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Ever wondered what it would have been like working at Ocean Software? Well Mark R. Jones actually did at just 16 years of age! Dropped off by his mum and dad a long way from home, with just his clothes, Crash magazines and of course, his ZX Spectrum, he embarked on a journey that got his name proudly associated with hit Ocean games and worked with some amazing people too.
Join me as I look at what he did in his first year at Ocean Software. The projects he worked on, how he made the graphics and how he sometimes mucked things up! Did he stay on after the first year or was the pull to return back home too strong?

Credits:

The fascinating book behind this video "LOAD DIJ DIJ" is available completely free for you to download and read. This video only touches a small part of the whole story, so please check it out.
Available on:
Google Drive: https://tinyurl.com/bddrdutk
DropBox: https://tinyurl.com/33b72r3d

Mark's Channel Links
Ocean Draw Demo:    • A quick look at Ocean Draw - Ocean So...  
Ocean Draw Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzSzDdO15y7FNUExYVlRb2VMeW8/view?usp=drivesdk
Moving Head Demo:    • 'I, Robot' inspired graphic on the ZX...  
Chegwin Checks It Out Ocean Footage:    • SPECIAL EDITION - Chegwin Checks It O...  
Ocean Office Footage:    • A walk round what used to be OCEAN SO...  
Commercial Breaks:    • Commercial Breaks - The Battle For Sa...  

Other Credits
Lights Out Type in Game: ‪@WhatHoSnorkers‬
Stevenage Computer Shop Footage: ‪@maxustaxus‬
Vic-20 Image:By Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38582541
Dragon32 Image: By Liftarn, Editing by: Bill Bertram (Pixel8) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/liftarn/2894913418/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15351920
ZX Spectrum Image: Zx spectrum By Bill Bertram - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=170050
Jet Set Willy Movie: ‪@videopdstudio‬
Britannia Hotel Manchester Footage: ‪@WalkWithMeTim‬
Hyper Rally MSX: ‪@jperformerretrofuture961‬
Tatung Einstein: ‪@MarkFixesStuff‬
Tatung Einstein Image: By Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9677491
MicroDrive Image: Photography by Scott Telford, CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Atari ST Image By © Bill Bertram, 2006 - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5,https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=500910.
Gameboy Image By Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain,https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36853230.
SNES Image:By Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain,https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17748368.
Cpu 8086 By Stelo.xyz, Pttn, or Thomas Nguyen, CC BY-SA 4.0,https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46809082.
Konix logo Byhttps://hyperspin-fe.com/profile/966-thk/content/?type=forums_topic_post., Fair use,https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59606781.

All other Images and Video footage courtesy of Mark R. Jones

00:00 Intro
01:34 Get a Job!
14:59 Keep a Job!
28:26 Make a Game!
46:26 And Then...?