8-Bit Show And Tell | 8-Bit Era Electronic Arts Logo Easter Egg Hunt 1983-1992: Commodore 64, Amiga, and more @8_Bit | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
After sharing some VCFMW and Electronic Arts history, David Youd and I discuss EA's original logo which is (despite many schoolyard arguments) a cube, sphere, and tetrahedron and definitely probably not the letters E, O (or C), and A. We then start looking at the cover art for Electronic Arts releases from 1983 to 1992, and find that those very symbols (or their 2d equivalents of square, circle, and triangle) are hidden in many games for the Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms.
This video was originally made for Commodore Retro eXpo 2023. Thanks to the organizers for including me in their event: crxevent.com
Thanks to David Youd for all his support in making this video. Check out his Youtube channel: youtube.com/DavidYoud
Links mentioned:
Oldskool PC: youtube.com/TheOldskoolPC
8088 MPH demo: youtu.be/yHXx3orN35Y
Drink coasters from: etsy.com/shop/CoastyMarshmallow
Eaten by Grue podcast: monsterfeet.com/grue
Amnesia Remembered book: berghahnbooks.com/title/AycockAmnesia
SWRAP 2005: lyonlabs.org/commodore/swrap2005/swrap2005.html
Retro Tea Breaks Vol. 1: kickstarter.com/projects/retroteabreaks/retro-tea-breaks-vol-1-a-book-by-retromancave
To support 8-Bit Show And Tell:
Become a patron: patreon.com/8BitShowAndTell
One-time donation: paypal.me/8BitShowAndTell
2nd channel: youtube.com/channel/UCAgWzEh5c8391eJnELDy9OA
Index:
0:00 Intro
1:01 VCFMW History
2:23 Origin of this talk
3:47 Before Electronic Arts was evil
6:57 The EOA / ECA Loader
8:10 Cube, Sphere, and Tetrahedron
10:01 The hidden logo symbols
12:32 Thanks to The Oldskool PC / Jim Leonard
13:30 The process / criteria
15:56 The Spoiler Fence
16:47 1983: Hard Hat Mack, M.U.L.E...
23:18 1984: Realm of Impossibility, Skyfox...
25:18 1985: Adventure Construction Set, Racing Destruction Set, Bard's Tale...
27:31 1986: Ultimate Wizard, Robot Rascals...
31:28 1987: Legacy of the Ancients, Demon Stalkers...
33:22 1988: Deathlord, F/A-18 Interceptor, Modem Wars...
37:37 1989-1990: Populous, Keef the Thief, Magic Fly...
39:04 1991-1992: Centurion: Defender of Rome, Black Crypt
40:00 Dubious: Archon, Pinball Construction Set, Wasteland...
44:57 None? Mail Order Monsters, Seven Cities of Gold...
46:58 Keeping the hunt alive
48:33 Thanks!
After sharing some VCFMW and Electronic Arts history, David Youd and I discuss EA's original logo which is (despite many schoolyard arguments) a cube, sphere, and tetrahedron and definitely probably not the letters E, O (or C), and A. We then start looking at the cover art for Electronic Arts releases from 1983 to 1992, and find that those very symbols (or their 2d equivalents of square, circle, and triangle) are hidden in many games for the Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms.
This video was originally made for Commodore Retro eXpo 2023. Thanks to the organizers for including me in their event: crxevent.com
Thanks to David Youd for all his support in making this video. Check out his Youtube channel: youtube.com/DavidYoud
Links mentioned:
Oldskool PC: youtube.com/TheOldskoolPC
8088 MPH demo: youtu.be/yHXx3orN35Y
Drink coasters from: etsy.com/shop/CoastyMarshmallow
Eaten by Grue podcast: monsterfeet.com/grue
Amnesia Remembered book: berghahnbooks.com/title/AycockAmnesia
SWRAP 2005: lyonlabs.org/commodore/swrap2005/swrap2005.html
Retro Tea Breaks Vol. 1: kickstarter.com/projects/retroteabreaks/retro-tea-breaks-vol-1-a-book-by-retromancave
To support 8-Bit Show And Tell:
Become a patron: patreon.com/8BitShowAndTell
One-time donation: paypal.me/8BitShowAndTell
2nd channel: youtube.com/channel/UCAgWzEh5c8391eJnELDy9OA
Index:
0:00 Intro
1:01 VCFMW History
2:23 Origin of this talk
3:47 Before Electronic Arts was evil
6:57 The EOA / ECA Loader
8:10 Cube, Sphere, and Tetrahedron
10:01 The hidden logo symbols
12:32 Thanks to The Oldskool PC / Jim Leonard
13:30 The process / criteria
15:56 The Spoiler Fence
16:47 1983: Hard Hat Mack, M.U.L.E...
23:18 1984: Realm of Impossibility, Skyfox...
25:18 1985: Adventure Construction Set, Racing Destruction Set, Bard's Tale...
27:31 1986: Ultimate Wizard, Robot Rascals...
31:28 1987: Legacy of the Ancients, Demon Stalkers...
33:22 1988: Deathlord, F/A-18 Interceptor, Modem Wars...
37:37 1989-1990: Populous, Keef the Thief, Magic Fly...
39:04 1991-1992: Centurion: Defender of Rome, Black Crypt
40:00 Dubious: Archon, Pinball Construction Set, Wasteland...
44:57 None? Mail Order Monsters, Seven Cities of Gold...
46:58 Keeping the hunt alive
48:33 Thanks!
