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Some amazing takeaways from the article: - 5 weeks development time, one person. - 5 mio 1980-USD marketing budget. - 4 mio units produced - 1.5 mio units s
by chvid 11y ago
Some amazing takeaways from the article:
- 5 weeks development time, one person.
- 5 mio 1980-USD marketing budget.
- 4 mio units produced
- 1.5 mio units sold
The units probably listed at 15-20 USD (corresponding to 50-60 USD at today's prices) and cost around 5-6 USD to produce.
Amazing facts if you have any idea on how the game industry work today.
In particular the little resources spent at development stands out. Showing that video game development back then probably was more akin to making a board game or a toy than the huge software development projects it is today.
- softawre 11y agoIt sold at 40$, according to the image in the article.