[game_preservation] Classic DMA Design concept art/videos posted online.

[Andrew Armstrong]

Although I didn't put the youtube in the post, I did catch this from 
Brian's blog since I have it on my RSS, and put it up on the 
preservation website: http://www.igda.org/preservation/

Great stuff there for sure :-) some of the videos are great.

Andrew

Simon Carless wrote:

> For those who don't read GameSetWatch - our editor blog at Game 

> Developer/Gamasutra - here's something good on the preservation side 

> of things that just came to light:

>

> http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2008/02/the_history_of_dma_design_unco.php

>

> " Over at the ScottishGames.biz site (which is as excellent a regional 

> primer for Scotland as Sumea is for Australia, incidentally), they've 

> published an article pointing out some wonderful historical 

> pictures/videos from Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings creator DMA Design 

> (now Rockstar North).

>

> As Brian Baglow explains: "Mike Dailly, one of the originals from DMA 

> has uploaded several photo sets to Flickr, showing the background 

> daily life of DMA from the early 90's right through to the point the 

> company became Gremloid/Rockstarred."

>

> And for game geeks, there's all kinds of amazing stuff there - how 

> about a 3D visualization "to better visualise isometric rendering... 

> in the 1st GTA prototype", and pictures from a never-released 'Kid 

> Kirby' game, presumably for the Super Nintendo, blimey.

>

> There's also concept art from AnnArchy, an early prototype that never 

> got off the ground (and wasn't Penny Arcade-related!), and even the 

> original animation Mike did that inspired Lemmings.

>

> Mike's YouTube videos also include a Lawnmower Man game concept from 

> DMA, plus an early office tour and DMA Xmas party footage. Yay - as 

> far as preserving game history goes, it would be wonderful if more 

> developers could take time to dig out and post forgotten gems such as 

> this, helping to get them out there online and available for game 

> geeks to coo over."

>

> Ta!

> Simon.

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