Please also consider subscribing to the Arcade Attack Retro Gaming podcast on your favourite podcast platform. We are on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube and all your other favourite platforms - here are three handy links: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/podcasts/ https://link.chtbl.com/gAXAOwic https://www.youtube.com/@ArcadeAttack Please also leave us a review / rating and comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and any other podcast platform. All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under 'fair use' for the purposes of comment or critique. #retrogaming #podcast #arcadeattack #retrogames #gaming #battlezone #edrotberg #interview #atari

Episode Description

Ed Rotberg is a true Atari legend and created the world's first FPS with his masterpiece Battlezone!

Ed shares all about the development of Battlezone and how the game led to him being approached by the US army to work on a 'game' for military purposes.

Ed also reflects on the Polybius rumours and why he chose to leave Atari. He also shares details about his time working at 3DO and lots more details about his illustrious career.

Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @arcadeattackUK and catch us on Facebook or Instagram.

Please also consider subscribing to the Arcade Attack Retro Gaming podcast on your favourite podcast platform. We are on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube and all your other favourite platforms - here are three handy links:

https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/podcasts/

https://link.chtbl.com/gAXAOwic

https://www.youtube.com/@ArcadeAttack

Please also leave us a review / rating and comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and any other podcast platform.

All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under 'fair use' for the purposes of comment or critique.

#retrogaming #podcast #arcadeattack #retrogames #gaming #battlezone #edrotberg #interview #atari