Alley Cat - Synsoft/IBM Corp., 1984 - IBM/PC (4K)
12I'm recording plays of many of the CGA games I played back in the '80s - stay tuned.
A quick play of Bill Williams' adorable Alley Cat, released for the IBM/PC in 1984 by Synsoft/IBM.
Alley Cat was initially begun by John Harris who had just left Sierra On-Line for Synapse Software. Bill Williams took over and the game was released for the Atari 8-bit in 1983. The following year it was released under IBM's Personal Developed Software label.
I grew up in an IBM/PC family, with both my mom and dad in technology. My dad had been working for IBM in the '60s as a software engineer and when the personal computer revolution swept across in the late '70s and early '80 the original IBM PC quickly became an established part of our household. The mighty IBM Model 5150 was definitely not a machine meant for games nonetheless it was the most magical and fascinating device. While the 4-color CGA was hideous compared to other machines of the time it's a lovely memory of a forgotten time, now nearly 40 years old. The awkward color palette has a very special place in my heart today.
My reflexes and eye-hand coordination surely ain't what they used to be:)
Other Videos By Retro365
Other Statistics
Alley Cat Statistics For Retro365
There are 253 views in 1 video for Alley Cat. His channel published less than an hour of Alley Cat content, making up less than 0.05% of the total overall content on Retro365's YouTube channel.